Summer 2016: Highlights from CU Neurosurgery
For most, summer is a time for enjoyment. Perhaps you’ve rejoiced in a recent graduation, a vacation on the horizon or just the warm, beach-perfect weather. Here at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, our summer has kicked off with...
Researchers Determine New Accomplice in Brain Tumors—and Catch Our Neurosurgeons’ Attention
Scientists are excited because in a recent study they found a brain tumor growing in a new way. Altered—or mutated—genes cause brain tumors, and scientists have a growing list of these genes. When a tumor occurs, they analyze the tumor to find those defective genes,...
Gamma Knife Center Treats 4,500th Patient
What do the words “brain surgery” mean to you? Did you imagine an operating room with a surgeon opening the patient’s skull? There is another way to treat some brain tumors, as well as other brain malformations and even some neurological disorders: the Gamma Knife....