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Dr. Theodore Schwartz delivered two keynote addresses at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Epilepsy Society of Australia on November 6, 2014, in Melbourne.

The Epilepsy Society of Australia is a professional organization of physicians and researchers who specialize in epilepsy; its annual scientific meeting focuses on different themes each year. Dr. Schwartz’s first keynote, “Optical Mapping of Seizure Initiation and Propagation,” introduced one of the three themes of this year...

Dr. Jared Knopman
The award was established in 2007 from a $1 million gift made by the Harlans to support an outstanding junior faculty member in the field of neurological surgery.
Dr. Antonio Bernardo
Dr. Bernardo and his co-investigator, Alex Evins, will use the $10,000 award to investigate the feasibility of creating on-demand intra-operative cranial prostheses.
Some of the children honored at the Bronxville Road Race
More than 500 participants and hundreds more donors, sponsors, and volunteers came together in the spirit of the project's "powered by families" motto.
Dr. Jared Knopman

Jared Knopman, M.D., has been named to the 2014 Rising Stars list, his second consecutive appearance on the list. Introduced in 2013, the Rising Stars list acknowledges doctors who have been practicing for less than 10 years but who have already distinguished themselves among their peers. The list was published on September 28 in a special section of The New York Times Magazine.

Dr. Knopman specializes in the treatment of vascular diseases of the brain and spine, with...

Dr. Roberta Marongiu
The researcher's work is focused on the genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Roger Hartl
Chief of spinal surgery will chair Centers of Excellence
Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna and Dr. Philip E. Stieg
Neurosurgeon will bring new clinical trials for malignant brain tumors to Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center
League of Denial
The Dana Foundation has published Dr. Stieg's review of a new book about the concussion controversy in professional football.
Dr. Ning Lin and Dr. Philip E. Stieg
Dr. Lin specializes in neurosurgical and endovascular treatments of cerebrovascular disorders including aneurysms, AVMs, carotid stenosis, and Moyamoya disease.

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