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Epilepsy Team Implants First NeuroPace RNS Neurostimulator

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. Schwartz and Dr. Aksay Awarded Weill Cornell Medical College Seed Grant for Epilepsy Research

June 23, 2014

The $100,000, one-year grant will provide initial funding for a new project that aims to identify how seizures start and spread in the brain.

June 15, 2014

The Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center is proud to count six of our neurosurgeons among the Best Doctors listed in New York magazine’s annual Best Doctors issue. This year’s list includes four of our full-time faculty — Dr. Philip E. Stieg, chairman of the department of neurosurgery and neurosurgeon-in-chief; ...

June 4, 2014

The book provides a state-of-the-art overview of new techniques for measuring blood flow in the brain

May 30, 2014

Singh will work in Dr. Mark Souweidane’s laboratory, which is focused on finding new therapeutic approaches to DIPG.

The Weill Cornell Epilepsy Research Team

May 15, 2014

A collaboration with the University of Florida will develop a new device and software using photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to map seizures.

April 11, 2014

Dr. Moriguchi was honored for his research on high-density collagen gels

April 10, 2014

Dr. Mark Souweidane co-authors important research finding about fatal, inoperable brain stem tumor

Epilepsy Team Implants First NeuroPace RNS Neurostimulator

Dr. Stieg Featured on Season 2 Premiere of NY Med

The Next Chapter Begins

Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Aksay Awarded Weill Cornell Medical College Seed Grant for Epilepsy Research

The Best Neurosurgeons in New York

Epilepsy Research Team Publishes Text on Neurovascular Coupling

Ranjodh Singh Awarded DIPG Research Fellowship from PhRMA

Dr. Schwartz’s Lab Wins Seed Grant from AES

Spine Fellow Yu Moriguchi Wins AOSpine Research Presentation Award

DIPG Found to Have Three Different Subgroups