Spine Neurosurgeon honored

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons held its annual luncheon over the summer to recognize promotions, honors and awards received by faculty members over the past academic calendar year. This year, we’re pleased to announce that Spine Hospital Director Dr. Paul C. McCormick was also recognized for having received the Meritorious Member Spine Award at the Spine Summit 2018.

The summit is an international meeting organized by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The award was in recognition of his outstanding contributions as a surgeon, researcher, teacher and leader.

Read more about Dr. McCormick on his bio page here.

Dr. McCormick Releases New Retropleural Thoracotomy Video for Total Spine Series

Feb 6, 2020

In his latest installment to the Total Spine series of instructional videos, Dr. Paul McCormick describes retropleural thoracotomy, a surgical technique used to treat complex spinal conditions of the thoracic and lumbar spine. “Retropleural thoracotomy is an important...

Columbia Neurosurgeons Named New York’s Super Doctor

Apr 5, 2022

https://www.neurosurgery.columbia.edu/news/columbia-neurosurgeons-named-new-yorks-super-doctor

Dr McCormick video on microsurgical resection of a synovial cyst causing severe lumbar spinal stenosis published in Operative Neurosurgery

Apr 5, 2022

Synovial Cysts are a benign and fairly common condition in adult patients. They can arise in most joints throughout the body. In most cases they are asymptomatic but in the spine they can enlarge to produce severe spinal stenosis and pressure on the spinal nerves...

Dr. McCormick invited speaker at 37th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

Apr 5, 2022

Dr. McCormick was a featured speaker at the recent 37th Annual Joint Spine Section Annual Spine Summit meeting held in San Diego. He presented at the Innovative Technology Special Session: Operative Video Segments. His presentation was entitled “Intramedullary Tumor,...

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Spine Neurosurgeon honored

Dr. McCormick Releases New Retropleural Thoracotomy Video for Total Spine Series

Columbia Neurosurgeons Named New York’s Super Doctor

Dr McCormick video on microsurgical resection of a synovial cyst causing severe lumbar spinal stenosis published in Operative Neurosurgery

Dr. McCormick invited speaker at 37th Annual Meeting of the Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves

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