We are delighted to announce that Dr. Donald Quest, from our Neurosurgery Department, was recently accepted as a member of the prestigious Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators.  This Academy for the Columbia University Medical Center(CUMC) College of Physicians and Surgeons, directed by...

Every year US News and World Report comes out with a list of the Best Hospitals in the country and once again New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell has not only made the list, but the Honor Roll as well. The Honor Roll makes up only 0.4% of the nearly 5,000...

Donald O. Quest, M.D., F.A.C.S., J. Lawrence Pool Professor of Neurological Surgery, has once again been included in one of Castle Connolly‘s Top Doctor guides. In the area of neurological surgery and for his expertise in Carotid Artery Surgery, Neurovascular Surgery and Spinal Surgery,...

We are happy to announce that we, once again, have a major presence on the list of Neurosurgery 'Super Doctors' in the New York Metro area.  Columbia'sDepartment of Neurosurgery has seven of the 35 neurosurgeons on the 2012 roster. Featured in the New York Times Magazine, the list of Super...

The photos are in from an outstanding week at the Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in Florida. If you have been following us on Twitter you have seen what a large showing our department made at the 80th Annual event. If not, here are some photos to highlight some of the more outstanding moments...

This week in Miami, Florida our physicians are participating in the 80th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and three of them stand out to make this a monumental year for our department...

Dr. Donald Quest, J. Lawrence Pool Professor of Neurological Surgery and surgeon at the Spine Center, will be receiving the 2012 Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)...

We are pleased to give you the next physician in our video series, Dr. Donald Quest from the Spine Center. Meet Dr. Donald Quest from Columbia Neurosurgery on Vimeo. Learn more about this video series and see our first one here: Meet Dr. Michael Sisti on Video  Stay tuned for our next...

Dr. Donald Quest from the Spine Center has received a 2011 Top Doctor distinction by...

Research is a large part of our mission here at the Department of Neurological Surgery. This is founded on a tradition that goes back to the early days of the Neurological Institute, a hundred years ago. A number of our neurosurgeons carry on this important work today. Their research is largely...