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 faculty includes top doctors in the fields of neurosurgery, neuroendocrinology, neuroradiology, and orthopedic spine surgery. We are proud to be among the best neurosurgeons, best neuroradiologists, and best orthopedic surgeons in New York, and in the United States. Several of our top doctors have been on the list for many years, even decades, with a level of expertise unmatched in the nation.
Our faculty practice at NewYork-Presbyterian (including the neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons of the Och Spine program) as well as Memorial Sloan Kettering.
The 2023 list of America’s Top Doctors features these faculty members of Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery:
*Dr. Philip E. Stieg (named to the list every year since 2000; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2002; America's Top Doctors for Cancer since 2005)
*Georgiana Dobri (since 2022, named an Exceptional Woman in Medicine in 2022 and 2023)
*Dr. Eric H. Elowitz (since 2014; now retired)
*Dr. Neil A. Feldstein (since 2006; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2006; America's Top Doctors for Cancer since 2009)
*Dr. Y. Pierre Gobin (since 2013; Top Doctors New York Metro Area since 2016)
*Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield (since 2017; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2020)
*Dr. Roger Härtl (since 2008; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2012)
*Dr. Michael G. Kaplitt (since 2009; Top Doctors New York Metro Area since 2013)
*Dr. John Park (since 2022; the ONLY neurosurgeon in Queens to be named to the list; Top AAPI Doctors 2023)
*Dr. Dan Riew (since 2000; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2020)
*Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz (since 2008; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2009; America's Top Doctors for Cancer since 2011)
*Dr. Robert B. Snow (since 1999; Top Doctors New York Metro Area since 2004)
*Dr. Mark M. Souweidane (since 2004; New York Magazine Top Doctors since 2010; America's Top Doctors for Cancer since 2011)
In addition to these full-time faculty members, the list includes associated faculty members who have appointments to our team from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Columbia University, and Northern Westchester Hospital.
*Dr. Mark H. Bilsky (since 2005)
*Dr. Ezriel E. Kornel (since 2004)
*Dr. Viviane Tabar, MD (since 2010)
*Dr. Cameron W. Brennan, MD (since 2017)
