Published Articles
Past, Present & Future: Columbia & American Board of Neurological Surgery
The ABNS is the group that creates and oversees all the certification tests for neurosurgeons. And 2015 is a big year–it marks the group’s 75th anniversary.
Columbia neurosurgeons Dr. Jeffrey Bruce and Dr. E. Sander Connolly, Jr. are honored to be two of the 14 directors of the ABNS this year.
Horse Tails and Human Spines: Dr. McCormick’s Cauda Equina Surgery Video
It’s rare to get a doctor’s-eye view of surgery, but it’s even rarer to get a doctor’s-eye view of microsurgery, which requires a microscope. But a new series of videos edited by Dr. Paul C. McCormick, Director of the Columbia University Spine Center, brings the viewer right up to the microscope’s eyepiece for a variety of spinal surgeries.
Removing a Sunset Tumor: Dr. McCormick’s Surgery Video
A sunset tumor, or hemangioblastoma, is unlike any other because of its orange color. The color comes from its unusually robust blood supply. Hemangioblastomas are very rare: only about one in ten spinal cord tumors turns out to be one. This kind of tumor is usually benign but because of its location in the spinal […]
Columbia Spine Surgeons Mentioned in NJ Magazine
A number of our spine surgeons, including a few of our New Jersey affiliates, are featured in an article written for The Record. The article is about the new minimally invasive spine surgery techniques they are performing. Continue reading… Below is a list of our neurosurgeons who perform spine surgery at The Valley Hospital in […]
Dr. Paul McCormick 'Spine Surgeon to Know'says Becker's
We are pleased to share that Dr. Paul C. McCormick has been named to Becker’s* 2014 Spine Review list,”230 Spine Surgeons to Know.” The list features spine surgeons from around the country and highlights their leadership roles and professional accomplishments. Surgeons were selected for this list based on their professional experience and role in advancing […]
Dr. Paul McCormick Guest Editor for Special Neurosurgery Journal Video
Dr. Paul C. McCormick, Galen Professor of Neurological Surgery and Director of the Columbia University Spine Center, served as guest editor on a special video supplement just published online by the Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Focus*. The supplement...
US News & World Report Gives Columbia ‘Best Hospital’ & ‘Best Neurosurgeon’ Rankings
Every year US News and World Report comes out with a list of the Best Hospitals in the country and once again New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell has not only made the list, but the Honor Roll as well. The Honor Roll makes up only 0.4% of...
Columbia Neurosurgery Docs Once Again on Top in NY Magazine
The New York Magazine ‘Best Doctor’ issue is out and we are thrilled to say that Columbia Neurosurgery has a great showing once again this year.
Columbia Neurosurgeons to Speak at 82nd Annual AANS Scientific Meeting in San Francisco
Another year has passed and we are once again on the eve of the largest yearly gathering of neurosurgeons in the United States, the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Held in San Francisco this year from April 5-9, 2014, the 82nd annual meeting’s focus is Expanding Neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons and neuro-interventionalists […]
Dr. Paul McCormick Given 2014 ‘Top Doctor’ Distinction for Spinal Surgery
Spine specialist, Dr. Paul McCormick, has once again been named Top Doctor for neurological surgery by Castle Connolly. In Castle Connolly’s 2014 Best Doctor guidebooks, Dr. McCormick is recognized for his neurosurgical expertise in Spinal Surgery and the treatment of Spinal Tumors. You can find him listed in the following books: America’s Top Doctors (He has been in […]
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