Neurological Surgery

Chief Neurological Surgery Residents Graduate

Nelson Moussazadeh, M.D., Babacar Cisse, M.D., Ph.D.

June 9, 2017

Babacar Cisse, M.D., Ph.D., and Nelson Moussazadeh, M.D., have completed their seven-year neurosurgical training program at Weill Cornell Medicine (and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center).
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Best Neurosurgeons in New York, 2017

New York Magazine, Top Doctors 2017

June 5, 2017

This year's list includes 8 of our faculty members
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Dr. Stieg Talks About PTSD on The CATS Roundtable

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center

May 29, 2017

The chair of the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center talks with John Catsimatides' on Memorial Day.

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Dr. Souweidane to Present DIPG Clinical Trial Results at ASCO

Dr. Mark Souweidane

May 25, 2017

The four-plus-year-long trial shows that CED is safe to use in children with DIPG
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Dr. Stieg Talks About Awake Craniotomies on CBS Radio With Pat Farnack

Dr. Philip E. Stieg

May 23, 2017

Professor and Chairman Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD, talks about performing brain surgery on a patient who's awake at the time - and answers the question of how you can still get a headache even though your brain does not feel pain.
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New Global Health Neurosurgery Fellow Selected for Tanzania

Dr. Jose Piquer of NED, Dr. Andreas Leidinger, and Dr. Roger Hartl of Weill Cornell Medicine

May 22, 2017

Dr. Andreas Leidinger has been selected as the second Global Health Neurosurgery Fellow and will assume his one-year assignment at Bugando Medical Center and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute (MOI) in Dar Es Salaam on July 1, 2017.  The fellowship is being jointly funded by the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center and Fundación NED (Neurocirugía Educación y Desarrollo), a nonprofit organization based in Valencia, Spain.

The Global Health Neurosurgery Fellowship is...

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New Brain Metastases Clinic Offers Multi-Disciplinary Care

Rohan Ramakrishna, MD

May 16, 2017

A new program provides comprehensive care to patients diagnosed with metastatic brain tumors and leptomeningeal disease.
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Dr. Stieg Talks About Meditation and the Brain

Dr. Philip E. Stieg

May 16, 2017

A radio interview with Kate Delaney
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Dr. Stieg Talks About Meditation on The Kate Delaney Show

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center

May 10, 2017

Dr. Stieg talks about meditation and its positive effects on the brain with Kate Delaney on NBC Sports Radio.

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Dr. Stieg Talks About Concussions on Boston Outlook

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center

May 10, 2017

Dr. Stieg talks about the effects of concussions with Julee Marra on Boston Outlook.

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