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Gamma Knife Center Offers Frameless Radiosurgery After a $2 Million Upgrade

We are excited to announce that the Columbia Neurosurgery Gamma Knife Center just got a $2 million upgrade to a Leksell Gamma Knife Icon system, opening up new treatment possibilities for patients ...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Play Ball for Charity

A team from Columbia’s neurosurgery department took their skills to the softball field on June 3 for the 14th Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament, where they gave the game all they had in the name of advancing neurosurgical research ...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Discuss the Latest in Brain Tumor Management

What’s new in the world of brain tumor management? That is what Columbia’s neurosurgeons are going to be talking about at the upcoming “Innovations and Updates in the Management of Brain Tumors” course ...

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

We are proud to announce the following members of the Department of Neurosurgery who have received Super Doctor and Rising Star accolades...

Winter 2016: Highlights at Columbia University’s Department of Neurosurgery

Temperatures may be low, but spirits are high here at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Our winter season has so far been filled with exciting news and accomplishments. Here are some highlights you won’t want to miss.

Columbia Neurosurgeons Remember Dr. Joao 'John' Antunes

We are saddened to learn of the passing of our longtime friend and colleague, neurosurgeon Dr. Joao Antunes. Dr. Antunes was originally from Portugal. He came to the United States to complete his residency in neurosurgery, then joined the Columbia University faculty...

What Happens When a Neurosurgeon Needs a Neurosurgeon?

When an MRI showed that Dr. Jose Nasser had an acoustic neuroma, he turned to a friend who happens to be an expert on acoustic neuromas, Dr. Michael Sisti...

Looking for a Neurosurgeon? Ask About Specialization

Patients fare better when their surgeons are specialized. So says a new study published in the BMJ and picked up by The Wall Street Journal...

Summer 2016: Highlights from CU Neurosurgery

Summer here at Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has kicked off with share-worthy stories and accomplishments. Read here about several of our noteworthy highlights...

Researchers Determine New Accomplice in Brain Tumors—and Catch Our Neurosurgeons’ Attention

Dr. Bruce and his colleagues at the Brain Tumor Center participate in clinical trials and, by doing so, help bring research from the laboratory to patients...

Gamma Knife Center Treats 4,500th Patient

What do the words “brain surgery” mean to you? Did you imagine an operating room with a surgeon opening the patient’s skull? There is another way to treat some brain tumors, as well as other brain malformations and even...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Catch Up With Friends and Colleagues

Neurosurgeons and Columbia alumni got together again at this year's annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons...

Using a Team Approach to Research Glioblastoma Treatment

Advances in medicine are very often the result of a group effort. This is certainly true of brain tumor research, where physicians and scientists in several specialties work together...

SUN in the Sun

A group of Columbia neurosurgeons just got back from sunny Arizona, where they met to collaborate with and learn from neurosurgeons from all over the globe ...

Our Neurosurgeons Lead the Way at 84th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting

For five days, several neurosurgeons from Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital gathered in Chicago with many of the brightest minds from across the United States and around the globe for the 84th American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting, April 30–May 4 ...

Dr. Michael Sisti Honored at VHL Alliance Gala

At the gala, Dr. Sisti spoke about this pernicious disease and compared it to the shark in Jaws: a monster that is hidden, cunning, and a mortal threat. He compared...

Join the Brain Awareness Week Celebration

March 14–20, 2016, is Brain Awareness Week, and this year we are not only raising awareness about how crucial brain research is, we’re celebrating something big: The BRAIN Initiative ...

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

Read about the Columbia neurosurgeons contributions to the 13th edition of Merritt's Neurology...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Travel to China for SUN Conference

Several Columbia neurosurgeons attended the annual Society of University Neurosurgeons conference in Beijing and Shanghai this year.

Columbia Neurosurgery Doctors Featured in New York Magazine's 2015 Best Doctors List

Seven physicians from Columbia Neurosurgery have been named in New York Magazine's annual Best Doctors list.

Dr. Michael Sisti Caught the Ball!

Dr. Michael Sisti caught the ball at the Yankees Game Monday night. Neurosurgery Chairman Dr. Robert Solomon, Dr. Michael Sisti, and Dr. E. Sander Connolly attended the April 27 game against the Tampa Bay Rays...

Dr. Michael Sisti Backstage at Broadway show 'Constellations'

A new show, "Constellations," is coming to Broadway, and Columbia Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Sisti was just about the last person who expected to get a call to help the actors get ready. But...

