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It’s no secret that brief naps leave us feeling mentally as well as physically refreshed, but it has not been entirely clear why. New research from Weill Cornell Medicine neurosurgery resident Natasha Kharas, MD, PhD, and colleagues at Rice University, Houston Methodist, and Stanford School of Medicine identifies the neural mechanisms behind the boost in post-nap cognitive performance.

The research team...

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who exemplify our core values. The winner this quarter is staff nurse Nadia Wassermann, RN, the department’s “float nurse” who covers all areas of the department filling in for vacations, sick leaves, and other absences. Her colleagues describe her as “flexible, smart, positive, and a problem solver” as well as being “very self-motivated.”

“Nadia is a caring and meticulous nurse who is able to...

Since joining our faculty earlier this year, Dr. Osama Kashlan has become a respected member of our neurosurgical team at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist. Dr. Kashlan is highly regarded for his expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery and has a real passion for innovative endoscopic and robotic approaches to the spine. What his patients may not know, however, is that he has another passion: he has been a major in the Air National Guard since 2019, and he participates in...

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who exemplify our core values. The winner this quarter is research technician Christopher Padilla, who works in the Children’s Brain Tumor Project laboratory.

Chris has been our designated tissue navigator since he joined the team as a new graduate of Notre Dame. In this role, Chris works with families to secure informed consent for tumor tissue donation...