Dr. Peter Angevine from the Spine Center was among the neurosurgeons from Columbia's Department of Neurosurgery in New Orleans last month to present at the 81st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). He was Co-Director of a Hands-On Course...

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...

“For the rest of my life I will never forget the words that Dr. Anderson first said when I sat in his office reviewing my daughter’s medical records, ‘This is a solvable problem.’” Tracee’s seven year old daughter Paige had been diagnosed with a Chiari Malformation 1 (CM1) and Syringomyelia. “When I left his office that night I slept for the first time in weeks...

Evan Johnson, DPT, Director of Physical Therapy and Administrative Director of the Spine Center, was an invited speaker at last month’s New York Pri-Med Conference: Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. In its sixth year, this...

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Meet our next New Jersey Associate on video, Spine specialist Dr. Timothy Link. Meet Dr. Timothy Link from Columbia Neurosurgery on Vimeo. Learn more about this series and see our first one here: Meet Dr. Michael Sisti on Video  Stay tuned for our next video…

Dr. Paul McCormick and Dr. Michael Kaiser from the Spine Center recently returned from Illinois where they taught residents from around the country the finer points of spinal stabilization. This annual three day meeting is...

Drs. Hani Malone and Michael Kaiser are currently conducting clinical research to determine the optimal treatment strategies for patients presenting with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a degenerative process of the neck that can lead to neurological deficits and impaired quality of life...

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...

Take this quiz to find out. 1. Would your mother tell you to sit up straight if she saw you working on your laptop? 2. Do you communicate with your friends from your laptop more than in real life? 3. Do your neck and shoulders ache? 4. Do you find time disappears when you are on your...