Dr. Robert Solomon has been treating patients with brain aneurysms for a very long time and he has seen it all.  Some of the most challenging to treat, he says, are the amorphous or "giant" aneurysms of the basilar artery.  Researchers* at the Cerebrovascular Center recently pulled together...

This month the Congress of Neurological Surgeons'(CNS)  University of Neurosurgery has chosen Dr. E. Sander Connolly from the Cerebrovascular Center as their "expert faculty."  All month, they are exploring the vascular subspecialty and on the 16th, Dr. Connolly taught a webinar course in...

Two years ago at their annual meeting the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) introduced Integrated Medical Learning (IML), a great new way to make the most of having so many neurosurgeons in the same place at the same time.  According to the CNS website, "Integrated Medical Learning® allows...

Lead author Dr. Brad Zacharia with Dr. E. Sander Connolly from the Cerebrovascular Center and colleagues received the Galbraith Award at this year's annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) for their study of the treatment of brain aneurysms in the State of New York. An...

What is a cerebral aneurysm? A cerebral aneurysm (also called an intracranial aneurysm or brain aneurysm) is a bulging, weakened area in the wall of an artery in the brain, resulting in an abnormal widening or ballooning. Because there is a weakened spot in the artery wall, there is a risk for...

Dr. Solomon, Department of Neurological Surgery Chair and Director of Services,  completed an article on the surgical treatment of unruptured aneurysms, which occur in about 1 percent of the adult population.  The article proposes guidelines for treating patients with and without symptoms,...

We've posted a video of Dr. Solomon, Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, discussing risk factors and treatment for brain aneurysm on Youtube.

It was a busy week in New Orleans for Dr. Connolly, who attended the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, along with many of his colleagues. Dr. Connolly shared his expertise by teaching three different courses--one on cranial vascular malformations, one on managing neurological...

Dr. Solomon was recently honored with the New York City Heart Ball Stroke Spotlight award from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association for his "excellence and innovation in the treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes."

Dr. Robert Solomon, the Chairman and Director of Service in the Department of Neurosurgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, discusses risk factors for inter-cranial aneurysms (brain aneurysms); the chances that a detected aneurysm might rupture; and the methods of treatment.