Janette received her BSN from the Silliman University College of Nursing, in the Philippines in 1981 . She came to New York in 1985 and has worked in the critical care arena - medical and surgical intensive units for more than 20 years. She completed her MSN- Family Nurse Practioner degree at...

As a graduate of St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing, Ms. Farrow began work as a registered nurse caring for floor patients and then in neurocritical care prior to embarking on a career as a neuroendovascular RN at Beth Israel Hospital-North in New York City.  She proceeded to complete her...

Nenita or “Nitz” began her professional career as a registered nurse working mainly in operating rooms before coming to the Gamma Knife Center.  She was a graduate nurse in 1977 and completed her B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) in 1979 in Manilla, her native land, Philippines.  While...

At the Gamma Knife Center, Ms. Lesser has been the Program Director since it opened in March, 1998.  She is responsible for the operation of the Center which includes, staffing,  daily operational issues, patient care, liasing with physicians and patients’ families, training new staff,...

Ms. Silverberg received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from New York University in 1975.  She was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, National Nursing Honor Society in 1974.  She received a Master of Arts in Nursing from New York University in 1978. Ms. Silverberg has worked in Critical Care...

Virginia Cox received her BSN from Hunter College-Bellevue School of Nursing in 1984 and her Masters in Public Administration in 2008 with a concentration in Health Care Administration from Long Island University Graduate Campus.  She has worked with New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia...

In her current position, Ms. Farro coordinates inpatient and outpatient clinical care for patients with complex neurosurgical conditions.  Her goal is to optimize the patients' ability to transform their fear and disability into a positive psychic and spiritual state which increases their...

Mary Isaacson is a registered nurse, licensed in the state of New York, with twenty-nine years of clinical nursing experience at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Mary has served as Head Nurse of the Orthopedic inpatient unit, Clinical Nurse for Medical and Surgical...

Rosemary is a registered nurse licensed in New York and New Jersey who has returned to New York Presbyterian after working in Nursing Administration in New Jersey. A graduate of CCNY, Rosemary started her career at NYP working as a staff nurse with neurosurgical patients and as the Nurse Manager...