2011 – 2012 US News & World Report
New York - Presbyterian University Hospital
of Columbia and Cornell
#1 Hospital in New York Metropolitan Area
#4 in Neurology & Neurosurgery Nationwide
#6 Best Hospitals Honor Roll
The NIH rankings are out; Columbia Neurology is ranked #3 in the nation for NIH-funded research, up from #5 last year! Faculty members ranked among the top funded investigators include Drs. Richard Mayeux, Robert Burke, Randy Marshall, Michio Hirano, Elan Louis, Yaakov Stern, Jennifer Manly, and Salvatore DiMauro. |
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The Department of Neurology would like to congratulate Dr. John C. M. Brust, Professor of Clinical Neurology, who recently became the first Neurologist in Columbia's history to receive the University's prestigious Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching. Dr. Brust was chosen for this honor based on his extraordinary record as a teacher and mentor, and the moving testimony provided by students, both past and present, regarding the tremendous influence Dr. Brust has had on their lives. |
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The Stroke team at NewYork – Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has received a Gold Plus Achievement Award from Get With The Guidelines®, a quality improvement program that helps hospitals ensure patient care that's consistent with the most up-to-date scientific guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Congratulations to our Stroke team on reaching an aggressive goal of treating patients with 85% or higher compliance to core standard levels of care and at least 75% in added, optional quality measures over a consecutive, 24-month time period. |

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