We have another Video Minute for you, presented by Dr. Peter Angevine, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Spine Center in the Department of Neurological Surgery, CUMC/NYP. In this Video Minute, he discusses how cervical foraminotomy can be an option for patients with nerve root...

Dr. Johnson has been treating patients with a large variety of spinal disorders for nearly twenty years and currently teaches Orthopedics and Therapeutic Exercise related to the spine and extremities...

Dr. Michael Kaiser has been appointed Clinical Director of Valley Hospital's Spine Center in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The news was sent out today in a press release titled, The Valley Hospital Appoints Dr. Michael Kaiser Clinical Director of The Spine Center.  Dr. Kaiser, Associate Professor of...

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...

Dr. Evan Johnson, Director of Physical Therapy at the Spine Center, tells us their big renovation is underway and they are making great progress. The renovation includes a significant expansion of the space. The physical therapy gym will double in size and...

Amazingly, surgeons can take bone from one part of the body and place it in another and it will grow there. Bone is one of the only tissues in our body that can regenerate in this way. Spine surgeons often make use of this natural phenomenon to perform a spinal fusion. That is, they use the natural growing powers of bone to stabilize a segment of the spine...

Dr. Paul McCormick and Dr. Mike Kaiser from the Spine Center recently traveled to Burr Ridge, IL. to attend a Spine Summit held at the headquarters of the North American Spine Society.

Members of the Spine Center turned up in spades at the recent American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting.  Not only did they attend the conference but they also moderated events, sat on panels and presented their expertise to their colleagues. Dr. Paul McCormick, the Spine...

On Tuesday night, Dr. D'Ambrosio, of the Brain Tumor Center, Gamma Knife Center, and Spine Center, organized an event at AANS for the young members in the community.  It included good food and drink; the guest speaker Dr. Henry Brem, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins...

Cross Section of Intervertebral Disc Between Two Vertebrae Doctors at the Spine Center are taking a leading role in the advancement of the Artificial Disc Replacement.  Getting implantable devices like these from the lab to patients requires rigorous testing and approval by the Food and Drug...