Neurological Surgery
Dr. Hussain Performs First 3D-Navigation-Guided Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion in New York City

Dr. Hussain Performs First 3D-Navigation-Guided Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion in New York City

January 30, 2023

Dr. Ibrahim Hussain achieved a spine surgery milestone when he performed the first 3D navigation-guided endoscopic lumbar fusion (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, or TLIF) ever performed in New York City in late 2022, becoming one of the few surgeons in the United States performing this procedure. The surgery was successful, and the patient is doing extremely well.

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Dr. Roger Hartl, the first Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery

Dr Härtl Appointed First Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery

September 1, 2021

Thanks to a generous $3 million commitment from the Hansen-MacDonald family, the Executive Committee of the Board of Fellows of Weill Cornell Medicine has appointed Dr. Roger Härtl as the inaugural Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery. The Hansen-MacDonald family established the endowed professorship to support Weill Cornell Medicine’s tripartite mission to care for patients, conduct research to advance the standard of care,...

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