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...
Introducing NeuroSpiral for the iPad

Introducing NeuroSpiral for the iPad

by | Jan 15, 2013 | Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor Featured, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Featured, Featured, Gamma Knife, Gamma Knife Featured, Movement Disorders, Movement Disorders Featured, Neurosurgeons, Uncategorized

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....