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Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna Awarded $50,000 Grant from the Glioblastoma Foundation

September 15, 2018

Dr. Ramakrishna will use the $50,000 grant to study MRI-guided focused ultrasound for subcortical gliomas.

Dr. Souweidane and Dr. Greenfield - Weill Cornell Medicine

September 10, 2018

The CBTP joins a historic undertaking in pediatric neurosurgery research.

Dr. Chris Schaffer and Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell Medicine BME conference 2018

September 6, 2018

A collaboration between Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell Medicine and Dr. Chris Schaffer at Cornell University in Ithaca has resulted in a paper in the publication Cerebral Cortex. In the paper, co-authored by Dr. Mingrui Zhao and titled “In Vivo Femtosecond Laser Subsurface Cortical Microtransections Attenuate Acute Rat Focal Seizures,” they demonstrated a new technique that used a “laser scalpel.” Their work was funded by...

August 13, 2018

Dr. Philip Stieg joins the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), working together with other commissioners to promote safety from head injury for athletes.

Dr. Whitney Parker - Weill Cornell Medicine

July 31, 2018

Neurosurgical resident Whitney Parker, MD, PhD, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Roberta Marongiu, Ph.D - Weill Cornell Medicine

July 27, 2018

Dr. Marongiu’s research will focus on menopause as a transition state in susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Eric Elowitz - Weill Cornell Medicine

July 23, 2018

In his new role, Dr. Elowitz will oversee the quality of all neurological surgery faculty and their compliance with regulatory requirements as well as manage related administrative needs, policies, and procedures.

Mark M Souweidane, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine

June 15, 2018

Today, the peer-reviewed journal Lancet Oncology published the highly anticipated results of Dr. Mark Souweidane’s first-ever dose escalation study using convection-enhanced delivery (CED) in patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). The milestone Phase I clinical trial, which investigated the safety of using CED to bypass the blood-brain barrier and administer a drug directly to a brain stem tumor site, resulted in no serious adverse effects and no dose-limiting...

Dr. Mark Souweidane - Weill Cornell Medicine

June 15, 2018

Dr. Souweidane joins The Lancet Oncology to discuss his dose-escalation study, assessing a convection-enhanced delivery for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

Michael Kaplitt, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine

June 14, 2018

In this second part of a series on Essential Tremor, Dr. Kaplitt talks about using high-intensity focused ultrasound to relieve essential tremor in a patient on CoreBrain Journal.

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna Awarded $50,000 Grant from the Glioblastoma Foundation

Children's Brain Tumor Project Participates in Release of Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas

Dr. Schwartz Publishes “Laser Scalpel” Findings in Cerebral Cortex

Dr. Stieg Appointed to the NYSAC

Dr. Parker Awarded NRSA Grant

Dr. Marongiu Wins Parkinson’s Disease Research Award

Dr. Elowitz Named Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety

Dr. Souweidane’s Phase 1 Trial Findings Published in Lancet Oncology

Dr. Souweidane Talks About DIPG on The Lancet Oncology

Dr. Kaplitt Talks About Focused Ultrasound on CoreBrain Journal