by emergent | Apr 14, 2017 | Arteriovenous Malformations, Blog, Cerebrovascular Blog, Dr. Sisti, Dr. Solomon, Endovascular Blog, Gamma Knife Blog, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Uncategorized
A cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare tangle of blood vessels in the brain that carries a high risk of hemorrhage. Brain surgeons have found that “gluing” or blocking off the blood supply to these malformations before surgery cuts down on...
by emergent | Jul 10, 2014 | Award, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Gamma Knife Blog, Neurosurgeons, News, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Uncategorized
They say time flies when you are having fun, and for no one is this more true than Columbia Neurosurgery professor, Dr. Michael B. Sisti. A startling 25 years has passed since Dr. Sisti began working for Columbia University, though you would never know it by the...
by emergent | 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...
by emergent | Mar 13, 2014 | Arteriovenous Malformations, Blog, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Gamma Knife Blog, General Neurosurgery, Hemifacial Spasm, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Pain, Peripheral Nerve, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Uncategorized
Last week, the team at the Gamma Knife Center treated their 4,000th patient, and this week they are celebrating sixteen official years of service. The Center opened its doors in 1998 with Dr. Steven R. Isaacson, a radiation oncologist, and Dr. Michael B. Sisti, a...
by emergent | 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...
by emergent | Jun 21, 2013 | Areas of Expertise, Award, Blog, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Centers, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular Blog, Doctors, Dr. Sisti, Dr. Solomon, Gamma Knife, Gamma Knife Blog, General Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurosurgeons, Spine, Spine Hospital, Spine Hospital Blog, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Uncategorized
In a recent New York Times magazine, the 2013 “New York Super Doctors” were announced based on research conducted by Key Professional Media, Inc.. The following surgeons from Columbia University Medical Center’s Department of Neurosurgery made the...
