Dr. Kai-Ming Fu

Dr. Kai-Ming Fu has been named winner of the 2024 Philip E. Stieg Faculty Teaching Award for Dedication and Excellence in Resident Education. In presenting the award to Dr. Fu, neurosurgical resident Umberto Tosi, MD, praised him as “a master of supervised autonomy and technical teaching.” 

The Stieg Award, established in 2004, is presented annually at the neurosurgery residency graduation dinner to recognize an educator who has achieved...

Ibrahim Hussain, MD

Ibrahim Hussain, MD, has been appointed as the newest Leonard and Fleur Harlan Clinical Scholar, a three-year award that will help fund his work on biologic disc replacement and stem-cell based therapies for disc regeneration and repair. Dr. Hussain is an assistant professor of neurosurgery with advanced fellowship training in endoscopic, minimally invasive, and complex reconstructive spine surgery as well as a...

Dean Robert Harrington presents Dr. Souweidane with the 2024 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentorship

At today’s commencement ceremony for the graduating class of Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Mark Souweidane was announced as the winner of the 2024 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentorship. This prize recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to supporting colleagues to become academic leaders in clinical care, research, or education....