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...

Editors of the journal Neurosurgery have chosen to feature the Department of Neurosurgery in their Legacy series.  The article, The Centennial of the Neurological Institute of New York and Its Department of Neurological Surgery, 1909-2009: A Commemorative Pictorial Essay was written by Donald...

Dr. Robert Solomon has been treating patients with brain aneurysms for a very long time and he has seen it all.  Some of the most challenging to treat, he says, are the amorphous or "giant" aneurysms of the basilar artery.  Researchers* at the Cerebrovascular Center recently pulled together...

More than 250,000 leading doctors were asked to name the nation's best physicians in various specialties – those "to whom you would send members of your family." The annual survey, conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and published in America's Top Doctors, results include 9 of our...

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...

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...

We are pleased to announce that two of our doctors have been named President-Elect of two prestigious organizations: Dr. Robert Solomon has been named President elect of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, and Dr. Paul McCormick has been named President elect of the American Association of...

What is a cerebral aneurysm? A cerebral aneurysm (also called an intracranial aneurysm or brain aneurysm) is a bulging, weakened area in the wall of an artery in the brain, resulting in an abnormal widening or ballooning. Because there is a weakened spot in the artery wall, there is a risk for...

Dr. Solomon, Department of Neurological Surgery Chair and Director of Services,  completed an article on the surgical treatment of unruptured aneurysms, which occur in about 1 percent of the adult population.  The article proposes guidelines for treating patients with and without symptoms,...