Neurological Surgery
DR. ROGER HARTL

Dr. Hartl Appointed to NASS Board

November 21, 2024

Dr. Roger Hartl, the Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery and Director of Neurosurgery Spine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been appointed to the board of directors of the North American Spine Society (NASS).  An internationally renowned spine surgeon specializing in minimally invasive techniques and advanced spinal navigation, Dr. Hartl is the founder and director of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care as well as...

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Jeffrey Greenfield, MD, PhD, neurosurgery residency director at Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Greenfield to Lead Residency Program

October 30, 2024

Jeffrey Greenfield, MD, PhD, has been named residency director for the Department of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Greenfield, who is Professor of Neurological Surgery in Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, has been associate director of the program since 2014. He takes the reins from ...

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Elon Musk Delivers Annual Apuzzo Lecture at CNS 2024

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 ‘...

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