Gamma Knife Center Offers Frameless Radiosurgery After a $2 Million Upgrade
Last year we brought you the news that the Gamma Knife team at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital treated their 4,500th patient. Now we’re excited to announce that the Center just got a $2 million upgrade to a Leksell Gamma Knife...
Columbia Neurosurgeons Play Ball for Charity
Our Columbia neurosurgeons are dedicated to excellence in the advancement of neurosurgery, both in their practices and on the ball field. Ball field? A team from Columbia’s neurosurgery department took their skills to the softball field on June 3 for the 14th Annual...
Study Finds Little Risk and Much Benefit in ‘Gluing’ Blood Vessels Before Surgery
A cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare tangle of blood vessels in the brain that carries a high risk of hemorrhage. Brain surgeons have found that “gluing” or blocking off the blood supply to these malformations before surgery cuts down on...