‘Brain Tumor News’ Archive
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NIH Grant Received by Major Collaborator of Bartoli Brain Tumor Lab
Dr. Peter Canoll, a long time collaborator with the Bartoli Brain Tumor Laboratory has just received a $1.8 million grant for his research "The Role of White Matter Progenitors in Glioma Formation and Progression." This grant comes from the National Institute of Neurological Disorters and...
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Brain Tumors, News -
Dr. Bruce, Expert on Brain Tumors, Has Been Writing up a Storm
In addition to all the other work he does, Dr. Jeffrey N. Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center has been extra busy writing these days. He and his colleagues just finished a chapter on Skull Based Tumors for WebMD's eMedicine Neurosurgery Book. About which he says, "Basic surgical approaches to...
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Brain Tumors, News, Skull Base Tumors -
9 CUMC Neuro Doctors Voted Best By Peers
More than 250,000 leading doctors were asked to name the nation's best physicians in various specialties – those "to whom you would send members of your family." The annual survey, conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and published in America's Top Doctors, results include 9 of our...
Posted on Feb 10, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Cerebrovascular News, Doctors, Dr. Solomon, Epilepsy News, Gamma Knife News, Movement Disorders News, News, Pediatric Neurosurgery News, Spine Center News -
2 Great Milestones for 2 Neuro Doctors
Our doctors have many accomplishments in the workplace, but today we have other types of accomplishments to share: Last week, Dr. Christopher J. Winfree, head of our Pain Center and Peripheral Nerve Center, got married AND Dr. Anthony L. D'Ambrosio, part of our Brain Center, Gamma Knife Center,...
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Gamma Knife News, News, Pain Center News, Peripheral Nerve News, Spine Center News -
Dr. Bruce Expertise Sought by Associated Press
Dr. Jeffrey Bruce was contacted by the Associated Press for an interview in a video describing Senator Ted Kennedy's Brain Tumor treatment.
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, News, Uncategorized -
Dr. Bruce Honored for CancerCare Support
Dr. Jeffrey Bruce was recently presented with the Physician of the Year award at the annual Tribute to Our Friends by CancerCare, a national non-profit organization that provides free support services to all those affected by cancer. For over 15 years Dr. Bruce "has given generously of his time a...
Posted on Jan 4, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, News -
100th Anniversary of NI

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Neurological Institute (NI). The Institute was founded in 1909 as the first hospital in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the study and treatment of Neurological disorders. In 1929, the Neurological Institute of New York moved to their current...
Posted on Nov 12, 2009 by Brigitte Matsuoka In Brain Tumor News, Cerebrovascular News, Endovascular News, Epilepsy News, Gamma Knife Featured, Gamma Knife News, Movement Disorders News, News, Pain Center News, Pediatric Neurosurgery News, Peripheral Nerve News, Spine Center News -
Nobel Prize Winners speak at Neuro Institute’s 100 Year Anniversary

This year marks the 100th anniversary for the Neurological Institute (NI). To mark this occasion Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons hosted a Centennial Symposium in September. The auditorium was filled with Neuroscientists and Neurosurgeons from all over the world...
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 by Brigitte Matsuoka In Brain Tumor News, Cerebrovascular News, Endovascular News, Gamma Knife News, Movement Disorders News, News, Pain Center News, Pediatric Neurosurgery News, Peripheral Nerve News, Spine Center News -
Bruce - Open Surgical Approaches

Center Director Dr. Jeffrey Bruce went to New Orleans last week to join a panel on craniopharyngioma (a benign tumor that occurs near the pituitary gland) at the annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting. Dr. Bruce participated as an expert on open surgical approaches at the panel, which also...
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 by Brigitte Matsuoka In Brain Tumor News, News