Congratulations to Dr. E. Sander Connolly Jr. from the Cerebrovascular Center for his recent induction into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).  In existence for 102 years, the ASCI remains one of the oldest and most prestigious honor societies in medicine. The ASCI...

After a rigorous selection process, another round of Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery doctors have been added to Castle Connolly's list of Top Doctors in the New York Metro area: Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Bruce, Dr. Neil Feldstein, Dr. Robert Goodman, Dr. Steven...

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...

If you have ever seen someone in an intensive care unit (ICU), you have seen a lot of wires and monitors. When the patient has a brain injury there are even more. Electrodes are placed all over their head to monitor brain waves. This is called Scalp Electroencephalography (EEG) and doctors...

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....

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...

Like a lot of smart people, neurosurgeons know that it is important to keep learning. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Meeting is a week-long event where neurosurgeons from around the world get together to teach and learn from each other. Many of the doctors from the different Centers...

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...