Neurological Surgery
Dr. Jennifer Moliterno presents Rutka Award to Dr Evan Bander

Dr. Bander Awarded CNS James Rutka Pediatric Brain Tumor Award

October 24, 2022

Seventh-year resident Evan Bander, MD, was named winner of the prestigious James Rutka Pediatric Brain Tumor Award by the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors for his abstract “A Positive Impact on Patterns of Relapse in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma after Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Omburtamab.” The winning abstract, based on a study Dr. Bander conducted with Dr. Mark Souweidane, evaluates the outcomes of DIPG patients treated with convection-enhanced delivery (CED) in Dr. Souweidane’s...

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Dr. Joseph Carnevale and Dr. Alexander Ramos

Dr. Carnevale Wins 2022 Apuzzo Award; Dr. Ramos Awarded Gaposchkin Prize

June 10, 2022

Dr. Joseph Carnevale has been named winner of the 2022 Michael L. J. Apuzzo Resident Literature Award for Creativity and Innovation. Dr. Carnevale, who is completing his fifth year of the seven-year neurosurgery residency program, was presented with the award at the resident graduation ceremony held Thursday evening. The award was for “...

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Drs. Hussain, Goldberg, and Härtl

Dr. Jacob Goldberg Named Charlie Kuntz Scholar, Brings Home WCM’s First J.A.N.E. Award

March 29, 2022

At the 2022 joint AANS/CNS Spine Summit, fifth-year neurosurgery resident Jacob Goldberg was named a 2022 Charlie Kuntz Scholar for work he’s done with Dr. Roger Härtl, Dr. Ibrahim Hussain, Dr. Carolin Melcher, and members of our resident training team. Dr. Goldberg also achieved top honors by winning the J.A.N.E. Award (Journalistic And Academic Neurosurgical Excellence) for top resident manuscript of the year.

The winning research project focused on the use of a high-...

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