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Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna, Brain Tumor Expert, Joins the Faculty

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna and Dr. Philip E. Stieg

September 15, 2014

Neurosurgeon will bring new clinical trials for malignant brain tumors to Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

September 5, 2014

The Dana Foundation has published Dr. Stieg's review of a new book about the concussion controversy in professional football.

September 1, 2014

Dr. Lin specializes in neurosurgical and endovascular treatments of cerebrovascular disorders including aneurysms, AVMs, carotid stenosis, and Moyamoya disease.

August 8, 2014

Tracey Drake recently had the implant programmed to start generating the stimulation impulses designed to reduce her seizures.

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, chairman of the Weill Cornell Department of Neurosurgery

July 15, 2014

We are now ranked as the best neurology/neurosurgery practice in New York, the best in the northeast, and the best east of the Mississippi River.

Dr. Roger Härtl and research fellow Yu Moriguchi

July 14, 2014

Dr. Yu Moriguchi has been awarded a $67,000 start-up grant from the AO Foundation for a research project that holds promise for the repair of herniated discs.

July 14, 2014

FDA approval allows Dr. Souweidane to re-open the trial and enroll additional pediatric brain tumor patients.

Tracey Drake was the first patient at Weill Cornell to receive the NeuroPace RNS System, a cranial implant designed to prevent seizures.

July 11, 2014

Dr. Theodore Schwartz and the epilepsy team at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center have successfully placed the first cranial implant for epilepsy since the device was approved last fall.

July 3, 2014

Dr. Philip Stieg, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell, was featured on the premiere episode of Season 2 of the ABC series NY Med. In this episode, Dr. Stieg performed surgery to remove a spinal tumor from a man threatened with paralysis.

Dr. Stieg blogged about his experience on the show, and about his life as a neurosurgeon, on ABCNews.com:...

Dr. Philip E. Stieg (center), chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, with graduates Dr. David Rubin and Dr. Caitlin Hoffman

June 24, 2014

David Rubin, M.D., and Caitlin Hoffman, M.D., have completed their seven-year residency at Weill Cornell and are departing for the next stages of their careers.

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna, Brain Tumor Expert, Joins the Faculty

Dr. Stieg Reviews "League of Denial"

Dr. Ning Lin Joins the Faculty, Extending Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center to New York Hospital Queens

Epilepsy Patient With Neurostimulator Implant Gets “Programmed”

US News Rates Us Best in NY (Again)

Dr. Hartl’s Team Wins AO Foundation Start-up Grant for Spine Research

DIPG Clinical Trial Continuation Wins FDA Approval

Epilepsy Team Implants First NeuroPace RNS Neurostimulator

Dr. Stieg Featured on Season 2 Premiere of NY Med

The Next Chapter Begins