Milestones

Elon Musk Delivers Annual Apuzzo Lecture at CNS 2024

October 1, 2024

Speaking to a rapt audience at the annual CNS meeting in Houston on Sunday, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk delivered the annual Michael L.J. Apuzzo Lecture on Creativity and Innovation on the subject of neurorestoration. Through his company Neuralink, Musk is pushing the boundaries on functional restoration through machine-brain interfaces — innovations that have their roots in ideas introduced by Dr. Apuzzo more than 30 years ago.

“This annual lecture pays homage to ‘...

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...

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...