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Dr. Roger Härtl and research fellow Yu Moriguchi
Dr. Yu Moriguchi has been awarded a $67,000 start-up grant from the AO Foundation for a research project that holds promise for the repair of herniated discs.
Dr. Mark Souweidane
FDA approval allows Dr. Souweidane to re-open the trial and enroll additional pediatric brain tumor patients.
Tracey Drake was the first patient at Weill Cornell to receive the NeuroPace RNS System, a cranial implant designed to prevent seizures.
Dr. Theodore Schwartz and the epilepsy team at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center have successfully placed the first cranial implant for epilepsy since the device was approved last fall.
Dr. Philip Stieg on NY Med on ABC

Dr. Philip Stieg, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell, was featured on the premiere episode of Season 2 of the ABC series NY Med. In this episode, Dr. Stieg performed surgery to remove a spinal tumor from a man threatened with paralysis.

Dr. Stieg blogged about his experience on the show, and about his life as a neurosurgeon, on  ABCNews.com:...

Dr. Philip E. Stieg (center), chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, with graduates Dr. David Rubin and Dr. Caitlin Hoffman
David Rubin, M.D., and Caitlin Hoffman, M.D., have completed their seven-year residency at Weill Cornell and are departing for the next stages of their careers.
The $100,000, one-year grant will provide initial funding for a new project that aims to identify how seizures start and spread in the brain.
The Best Neurosurgeons in New York

The Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center is proud to count six of our neurosurgeons among the Best Doctors listed in New York magazine’s annual Best Doctors issue. This year’s list includes four of our full-time faculty — Dr. Philip E. Stieg, chairman of the department of neurosurgery and neurosurgeon-in-chief; ...

Neurovascular Coupling Methods
The book provides a state-of-the-art overview of new techniques for measuring blood flow in the brain
Ranjodh Singh
Singh will work in Dr. Mark Souweidane’s laboratory, which is focused on finding new therapeutic approaches to DIPG.
The Weill Cornell Epilepsy Research Team
A collaboration with the University of Florida will develop a new device and software using photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to map seizures.

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