Weill Cornell has expanded its neurosurgery program by creating a new Department of Neurosurgery and selecting Dr. Philip E. Stieg, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, as chairman of the department. His appointment will mean a new multifaceted approach to the treatment of neurological disorders, including stroke, brain tumors, spinal cord disorders and Parkinson's disease. A former associate professor of neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and associate chief of neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Dr. Stieg is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. His research interests include neural transplantation and neuronal regeneration after a stroke. His laboratory was one of the first to develop and characterize primary cultures of astroglial cells. Subsequently, he studied the mechanisms of membrane transport and its implications after traumatic brain injury.
December 11, 2000
Weill Cornell has expanded its neurosurgery program by creating a new Department of Neurosurgery and selecting Dr. Philip E. Stieg, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, as chairman of the department. His appointment will mean a new multifaceted approach to the treatment of neurological disorders, including stroke, brain tumors, spinal cord disorders and Parkinson's disease. A former associate professor of neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and associate chief of neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Dr. Stieg is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. His research interests include neural transplantation and neuronal regeneration after a stroke. His laboratory was one of the first to develop and characterize primary cultures of astroglial cells. Subsequently, he studied the mechanisms of membrane transport and its implications after traumatic brain injury.