Honors and Awards
Awards
Honorary Medical Officer, Fire Department New York 11/2008
Leonard and Fleur Harlan Clinical Scholar in Neurological Surgery 2006
Weill Cornell Medical College
Research Award 2005
Cervical Spine Research Society, DTI Imaging of the Cervical Spine
Travel Grant Award 10/1999
Japanese Neurosurgical Society,
58th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neurosurgical Society
Resident Research Award 4/1999
"Early experience with coiling of cerebral aneurysms",
Allegheny General Hospital
Poster Award 11/1995
“Leukocyte activation after transient brain compression: an intravital
Microscopy study”, Neurotrauma Society, San Diego
Poster Award 11/1994
"Posttraumatic CSF enhances ELAM-1 mediated neutrophil adhesion to
endothelial cells". Society of Neurotrauma, Miami
Favio Columella Award in Neurotraumatology 10/1993
"Reduction of posttraumatic intracranial hypertension by hypertonic/
hyperoncotic Saline/Dextran and Mannitol",
World Congress of Neurosurgery, Acapulco, Mexico,
Travel Award 1992
“Therapy of posttraumatic intracranial hypertension: mannitol
Vs. hypertonic/hyperoncotic saline/dextran”
5th SALT Meeting, Galveston, Texas
Poster Award 1990
“Influence of inhalation and intravenous anesthesia on posttraumatic
Brain edema”, Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery,
Dusseldorf
Poster Award 1991
“Hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions for fluid resuscitation in cerebral
Injury and hemorrhagic shock: effects on regional cerebral blood-flow”,
8th International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure
“ICP and Craniospinal Dynamics”, Rotterdam
