Neurological Surgery
Dr. H. Allison Bender

Dr. Bender Promoted to Professor of Neuropsychology

July 31, 2024

Dr. H. Allison Bender has been promoted to Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurological Surgery and Attending Psychologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Bender, who is Director of Neuropsychology within Neurological Surgery, is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology; she specializes in evaluating neurosurgical patients to determine if they are candidates for surgery, conducting...

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Dr. Kai-Ming Fu Promoted to Professor of Neurological Surgery

Dr. Fu Promoted to Professor of Neurological Surgery

May 22, 2024

Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Professor of Neurosurgery in Spinal Surgery. Dr. Fu, who is Director of Spinal Trauma and Co-director of the Spinal Deformity and Scoliosis Program, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care and chief of...

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Dr. McGrath Brings Endoscopic Spine Surgery to Tanzania 2024

Dr. McGrath Brings Endoscopic Spine Surgery to Tanzania

April 5, 2024

Dr. Lynn McGrath is one of the pioneers of endoscopic spine surgery in the United States, committed to bringing this minimally invasive approach to neurosurgery to as many patients as possible. Last month he introduced spinal endoscopy in Tanzania, training local surgeons on the techniques and performing two surgeries – the first-ever endoscopic spine procedures performed in Tanzania, and believed to be the...

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