Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Announcing Weill Cornell's Center for Sleep Medicine

The newly constructed, expanded and relocated state-of-the-art Center for Sleep Medicine is a joint endeavor of the Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Medicine, and Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

Upcoming CME Courses

Find out the latest CME courses at various locations offered by Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork Presbyterian Hospital

The 2008 Time Magazine Top 100 People - Dr. Nicholas Schiff

If there were a surgical procedure of the year, 2007's winner would have been an operation known as deep brain stimulation (DBS).

MSNBC Article: Electrodes let brain-injured man speak again

Doctors using electrodes have been able to restore one man's life and awareness lost to a comatose state.

BBC News Player: Electrical Pulses Rouse Man

Deep brain stimulation with electrical pulses may offer hope for patients in a minimally conscious state, US doctors say.

BBC News Article: Electrical pulses 'rouse' patient

Deep brain stimulation with electrical pulses may offer hope for patients trapped in a minimally conscious state.