Awards and Honors

Our award-winning team included (left to right) Rachael Han and co-authors Dr. Alexandra Giantini Larsen, Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield, and Dr. John Chae

WCM Medical Student Rachael Han Awarded Best Chiari Paper at Peds Section 2022

January 9, 2023

Rachael Han, a second-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College, was named winner of the Best Paper on Chiari award at the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery in December. The annual award, established in 2020, is given for the best paper on the topic of Chiari; it is funded by the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation and presented at the annual meeting of the joint section.

Rachael’s winning paper (“Fourth Ventricular...

Second Year in a Row!

November 11, 2022

When Newsweek magazine released its 2023 rankings of the very best hospitals worldwide, the neurosurgery service at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian was honored again. For the second year in a row, our world-class neurosurgery service was named the top program in New York, and the best east of the Mississippi. Our esteemed colleagues at the Mayo Clinic nudged us out of first place...

Drs. Joseph Safdieh, Yoon Kang, and Mark Souweidane

Dr. Souweidane Presented With Honorary Fellowship Award

November 2, 2022

The Alumni Association of Weill Cornell Medical College has presented Dr. Mark Souweidane with an Honorary Fellowship Award in recognition of his contributions to the college. Since 1970, the award has been given annually by the Alumni Association Board of Directors to two outstanding (non-alumni) Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members “whose scholarship, dedication, and leadership have greatly enriched the life of the Medical College, its faculty, and students.”

The...