2017 Super Doctors and Rising Stars: A Guide to Outstanding Physicians

2017 Super Doctors and Rising Stars: A Guide to Outstanding Physicians

by | Jan 26, 2017 | Award, Brain Tumor Blog, Cerebrovascular Featured, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Endovascular Featured, Epilepsy Featured, Featured, Gamma Knife Featured, Movement Disorders Featured, Neurosurgeons, Pediatric Neurosurgery Featured, Spine Hospital Featured, Uncategorized

In a foreign city, knowing someone makes all the difference. A friend who lives in the place you’re visiting can hook you up with everything you need there. Nothing beats the recommendations of a local. Having to manage a medical condition can be a bit like...
Looking for a Neurosurgeon? Ask About Specialization

Looking for a Neurosurgeon? Ask About Specialization

by | Oct 24, 2016 | Brain Tumor Featured, Cerebrovascular Featured, Dr. Sisti, Endovascular Featured, Epilepsy Featured, Featured, Gamma Knife Featured, Movement Disorders Featured, Neurosurgeons, Pain Center Featured, Pediatric Neurosurgery Featured, Peripheral Nerve Featured, Spine Hospital Featured, Uncategorized

Patients fare better when their surgeons are specialized. So says a new study published in the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) and picked up by The Wall Street Journal. We couldn’t agree more! In fact, the neurosurgeons at Columbia University Medical...
Specialization Matters Whether it’s Time to Fix your Ferrari 458 Italia or your Brain

Specialization Matters Whether it’s Time to Fix your Ferrari 458 Italia or your Brain

by | Mar 12, 2015 | Brain Tumor Featured, Brain Tumors, Cerebrovascular Featured, Dr. Sisti, Dr. Solomon, Endovascular Featured, Epilepsy Featured, Featured, Gamma Knife Featured, Movement Disorders Featured, Neurosurgeons, Pain Center Featured, Pediatric Neurosurgery Featured, Peripheral Nerve Featured, Spine Hospital Featured

Consider the Ferrari 458 Italia. Its V8 engine offers 125 horsepower for every one of its 4.5 liters. It’s more than a car – it’s a feat of engineering. Imagine you are one of the few tosis own this, or any, Ferrari (or maybe you don’t have to imagine – lucky you). Do...
Columbia Neurosurgery Well Represented in NY Magazine’s 2013 ‘Best Doctors’ Issue

Columbia Neurosurgery Well Represented in NY Magazine’s 2013 ‘Best Doctors’ Issue

by | Jul 4, 2013 | Areas of Expertise, Award, Blog, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor Featured, Brain Tumors, Centers, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular Featured, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Dr. Solomon, Endovascular, Endovascular Featured, Gamma Knife, Gamma Knife Featured, Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgeons, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery Featured, Pediatrics, Skull Base Tumors, Spine, Spine Hospital, Spine Hospital Featured, Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Every year, for the last sixteen years, New York Magazine has come out with a ‘Best Doctors’ issue and once again, the Department of Neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital has a terrific showing within their list of...
They Walk in the Shoes of Giants and Even Sit in Their Chairs

They Walk in the Shoes of Giants and Even Sit in Their Chairs

by | Oct 21, 2011 | Brain Tumor Featured, Cerebrovascular Featured, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Dr. Solomon, Endovascular Featured, Featured, Gamma Knife Featured, Spine Hospital Featured, Uncategorized

Research is a large part of our mission here at the Department of Neurological Surgery. This is founded on a tradition that goes back to the early days of the Neurological Institute, a hundred years ago. A number of our neurosurgeons carry on this important work...