Introducing NeuroSpiral for the iPad

Introducing NeuroSpiral for the iPad

We are proud to introduce the first iPad app affiliated with Columbia’s Department of Neurosurgery–Neurospiral. The app, which can measure tremors and hand-eye coordination, was created by Jonathan Sisti, the son of Brain Tumor specialist Dr. Michael B....
Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio Trains Residents in Approaches to the Skull Base

Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio Trains Residents in Approaches to the Skull Base

We continued our residency cadaver lab series in late September, focusing on surgical approaches to an area of the brain known as the “skull base”. The skull base is a common location of brain tumors and aneurysms, but is also a region of the brain which...
US News & World Report Gives Columbia ‘Best Hospital’ & ‘Best Neurosurgeon’ Rankings

US News & World Report Gives Columbia ‘Best Hospital’ & ‘Best Neurosurgeon’ Rankings

Every year US News and World Report comes out with a list of the Best Hospitals in the country and once again New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell has not only made the list, but the Honor Roll as well. The Honor Roll makes up only 0.4% of...