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The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who exemplify the department's core values. The first winner of 2023 is medical assistant Kimberly Vega, with an honorable mention for administrative specialist Erma Bell.

Kimberly was described by one nominator as "the true definition of a hard worker.... She covers when needed, travels to alternate work sites and still completes her usual duties. Her commitment to excellence is unquestionable.” Another...

A new clinical trial is now underway at Weill Cornell Medicine, testing intra-arterial chemotherapy for choroid plexus carcinoma. The first patient in the world to undergo this advanced procedure was safely treated by Dr. Mark Souweidane, Dr. Jared Knopman, and Dr. Y. Pierre Gobin in May 2023.

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Dr. Philip E. Stieg has been named winner of the 40th Maurice Greenberg Distinguished Service Award. The award, the highest honor at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, recognizes an outstanding individual for exceptional and longtime service. Dr. Stieg joins a distinguished list of prior winners, including Dr. Bronson Ray, who was chief of the Neurosurgery Division from 1943 to 1971; Dr. George Papanicolaou, a pioneer in cancer detection who invented the "Pap smear;"...

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who go above and beyond their assigned duties and who exemplify the core values of the department. The winner for Q4 2022 is Anthony Yarrell, the administrative professional in our Interventional Neuroradiology office.

Colleagues describe Anthony as easy to work with, hardworking, collegial, and helpful – even under pressure. “He has displayed an excellent work ethic, meets all deadlines, sends...