Dr. Chris Schaffer and Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell Medicine BME conference 2018

A collaboration between Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell Medicine and Dr. Chris Schaffer at Cornell University in Ithaca has resulted in a paper in the publication Cerebral Cortex. In the paper, co-authored by Dr. Mingrui Zhao and titled “In Vivo Femtosecond Laser Subsurface Cortical Microtransections Attenuate Acute Rat Focal Seizures,” they demonstrated a new technique that used a “laser scalpel.” Their work was funded by...

Philip E. Stieg
Dr. Philip Stieg joins the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), working together with other commissioners to promote safety from head injury for athletes.
Roberta Marongiu, Ph.D - Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Marongiu’s research will focus on menopause as a transition state in susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Eric Elowitz - Weill Cornell Medicine
In his new role, Dr. Elowitz will oversee the quality of all neurological surgery faculty and their compliance with regulatory requirements as well as manage related administrative needs, policies, and procedures.
Dr. Mark Souweidane - Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Souweidane joins The Lancet Oncology to discuss his dose-escalation study, assessing a convection-enhanced delivery for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

 

Michael Kaplitt, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine

In this second part of a series on Essential Tremor, Dr. Kaplitt talks about using high-intensity focused ultrasound to relieve essential tremor in a patient on CoreBrain Journal.

Drs. Peter Morgenstern, Philip E. Stieg, and Brenton Pennicooke
Peter Morgenstern, M.D., is continuing on to Seattle Children’s Hospital to complete a one-year pediatric neurosurgery fellowship; Dr. Brenton Pennicooke will spend his final year of training here at Weill Cornell Medicine in an enfolded fellowship in spine research.
Dr. Philip Stieg, Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Stieg sits down with radio host John Catsimatidis about the effects of marijuana and any potential long-term effects it may have.
Dr. Michael Kaplitt - Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Kaplitt's patient, Steve Smith, speak with CoreBrain Journal to talk about essential tremor and high-frequency focused ultrasound.

Dr. Philip Stieg, Weill Cornell Medicine

Professor and Chairman Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD talks with Pat Farnack about treating IIH / pseudotumor cerebri with venous sinus stenting on WCBS 880.