Center of Excellence

New York Presbyterian Hospital

State

NY

Specialty

Neurological Surgery

Dr. Philip Stieg is professor and chairman of the department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He is also the Neurosurgeon-in Chief at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York. He received his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Stieg earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neuroscience from Albany Medical College of Union University. He obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his postdoctoral training at Southwestern Medical School in the department of surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He completed his fellowship in cell transplantation for restorative neurological function at Karolinska Institute at Stockholm, Sweden. His residency was at the Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital- Children?s Hospital in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Stieg has developed an international reputation in the area of cerebrovascular disorders. He has been active in many international courses and been broadly published. He has contributed to groups such as the Joint Sections of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) where he now assists in the capacity of past chairman. In addition, he is the past President of the Society of University Neurosurgeons. A recipient of several awards and honors, including citations in "Who's Who in Health and Medical Services" and "The Best Doctors in America," Dr. Stieg has played a major role in developing and enhancing the neurological programs at Harvard, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Children's Hospital at Boston.