Srikanth Boddu, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens
Dr. Boddu joined the neurosurgery faculty of Weill Cornell Medicine in August after three years as a fellow in radiology at the Upper East Side main campus.
Dr Jeffrey Greenfield, Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Greenfield joins 9 of his colleagues from the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center who had previously earned this distinction.
Dr. Jared Knopman, Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Jared Knopman was the keynote speaker at the 14th annual “Current Techniques in the Treatment of Cranial and Spinal Disorders” Symposium, held Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, Colorado. The CME conference was jointly provided by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Justin Parker Neurological Institute.

Dr. Knopman’s keynote address was on “Innovations in Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Surgery.” Dr. Knopman, a...

Dr. Mark Souweidane, Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center
The committee is charged with reviewing and prioritizing Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trial concepts, in order to promote the best clinical and translational research for patients with brain cancer.
Jason Lyon, Lyonhearted Foundation

Thanks to a gift from the Lyonhearted Foundation of southern California, Dr. Mark Souweidane and Dr. Uday Maachani will initiate a new research project in the Children’s Brain Tumor Project laboratory. The team expects the new investigation to validate the use of cell-free tumor  DNA (cf-DNA) as a biomarker of the disease burden in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

DIPG is an infiltrative tumor, difficult to image and measure and impossible to remove surgically....

Dr Richard Fraser

We were saddened to learn of the passing of retired neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Fraser, 79, on September 14. He was a warm and compassionate physician and colleague, and he will be missed.

Dr. Fraser was a board-certified neurosurgeon and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of British Columbia, then completed his residency at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He became an attending...

Dr. Mark Souweidane, Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

Dr. Souweidane talking about diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) on the Cats Roundtable.

 

Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield

On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the Chiari CARE program at the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center will host the third lecture in a series co-hosted by the Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation (CSF). This session will focus on the cognitive issues surrounding Chiari malformation.

Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield, director of the Chiari CARE program, the event will feature three neuropsychologists from the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center who will address the...

Dr. Mark Souweidane, Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center

Dr. Souweidane talks about diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma on America Tonight with Kate Delaney.

NewYork-Presbyterian named #1 Hospital in New York – Again

The annual hospital ratings issue of U.S. News & World Report, released today, once again names NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital the #1 hospital in New York. This makes 17 years in a row for this distinction. We have also been named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll – a list of the top 20 hospitals in the nation that takes specialty care into account.  

The Neurology and Neurosurgery service here is ranked as #4 in the nation, behind only Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Mass...