Doctors Trade Scalpels for Pens as They Contribute to Merritt’s Neurology, 13th Edition

Doctors Trade Scalpels for Pens as They Contribute to Merritt’s Neurology, 13th Edition

by | Jan 27, 2016 | Acoustic Neuroma, Brain Tumor News, Brain Tumors, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular News, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Gamma Knife News, Neurosurgeons, News, Skull Base Tumors, Uncategorized

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 Neurosurgeons Battle at Pinehurst

Columbia Neurosurgeons Battle at Pinehurst

by | May 30, 2014 | Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Blog, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Carotid Artery Disease, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular Blog, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Endovascular Blog, Gamma Knife Blog, Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgeons, Skull Base Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Uncategorized

This month in Pinehurst, North Carolina four of our neurosurgeons prepared for battle: Dr. Sean Lavine, Dr. E. Sander Connolly, Dr. Michael Sisti, and Dr. Jeffrey Bruce. The reason for battle: Improve the understanding and treatment of diseases involving the...
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...
Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio Trains Residents in Approaches to the Skull Base

Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio Trains Residents in Approaches to the Skull Base

by | Oct 30, 2012 | Aneurysms, Blog, Brain Tumor Blog, Cerebrovascular Blog, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Education, Gamma Knife Blog, Neurosurgeons, Skull Base Tumors, Uncategorized

We continued our residency cadaver lab series in late September, focusing on surgical approaches to an area of the brain known as the “skull base”. The skull base is a common location of brain tumors and aneurysms, but is also a region of the brain which...