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Dr. Philip E. Stieg has been named winner of the 40th Maurice Greenberg Distinguished Service Award. The award, the highest honor at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, recognizes an outstanding individual for exceptional and longtime service. Dr. Stieg joins a distinguished list of prior winners, including Dr. Bronson Ray, who was chief of the Neurosurgery Division from 1943 to 1971; Dr. George Papanicolaou, a pioneer in cancer detection who invented the "Pap smear;"...

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who go above and beyond their assigned duties and who exemplify the core values of the department. The winner for Q4 2022 is Anthony Yarrell, the administrative professional in our Interventional Neuroradiology office.

Colleagues describe Anthony as easy to work with, hardworking, collegial, and helpful – even under pressure. “He has displayed an excellent work ethic, meets all deadlines, sends...

Being in the hospital is tough on any kid, any time – but being there over the holidays can be especially difficult. Two of the dedicated elves of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center -- Daysi Fernandez and Jessica Lee – organized a toy drive to make the holiday week a tiny bit cheerier for our youngest patients. Working with the Child Life team at NewYork-Presbyterian, headed by Blakely Rice and Shannon Peer, Daysi and Jessica collected dozens of gifts...

The Gamma Knife experts at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine were excited to get their hands on the new Gamma Knife® Icon™ last week. After a dramatic September delivery and a month of installation and equipment preparation, the day finally arrived: The team was allowed into the treatment room to unpack all the accessories and start running tests and...