Two procedures used in the treatment of  Carotid Artery Disease, stenting and endarterectomy have been hotly debated amongst surgeons for years.  Now, a huge new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has added to the fodder and Chair of our department, Dr.Robert A. Solomon...

Last month former vice president Dick Cheney went in for elective back surgery. According to Reuters, the surgery was elective and for a condition called spinal stenosis. This is a commonly treated problem at the Spine Center. So, for those of you who have no idea what spinal stenosis is and are...

Dr. Solomon has specialized in the surgical treatment of cerebrovascular diseases since 1986, and has operated on more cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations than any surgeon in the tri-state area.  His special interests are in the identification and definitive treatment of cerebral...

The Department of Neurosurgery is proud to be associated with The Spine Center, a multidisciplinary center that offers innovative non-operative and operative treatments, some of which have been developed and tested as part of our participation in ongoing clinical research. Our surgical team works...