Just over one hundred years ago the very first surgery was performed here at Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Neurosurgery.  The surgeon was Dr. Charles Elsberg and he performed the removal of an intramedullary spinal cord tumor. His two step method was pioneering at the time...

H. Houston Merritt, MD is widely considered the father of Neurology, by now however, it may be more accurate to say he is the Grandfather of Neurology.  In the 12th edition of Merritt's Neurology just published, the editors refer to the most recent bunch of contributors as his "intellectual...

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...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Neurological Institute (NI). The Institute was founded in 1909 as the first hospital in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the study and treatment of Neurological disorders. This anniversary inspires us to look back and see how far the field has come. A...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Neurological Institute (NI).  The Institute was founded in 1909 as the first hospital in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the study and treatment of Neurological disorders.  In 1929, the Neurological Institute of New York moved to their current...

This year marks the 100th anniversary for the Neurological Institute (NI). To mark this occasion Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons hosted a Centennial Symposium in September.  The auditorium was filled with Neuroscientists and Neurosurgeons from all over the world...

Dr. E. Sander Connolly's Cerebrovascular Laboratory employs experimental models to study the mechanisms of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, with a focus on clinical translation.  The NIH is funding the effort to analyze a recently identified a component of the complement cascade that mediates...