A Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is a rare tangle of blood vessels in the brain that carries a high risk of hemorrhaging.  Brain surgeons have found that "gluing" or blocking off the blood supply to these malformations before surgery cuts down on blood loss and patients do better....

We are proud to announce that our team at the Gamma Knife Center, led by Dr. Sisti and Dr. Isaacson, treated their 2700th patient today.  Brain tumors, brain cancer, arteriovenous malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, acoustic neuroma, and other problems have been successfully treated with the Gamma...

Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) are a rare but potentially deadly tangle of blood vessels that can form in the brain.  Their cause is not completely understood but for some time now, scientists have suspected that there is a link between these formations and a specific protein called Vascular...

At the Gamma Knife Center they like to be thorough. Before they perform radiosurgery on someone's brain they do exhaustive tests to locate the problem. One of the problems they treat is called Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, AVM for short. An AVM happens when small blood vessels in the brain form a tangled mass. This mass can cause brain cells to die, it can start bleeding, and it often causes headaches and sometimes seizures.

There are many rare problems that effect the blood vessels in the brain of newborns, infants and growing children. While very frightening and potentially lethal, many if not most of these conditions can be successfully treated. Unlike the majority of problems children can face that require a...

Dr. Meyers is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Neurological Surgery at Columbia University and Co-Director of Neuroendovascular Services at New York Presbyterian Hospitals.  Dr. Meyers treats vascular disorders of the brain and spinal cord using minimally-invasive, image-guided...

Dr. Connolly serves as the Surgical Director of the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, caring for patients suffering from the acute effects of both hemorrhagic as well as ischemic stroke. Working as part of an extremely experienced and world-renowned team of critical care and stroke neurologists, as well as...