Drs. Philip Stieg (left) and Joel Stein welcome the guests.
On Oct. 1, the Department of Neurosurgery held a party in the Griffis Faculty Club to celebrate The Spine Center. The party was attended by The Spine Center staff, friends, fellows and colleagues. Dr. Philip Stieg, chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery, along with Dr. Joel Stein, chief of the Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, welcomed the group with introductory remarks on the multidisciplinary approach of The Spine Center. Dr. Roger Härtl, co-director of the Center, gave an overview of the Center's mission, including its state-of-the-art procedures, educational outreach, humanitarian missions to Africa, rehabilitation and physical therapy services, and more. He introduced Dr. Jeffrey Radecki, instructor in rehabilitation medicine and recently named co-director of The Spine Center, and thanked all of his staff and colleagues for making The Spine Center one of the most active in New York City.
Drs. Stein (left) and Radecki
Dr. Härtl (right) with Dr. Russel Patterson and his wife, Julie Patterson.
Photography by Amelia Panico.