Items Tagged ‘Brain Tumor’
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Anderson and Bruce Beating the Odds with New Cancer Treatment
Under the guidance of Drs. Richard Anderson and Jeffrey Bruce, a brand new treatment method has been used to successfully treat two children with the deadliest kind of brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic brainstem glioma (DIPG). This type of tumor is fast growing and now accounts for the majority of...
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 by Department Author In Blog, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Metastatic Brain Tumors, Pediatric Neurosurgery Blog -
Resident Marc Otten Presents at Grand Rounds
Neurosurgery Resident Dr. Marc Otten gave a talk on Task-Free Functional MRI to Study Connectivity in Patients with Brain Tumors at Grand Rounds...
Posted on Aug 10, 2011 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Doctors, News, Presentation -
Bruce's Research is Making News at Columbia
Columbia's College of Physician's and Surgeon's Newsroom has an article about Dr. Jeffrey Bruce's latest research on the treatment of brain tumors. The article, Breaking a Barrier in Brain Cancer, has been receiving wide attention and has become one of the main stories they are circulating...
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 by Department Author In Blog, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Doctors -
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...
Posted on May 6, 2011 by Department Author In Blog, Brain Tumor Blog -
Bruce Presents Exciting New Brain Tumor Research at AANS
Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center was busy at this month's 79th annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). "I was involved in several symposia which allowed us to present some of the latest work we are doing at Columbia to advance the field," Says...
Posted on Apr 29, 2011 by Department Author In Blog, Brain Tumor Blog, Brain Tumors, Doctors, Presentation -
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...
Posted on Apr 22, 2011 by Department Author In Article, Brain Tumor Featured, Featured, Gamma Knife Featured -
Dr. Bruce Explains New Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery
Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center is quoted extensively in the latest issue of Advances, New York Presbyterian's e-Newsletter. In the article, Skull Base Techniques Offer Brain Tumor Patients Less Invasive Options, Dr. Bruce says,"When tumors arise along the base of the...
Posted on Apr 1, 2011 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Brain Tumors, Doctors, News -
Dr. Bruce Honored Guest at Neurosurgical Meeting in Scotland
Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center just returned from Scotland where he was an honored guest lecturer at the...
Posted on Mar 23, 2011 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Doctors, News -
D'Ambrosio Guest Editor of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
Next month's issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America focuses on Management of Brain Metastases and New Jersey affiliate, Dr. Anthony L. D'Ambrosio is one of two guest editors. He also co-authored the preface and two articles in this issue: With Dr. Steven Isaacson from the Gamma...
Posted on Dec 20, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Brain Tumors, Doctors, Gamma Knife News, News, Spine Center News -
Dr. Bruce - Faculty, Moderator and Discussant of Brain Tumors at CNS 2010
Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center both attended and played a leading role at this year's Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) in San Francisco last month. On the second day of the conference, he was one of the faculty for a Practical Course called, Brain Tumor...
Posted on Nov 10, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Brain Tumors, News