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Neurosurgeon Dr. Theodore Schwartz, along with Dr. Chris Schaffer of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, has received a prestigious 2-year NIH grant to lead research on ground-breaking laser treatments for epilepsy. In his lab at the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, Dr. Schwartz will use a femtosecond laser on animal models to make microscopic incisions in portions of the brain in hopes to prevent epileptic seizures yet preserve function.

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Dr. Mark Souweidane will co-lead a three-day endoscopic neurosurgery course this spring in Germany with Dr. Peter Nakaji of Barrow Neurological Associates. The course will offer a comprehensive overview on endoscopic techniques in intracranial neurosurgery, including didactic lectures, illustrative cases, and cadaveric workshop sessions. Procedures will include managing complex hydrocephalus, removing intraventricular tumors, and endoscopic transnasal approaches to the pituitary fossa and...

Jared Knopman, M.D., has joined the faculty of Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center. Dr. Knopman specializes in the treatment of vascular diseases of the brain and spine.

Dr. Knopman received a B.A. and graduated Cum Laude and with Honors from Northwestern University. He received an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he was elected to the AOA honor society. Dr. Knopman did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at Weill Cornell Medical College/Memorial Sloan-...