


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....Doctors Trade Scalpels for Pens as They Contribute to Merritt’s Neurology, 13th Edition
Several of our neurosurgeons have been busy putting pen to paper to share their professional knowledge. The neurosurgeons devoted their time to help write the 13th edition of the textbook Merritt’s Neurology, which hit bookshelves in the fall of 2015. First published...
Columbia Neurosurgery Doctors Featured in New York Magazine’s 2015 Best Doctors List
New York Magazine’s annual ‘Best Doctors’ list is out, and once again, several doctors from Columbia Neurosurgery are on it. The 2015 issue names 1,282 physicians in New York who are considered by their fellow doctors to be the best in their fields. The extensive list...
Brain Tumor Study Confirms: Experienced Surgeons are Safer Surgeons
A study published this month in the Journal of Neurosurgery has some good news for our patients. The study examined complication rates after brain tumor surgery. The results are starkly in our favor. The study found far fewer complications for hospitals and doctors...