Author Nancy Sharp Recalls Columbia Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Sisti

Award-winning author Nancy Sharp spoke earlier this month at the 92nd St Y. The program, called "The Gift of BOLD Living," featured Sharp in conversation with FOX news anchor Arthel Neville.

Docs Attend 2014 CNS Conference in Boston

October means that Fall is in the air... and that the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has once again held its annual meeting. This year it was in Boston and as usual, Columbia was well represented...

Even Goldfish Need Brain Surgery Sometimes

Have you seen the story of George, the goldfish with a brain tumor? His "tail" of survival splashed across the web and our neurosurgeons noticed...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Attend 2014 SUN Conference in Seattle

This summer, several senior members of the Columbia Neurosurgery group took part once again in the annual SUN conference. SUN, or the Society of University Neurosurgeons...

Dr. Michael Sisti Joins Columbia's Twenty-Five Year Club

They say time flies when you are having fun, and for no one is this more true than Columbia Neurosurgery professor, Dr. Michael Sisti.

Columbia Neurosurgery Docs Once Again on Top in NY Magazine

The New York Magazine 'Best Doctor' issue is out and we are thrilled to say that Columbia Neurosurgery has a great showing once again this year.

Columbia Neurosurgeons Battle at Pinehurst

This month in Pinehurst, North Carolina three of our neurosurgeons prepared for battle: Dr. Sean Lavine, Dr. E. Sander Connolly, Dr. Michael Sisti, and Dr. Jeffrey Bruce...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Fill in Data Gaps for Glioblastoma Treatment in the Elderly

The elderly make up a substantial portion of patients diagnosed with the deadly brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Unfortunately, a general assumption that they have an increased risk of surgical complications means their prognosis is often worse than average. Ironically, for this reason, the elderly are routinely excluded from clinical trials and there is a dearth of data to back up this assumption...

Innovations Discussed for Treatment of Deadly Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma Multiforme

Dr. Michael Sisti, along with two other Columbia University faculty members, spoke about innovations in the treatment of brain tumors last Friday at an event put on by the Mind, Brain, Behavior Society (MBBS)...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Reunite with Great Colleagues at CNS 2013

The Neurosurgeons at Columbia University Medical Center attend annual professional meetings to share and to learn, but they also go for the chance to see great friends and colleagues...

Dr. Michael Sisti's Patient Gift Speaks Volumes

The sculpture, called "Peasant Man Singing," was originally worked in clay. The artist had it cast in bronze and then hand delivered her token to Dr. Sisti...

Another Sisti Dons the White Coat

Just as he did last year at this time, Dr. Michael Sisti had a special reason to attend Columbia's annual White Coat Ceremony. Another of his sons has...

Docs Go to Spain for 2013 'Society of University Neurosurgeons' Conference

"It's great to see how neurosurgery is performed in other countries and to maintain relationships with doctors from all over the world," says Columbia Neurosurgery Department Chair Dr. Robert Solomon of a recent trip he and his cohorts took to Malaga, Spain...

Our Neurosurgeons Named 2013 'Super Doctors of Bergen County' by (201) Health Magazine

The 2013 Super Doctors of Bergen County were recently announced in (201)Health Magazine,* and three of our neurosurgeons made the esteemed roster. They are...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Named 'NY Super Doctors'

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 esteemed roster...

Introducing NeuroSpiral for the iPad

We are proud to introduce the first iPad app affiliated with Columbia's Department of Neurosurgery--It's called Neurospiral. The app, which can measure tremors and hand-eye coordination...

Three Columbia Neurosurgeons Learn from Famed Neurosurgeon Gazi Yasargil

Three of our neurosurgeons, Dr. Michael Sisti, Dr. Guy McKhann and Dr. Anthony D'Ambrosio, had the distinct privilege of taking a three-day course with the great neurosurgeon, Dr. M. Gazi Yasargil...

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

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...

Like Fathers Like Sons: Paul McCormick Jr. & Alexander Sisti Don the White Coat

Proud fathers Dr. Michael Sisti from our Brain Tumor Center and Dr. Paul McCormick from our Spine Center have welcomed their sons, Alexander and Paul respectively, into the fold...

Our Neurosurgeons Respond to News of Brain Tumor--Gene Link Found

Important new research linking Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), an aggressive form of brain tumor, with a genetic defect was just published in The Wall Street Journal. Two neurosurgeons from our Brain Tumor Center, Dr. Michael Sisti and Dr. Jeffrey Bruce, help us understand the importance of this new research...

