Neurological Surgery
525 East 68th Street
Starr Pavilion, 651
New York, NY 10021
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About Philip E. Stieg, Ph.D., M.D.
Philip Stieg, PhD, MD is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
He received his B.S. degree in 1974 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neuroscience from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1980, and his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1983. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and a fellowship in cell transplantation for restorative neurological function at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
DR. STIEG SEE...
Board Certifications
- Neurological Surgery
Expertise
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Aneurysm
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Astrocytoma
- Brain Stem Glioma
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Cavernous Malformation
- Cerebral Aneurysm
- Cerebral Vascular Disease
- Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
- Chordoma
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Meningioma
- Microvascular Neurosurgery
- Movement Disorders
- Moyamoya Syndrome
- Orbital Tumor
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinson's Surgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Stroke
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
- Vascular Malformations
- Vascular Neurosurgery
Education
- Fellowship: Karolinska Institute
- Internship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Education
- Fellowship: Karolinska Institute
- Internship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- Maurice Greenberg Distinguished Service Award, 2023
- Best Doctors in New York (New York Magazine) 2001 present
- Americas Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. 2001 present
- Americas Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. 2002 present
- Best Doctors in America 1994 present
- New York Super Doctors 2013-present
- Marquis Whos Who in America 2002 present
- Whos Who in Medical Sciences Education 2004 present
- Ellis Island 2018 Medal of Honor, Ellis Island Society
- AHA/ASA Stroke Hero Award 2018
- President, Brain Tumor Foundation 2015-2017
- President, AHA/ASA New York Chapter 2016-2018
- Honorary Member, Italian Neurological Society 2015
- Invited Speaker, WFNS-15th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of 2015 Neurosurgical Societies, Naples, Italy
- Invited Speaker, 15th Interim Meeting of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Rome Italy
- President, Society of University Neurosurgeons 2014
- President, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Medical Board 2013
- Alumnus of the Year, Medical College of Wisconsin 2013
- Honored Guest, Chinese Neurological Society 2012
- Vice President, New York Presbyterian Medical Board 2012
- Visiting Professor, Biomedical Campus, Rome, Italy 2011
- Visiting Professor, Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Illinois-Chicago 2006
- Visiting Professor, Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Harvard University 2006
- Zeiss Luminary Center, Weill Cornell Medical College 2005
- Leadership Award, MHHC Foundation 2005
- “2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century” 2002
- Visiting Professor, Louisiana State University Medical Center 2001
- Hollin Lecturer, Mount Sinai Medical Center 2001
- J.G. Galbraith Lecturer, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2001
- Frontiers in Cancer Management “Nemrock”, Cairo, Egypt 2000
- Visiting Professor, Yonsei University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 2000
- 6th International Workshop on Cerebrovascular Surgery
- Visiting Professor, University of Vermont Medical School 1999
- “Time, Feeling and Focus” Award, American Heart Association 1999
- Plenary Presentation, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, MA 1999
- Plenary Presentation, Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Orlando, FL 1998
- Visiting Professor, Asian Medical Center, Seoul, Korea 1997
- International Symposium on Neurosciences
- Best Doctors, Boston Magazine 1997
- Visiting Professor, Jefferson University Medical School 1997
- Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania 1997
- Robert M. Curtis Visiting Professor in Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School 1996
- Visiting Professor, University of Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany 1996
- Visiting Professor, Yale University 1995
- Visiting Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Albany Medical Center 1990
Titles & Positions
- Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College
Board Certifications
- neurological surgery
Languages Spoken
- english
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