Dr. Michael Kaiser from the Spine Center gave a lecture on the Cervical spine at Neurology Grand Rounds.  His talk was entitled, Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Natural History, Surgical Indications, and Treatment Options.  

The 27th Annual Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery will be held in early September this year and Department Chair, Dr. Robert Solomon and Head of the Spine Center, Dr. Paul C. McCormick are getting their presentations ready.  They are both going to be very busy. This Congress is highly...

Just as you can't know a person just by their photo, surgeons can't make clinical decisions based solely on X-Ray or MRI images.  Whether the images look good or bad, they have to consider the whole person. This is especially true when it comes to a degenerative disorder involving the spinal cord...

The Los Angeles Dodgers reported that their pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is back on the roster after being benched for a neck injury. A couple of months ago he was running in the outfield when he was struck down by what Kuroda called “pain I’ve never felt before.” He was taken out of the game and...

Dr. Quest began his career in general neurosurgery in 1976 upon completion of his residency at the Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University.  His interests evolved into specialization in carotid artery surgery and cervical and lumbar spine disease. Over the years, Dr. Quest has...