


Dr. Sisti Publishes Paper (his 100th!) on Treating Acoustic Neuromas with Radiosurgery
Dr. Michael B. Sisti, Co-Director of the Center for Radiosurgery, has had a new paper accepted for publication in the journal Neurosurgical Review. In the paper, Dr. Sisti and colleagues present research to help doctors and patients make decisions about the...
Columbia, No. 1 in the Region for 18 Years Straight
Think back to the year 2000. We were fresh out of the ’90s, living at the turn of the century. On Friday nights in those days, we rented movies at brick-and-mortar stores. The internet was still new. Cell phones were clunky. And we carried maps in our cars. A lot has...
SUN Conference Touches the Brain—and Heart
Each year, a group of our neurosurgeons leaves New York for a few days to attend The Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN) conference, where they collaborate with and learn from neurosurgeons from all over the world. SUN comprises more than 100 neurosurgeons from...
Neurofibromatosis – What and How, a Columbia University Medical Center Neurosurgeon’s Take
One in 3,000 individuals is affected by neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes the growth of benign tumors in nerve tissue throughout the body. Most often, it is children who are diagnosed with neurofibromatosis and who will deal with the growth of tumors...