Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Weill Cornell Multiple Sclerosis Center at Nyack Hospital

A joint collaboration between the Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Nyack Hospital.

Study Suggesting New Measures to Improve Quality of Care at Stroke Centers

In a study lead by Dr. Dana Leifer new guidelines were devised with the goal of standardizing care at stroke centers that monitor the diagnosis and treatment of patients in order to improve the quality of care stroke patients receive.

Announcing Weill Cornell's Center for Sleep Medicine

The newly constructed, expanded and relocated state-of-the-art Center for Sleep Medicine is a joint endeavor of the Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Medicine, and Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Upcoming Educational Seminars and CME Courses

Find out the latest CME courses and educational activities at various locations offered by Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

The 2008 Time Magazine Top 100 People - Dr. Nicholas Schiff

If there were a surgical procedure of the year, 2007's winner would have been an operation known as deep brain stimulation (DBS).

MSNBC Article: Electrodes let brain-injured man speak again

Doctors using electrodes have been able to restore one man's life and awareness lost to a comatose state.

BBC News Player: Electrical Pulses Rouse Man

Deep brain stimulation with electrical pulses may offer hope for patients in a minimally conscious state, US doctors say.

BBC News Article: Electrical pulses 'rouse' patient

Deep brain stimulation with electrical pulses may offer hope for patients trapped in a minimally conscious state.