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News & Highlights
Trailblazing Technique Cures Patient of "Giant" Brain Tumor
In the Department of Neurological Surgery Virgil Perryman finally found a cure for the giant tumor lodged in his brain. Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz was the turning point.
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Injured Window Washer Has Operation on Spine
"Dr. Boockvar said the three-and-a-half-hour operation had stabilized Mr. Moreno's spinal column, reducing the risk of neurological injury when he begins to move or walk. Mr. Moreno had a broken lumbar vertebra..."
- Excerpt from New York Times
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Breakthrough Procedure Developed by Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Saves Lives of Patients With Retinoblastoma
The eyes of a child - crinkled in a smile, wide open in wonder - tug at our hearts like nothing else. But retinoblastoma, a rare and frightening eye cancer, can threaten those eyes - and those of adults as well. Often the only cure has been to remove the eye, and even then, the disease can be fatal.
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Dr. Mark Souweidane, a Hero to Children with Life-Threatening Brain and Spine Tumors
Dr. Mark Souweidane's skill in the operating room and his ability to help his young patients cope with life-altering illnesses, comes as no surprise to anyone who has worked with him or benefited from his internationally recognized expertise.
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EVENTS
May 5, 2008
Translational Research in Neuro-Oncology
Dr. Manfred Westphal
June 6 & 7, 2008
Advanced Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
New York City
Guest Faculty: Paolo Cappabianca, MD, FACS and John Jane, Jr., MD
Course Directors: Vijay K. Anand, MD, FACS and Theodore Schwartz, MD, FACS
View Brochure [PDF]August 15 & 16, 2008
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery and Navigation
Course Directors: Roger Härtl, MD and Luiz Pimenta, MD
