Dr. E. Sander Connolly from the Cerebrovascular Center spoke recently at the American Heart Association's International Stroke Conference in New Orleans. As Chair of the Writing Group, he presented...

Columbia University Medical Center has sent out a press release, For Stroke Prevention, Large 
Medical Centers May Have the Edge, where they announced the results of research done here at the Department of Neurosurgery. They interviewed Department Chairman Dr. Robert Solomon about the research and his comments appear in the article...

Please meet Dr. Grace Mandigo, the next neurosurgeon in our video series. Dr. Mandigo directs our Allen Hospital practice based in Northern Manhattan. Meet Dr. Grace Kim Mandigo from Columbia Neurosurgery on Vimeo. Learn more about this video series and see our first one here: Meet Dr....

Illinois' Freshman Senator Mark Kirk is recovering from surgery after he suffered a stroke this weekend. Though he was not treated here at Columbia, Dr. E. Sander Connolly from the Cerebrovascular Center regularly sees patients in his condition and gave us some insight into the problem and its treatment...

We are so pleased to present our Chairman Dr. Robert A. Solomon as the next physician in our video series. Meet Dr. Robert Solomon from Columbia Neurosurgery on Vimeo. Learn more about this video series and see our first one here: Meet Dr. Michael Sisti on Video  Stay tuned for our...

Congratulations Dr. Steven R Isaacson from the Gamma Knife Center on another Top Doctor award.  Castle Connolly has added Dr. Isaacson to their list of America's Top Doctors for Cancer once again. He has been on this list for seven years in a row. He is also included in 11th annual...

We are pleased to introduce the next New Jersey affiliate in our video series, endovascular specialist, Dr. Dorothea Altschul.   Learn more about this video series and see our first one here: Meet Dr. Michael Sisti on Video  Stay tuned for our next video…  

Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center is featured in the January issue of Bergen County's (201) Magazine. He is at the top of their list of, People to Watch: 15 professionals...

SAMMPRIS (Stenting vs. Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis), a large NIH funded trial comparing two methods of stroke prevention was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (N Engl J Med 2011; 365: 993-1003). This particular study showed that medical therapy was...

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Kaiser, an expert in complex spinal deformity, has been promoted. In addition to being Associate Director of the Spine Center, he is now Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery. This is an honor well deserved. Congratulations Dr....