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Since Newsweek and Statista started ranking specialized hospitals in 2021, the neurosurgery service at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University has been at the top of the list. When the 2024 lists came out earlier this month, it was a hat trick – for the third year in a row we are the #1 hospital for neurosurgery in New York, and one of the very best in the world. (Yes, in the world.)

“We are of course proud to be...

A world-class new hospital unit dedicated to spine patients has opened on the second floor of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, thanks to the generosity of the Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation. The new unit features all single-occupancy rooms, where patients will be cared for by spine specialists that include physician assistants and physical therapists in addition to bedside nurses.

Och Spine at NewYork-...

The neurosurgeons of Weill Cornell Medicine are consistently named to annual lists of Top Doctors, Best Doctors, and Super Doctors. This year, we have a record 17 members of our team on the Castle Connolly list of 2023 America’s Top Doctors, showcased in this year’s  New York magazine roster of Top Doctors in New York. Many of them have been named to this prestigious list for 10, 15, or even 20 years.

Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery ...

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who exemplify the department's core values. The second-quarter winners of 2023 are both senior patient coordinators: Darcelle Benjamin-Smith, with an honorable mention for Michelle Navarro.

Darcelle was described by one nominator as "a great employee! She is more than accommodating to the patients. She works extremely hard and never becomes discouraged when work...