Dr. Jared Knopman on ABC News
Dr. Jared Knopman recently appeared on ABC TV News talking about little Miles Rizzo, whose vein of Galen malformation was treated with multiple surgeries over his first year of life.
Neurovascular Expert Dr. Justin Schwarz Joins Weill Cornell Medicine Faculty
Dr. Schwarz has advanced training in minimally invasive approaches to treating stroke, AVMs, and other cerebrovascular disorders, and will see patients in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Dr. Kaplitt Opens Clinical Trial for Parkinson’s Disease
The trial, “Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Bilateral Exablate Ablation of the Pallidothalamic Tract (PTT) for the Treatment of the Motor Complications of Parkinson's Disease (PD)” is designed to deliver highly targeted ultrasound beams to the PTT to improve motor control in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Stieg to Deliver Keynote Address at Brain Tumor Foundation InfoCon 2021

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Margaret and Robert J. Hariri, MD ’87, PhD ’87 Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Brain Tumor Foundation InfoCon on Thursday, July 22, at 2:30 pm ET. The keynote address, “A Comprehensive Approach: Journey from Diagnosis to Life After Treatment...

H. Allison Bender, PhD, ABPP-CN
Our newest faculty member, Dr. Heidi Bender, plans an innovative program to help those affected by the pandemic
Dr. Schwartz with 5-ALA headlamp
Dr. Schwartz is the first in the USA to use 5-ALA, which helps distinguish tumor cells from healthy brain tissue around it.
2020: An Unusual (and Unusually Accomplished) Year in Neurosurgery

It was an unusual, yet unusually accomplished year in our department. During this extraordinary pandemic year, we've increased regional services, expanded our expertise, implemented a telemedicine program, and so much more. Join our chairman, Dr. Philip E. Stieg, as he takes you through the news and updates at Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center — we look forward to being back, but in truth, we never left!

Dr. Stieg Shares His Story

In a rare conversation about his personal life, the neurosurgeon-in-chief reveals the surgical complication that could have claimed his own life at age 8, and how he moved on from that to get to his current role

Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD
Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, has been named chief of neurological surgery at the newly expanded Weill Cornell Medicine Lower Manhattan Spine Center.
Dr. K. Daniel Riew
“The addition of Dr. Riew to our team further underscores the immense talent that we have here at the Center for Comprehensive Spine Care,” says Dr. Roger Härtl.