Dr. Eleonora Francesca Spinazzi is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon specializing in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. She delivers expert, evidence-based care for patients with stroke, brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and other complex neurovascular conditions. Her approach blends cutting-edge, minimally invasive techniques with personalized, compassionate care tailored to each patient's goals. At Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Dr. Spinazzi provides advanced microsurgical... Read More about Eleonora F Spinazzi, MD

Dr. Feldstein has been the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery since his arrival in 1994. Among his interests and expertise is a national reputation in the management of Chiari Malformations and spinal dysraphism. He has an active practice in such subspecialty areas as brain and spinal cord tumors, craniofacial abnormalities, vascular malformations such as Moyamoya, AVMs and... Read More about Neil A Feldstein, MD

Dr. Dean Chou is the Bennett M. Stein Professor of Neurosurgery. He is the Chief of the Spine Division and Vice Chair of Department of Neurosurgery at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Chou has many years of experience andexpertise in scoliosis, spinal deformity, spinal tumors, and degenerative conditions of the spine. He haspioneered many minimally... Read More about Dean Chou, MD

Gordon Baltuch MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS(C) is the Co-Chief of Functional Neurosurgery Division at Columbia Neurosurgery. Dr. Baltuch specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders and was previously director of the Penn Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery and professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where he had been a faculty member since... Read More about Gordon H. Baltuch, MD, PHD

Dr. Lavine dedicates his practice exclusively to diseases associated with the cerebrovascular system and to those diseases treated with Endovascular Neurosurgical and Interventional Neuroradiological Procedures. He was among the first surgeons in the country to complete training in these procedures after completing neurosurgical training. His expertise is in the area of neurovascular pathology including such conditions as brain hemorrhage, brain... Read More about Sean D Lavine, MD

Dr. Raymond F. Sekula, the J. Lawrence Pool Professor and Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery, is one of the world’s foremost leaders in minimally invasive brain surgery. His world-renowned practice is dedicated to less invasive but maximally effective treatment of a variety of brain disorders, particularly difficult to reach tumors involving the skull base (acoustic neuroma, meningioma, and other brain... Read More about Raymond F. Sekula, MD