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June 15, 2021
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Boston Children's Hospital named best hospital for pediatric neurology, neurosurgery

Boston Children's Hospital named best hospital for pediatric neurology, neurosurgery

Boston Children’s Hospital once again ranked as the No. 1 hospital in the country for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report 2021-2022 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, according to a press release.

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June 16, 2020
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Texas Children’s Hospital ranked No. 1 for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery

Texas Children’s Hospital ranked No. 1 for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery

Texas Children’s Hospital achieved the No. 1 rank on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery for the fourth consecutive year.

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May 07, 2020
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90-day functional outcomes similar in endovascular thrombectomy regardless of alteplase use

90-day functional outcomes similar in endovascular thrombectomy regardless of alteplase use

Among patients with acute ischemic stroke from large-vessel occlusion, endovascular thrombectomy alone was noninferior for 90-day functional outcomes to IV alteplase administered within 4.5 hours from symptom onset plus endovascular thrombectomy.

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March 02, 2020
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CAS-CARE: Cilostazol may inhibit in-stent restenosis after CAS

CAS-CARE: Cilostazol may inhibit in-stent restenosis after CAS

Cilostazol was associated with a trend toward reduction of in-stent restenosis in patients with carotid artery stenting at 2 years, according to findings presented at the International Stroke Conference.

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February 24, 2020
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Endovascular treatment with standard care improved outcomes for basilar artery occlusion

Endovascular treatment with standard care improved outcomes for basilar artery occlusion

Patients with acute basilar artery occlusion who were administered endovascular treatment within 24 hours of an estimated occlusion time had better functional outcomes and reduced mortality, according to data presented at the International Stroke Conference.

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January 19, 2020
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Brain cancer specialist joins Mount Sinai faculty

Brain cancer specialist joins Mount Sinai faculty

Dolores Hambardzumyan, PhD, MBA, has been appointed senior faculty in the department of neurosurgery and member of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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September 10, 2019
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AAOS, American Association of Neurological Surgeons announce development of American Spine Registry

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced joint ownership and development of the American Spine Registry. With this venture, the groups aim to transform the Quality Outcomes Database spine registry into a more far-reaching program that facilitates the participation of all North American spine surgeons in a shared, quality data-collection platform.

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