In the News

Dr. Stieg on Good Day New York

January 9, 2014

Dr. Stieg appeared on the "What Do You Do?" segment to explain what it's like to be a neurological surgeon.

Dr. Mark Souweidane meets with David Wetzel of the McKenna Claire Foundation

January 7, 2014

Dr. Mark Souweidane has received a $50,000 donation from the McKenna Claire Foundation in support of his DIPG research.

Dr. Jared Knopman, Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

November 25, 2013

Dr. Jared Knopman of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center has been named to the SuperDoctors list as 2013 “Rising Stars.”

Dr. Hoffman accepts her award from Eugene J. Nowak, M.D. (left), President of the Center Alumni Council (CAC), and Vinod Malhotra, M.D., who is Chair of the CAC’s Awards and Nominations Committee and was the 2013 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award.

November 12, 2013

Chief Resident Caitlin Hoffman, M.D., has been awarded the Distinguished Housestaff Award for all-around excellence.

November 8, 2013

Dr. Theodore Schwartz has been presented with the 2013 Gentle Giant Award by the Pituitary Network Association for outstanding commitment to pituitary medicine, patient care, and education.

Intra-arterial cerebral infusion for brain tumors

October 24, 2013

The Weill Cornell Pediatric Brain and Spine Center is now enrolling young patients in a new clinical trial testing intra-arterial infusion of chemotherapy drugs in children with certain recurrent brain tumors, including DIPG

October 18, 2013

A new study co-authored by Dr. Roger Härtl shows that patients who suffer a severe traumatic brain injury do better when their caregivers follow established guidelines for managing the injury.

Dr. Mark Souweidane appeared on Today in NY this morning to talk about DIPG and the Cristian Rivera Foundation Celebrity Gala

September 30, 2013

Dr. Mark Souweidane appeared in a segment about his research into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Watch the video clip.

Dr. Souweidane honored at the 2012 Cristian Rivera Foundation Gala

September 23, 2013

Dr. Mark Souweidane, Vice Chairman of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center and Director of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, will be honored next Monday night, September 30, with the 2013 Cristian Rivera Foundation Vision of Hope Award. The award will be presented at the fifth annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Celebrity Gala.

Cristian was just 6 years old when he lost his battle with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, in 2009. Cristian’s parents started the Cristian Rivera...

September 6, 2013

Yujie Huang, PhD, has been awarded a three-year, $400,000 grant from the Department of Defense for a research project investigating how children’s brain tumors progress. Dr. Huang, who works in Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield's pediatric neuro-oncology laboratory, will be working on “Characterizing and Targeting Bone Marrow-Derived Inflammatory Cells in Driving the Malignancy and Progression of Childhood Astrocytic Brain Tumors.”

Dr. Stieg on Good Day New York

McKenna Claire Foundation Lends a Hand to DIPG Efforts

Dr. Knopman Named as “Rising Star” on SuperDoctors List

Dr. Hoffman Wins Distinguished Housestaff Award

Dr. Schwartz Named PNA’s 2013 "Gentle Giant"

New Clinical Trial to Test Intra-arterial Infusion for Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors

New Research Shows Better Outcomes When TBI Guidelines Are Followed

Dr. Souweidane Talks About DIPG Research on Today in New York

Mark Souweidane to Be Honored With Cristian Rivera Foundation Vision of Hope Award

Children’s Brain Tumor Project Researcher Awarded 3-Year DoD Grant