Retired Head of Columbia Neurosurgery Dr. Bennett Stein is Now 'The Car Doctor'

Of all places, Dr.Bennett M. Stein, former Head of Columbia’s Neurosurgery Department, showed up in one of the April, 2012 issues of AutoWeek Magazine. Now in his 80‘s, he is featured in an article entitled, The Car Doctor: A Retired Neurosurgeon Turns His Attention to Cars. The piece is a fun...

Expert Neurosurgeon's Insight on Sheryl Crow's Brain Tumor

Singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow revealed Tuesday, June 6, 2012 that she has a benign meningioma tumor in her brain...

Gamma Knife Treats 3500th Patient This Week

On Wednesday this week, the folks at the Gamma Knife Center tell us they treated their 3500th patient. Dr. Michael B. Sisti and Dr. Steven R. Isaacson with nurse Jeraldine Lesser saw their first...

Docs Down to Duke for the Pinehurst Battle

Dr. Sean Lavine, Dr. Michael Sisti, and Dr. E. Sander Connolly are back from a rather unique medical conference in North Carolina last week, The Battle at Pinehust...

Photos From an Amazing 80th Annual AANS Meeting

The photos are in from an outstanding week at the Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in Florida. If you have been following us on Twitter you have seen what a large showing our department made at the 80th Annual event. If not, here are some photos to highlight some of the more outstanding moments...

Gamma Knife Then and Now: 3,000 Patients and Counting

In 1998, Dr. Michael B. Sisti and Dr. Steven R. Isaacson opened our Gamma Knife Center with nurses Nenita Magpantay-Nadera and Jeraldine Lesser. Thirteen years later, we are proud to say, the same team is still here!...

2011 Holiday Party Pics are In

More than 90 members of our staff attended our Holiday party this year at Dylan Prime restaurant in New York City. Everyone enjoyed the

Sisti Awarded Top Doc Times Two

Dr. Michael Sisti from the Gamma Knife Center and Brain Tumor Center has received two 2011 Top Doctor Awards; One from US News and World Report and another from Castle Connolly...

Sisti Backs Fledgling Outreach Program for Neurosurgery Patients

Dr. Michael Sisti just signed on to sponsor a new outreach program called Patient & Family Coffee Break. The program is held once a month for our neurosurgical patients and their families to get together with hospital staff in a comfortable and informal setting...

Meet Dr. Michael Sisti on Video

we have begun putting together mini documentaries on each of our doctors. In these short (3 minutes or so) videos you can see and hear them talk about what they do. We think...

Most Neurosurgery 'Super Docs' of any NY Hospital AGAIN!

We are proud to announce that once again, Columbia Neurosurgery has the most neurosurgeons named Super Doctors in the New York Metro area. The doctors listed for 2011 are...

Waiting for Michael

Along a brightly lit hallway on the 4th floor of the Neurological Institute hangs a series of four oil paintings. Their muted colors and industrial lines capture the hospital’s surrounding neighborhood of Fort Washington. They were painted by Kate McGloughlin from a handful of sketches she made while waiting...

Check Out Our New Gamma Knife: Upgrade Complete

The new state-of-the-art Gamma Knife Perfexion System is in place and our radio surgery program is back in full swing. "We have had a great start...

Dr. Sisti Wins 2010 Patients' Choice Award

Holy Smokes! Dr. Michael Sisti has won ANOTHER award! This time it is the 2010 People's Choice Award...

Columbia Nurses Give Dr. Sisti 2010 'Attending Physician of the Year' Award!

Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Nursing honored our own Dr. Michael Sisti with a 2010 Attending Physician of the Year Award. The ceremony, now in it's eleventh year, was held at the Milstein Family Heart Center...

Best Doctors in NY now Available to More in NJ

We are happy to announce that members of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (BCBSNJ) now have access to the Best Doctors (That's us according to NY Magazine) in New York. BCBSNJ has over 3 million members and we now have the largest number of participating neurosurgeons in the state of New York...

Gamma Knife Upgrade Coming This Summer

Dr. Michael Sisti from the Gamma Knife Center tells us a multi-million dollar up-grade is coming to his Center this Summer. They will be upgrading to a new state-of-the-art (5 million dollar plus) machine called the Gamma Knife Perfexion System...

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