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Russel Hugo Patterson, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., has been named Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Patterson has been a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery and has a rich history at Weill Cornell, where he earned his medical degree, completed his neurosurgery residency, and in 1971 followed Dr. Bronson Ray as neurosurgeon-in-charge in the Department of Surgery.  His new appointment is reflective of the tremendous respect with which his colleagues...

The Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center has announced a new medical student fellowship, starting in July 2015. The fellowship, made possible by a generous grant from the Rudin Foundation, will allow  one medical student per year to join the Children's Brain Tumor Project as a way to explore a research career in pediatric neuro-oncology. Dr. Mark M. Souweidane, Professor and Vice Chairman of the Weill Cornell Department of Neurosurgery and co-director of the Children's Brain Tumor Project,...

Dr. Theodore Schwartz delivered two keynote addresses at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Epilepsy Society of Australia on November 6, 2014, in Melbourne.

The Epilepsy Society of Australia is a professional organization of physicians and researchers who specialize in epilepsy; its annual scientific meeting focuses on different themes each year. Dr. Schwartz’s first keynote, “Optical Mapping of Seizure Initiation and Propagation,” introduced one of the three themes of this year...