Facilities
Founded in 1771, The New York Hospital was the first voluntary general hospital in New York City and the second in the American Colonies. It became affiliated with Cornell University Medical College in 1898. Following construction of a new 766 bed 850,000 square foot 11-story facility on a platform on the East River over FDR Drive, the new facility opened its door in July 1997. In January 1998, the NewYork Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York merged to form a single institution named the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH). Though the hospitals have merged, residency programs will remain separate entities. However, residents from either institution may do electives at the other site.
Located across York Avenue from NYPH, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides a unique experience in neuro-oncology. The neuro-oncology service at MSKCC is considered the world leader in both clinical care and research in the field. The Division of Pain and Palliative Care has set the international standard for symptom management in cancer patients. Weill Cornell Medical College and MSKCC share a cyclotron and both institutions have a functional MRI (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) programs offering residents experience with the most advanced equipment for functional brain imaging currently available.
In addition to the NYPH and MSKCC, residents may rotate at the Hospital for Special Surgery, a world-renowned specialized orthopedic hospital for diseases of spine, muscle, and peripheral nerve, as well as rheumatologic and connective tissue disorders.
Resident training centers on two 30-bed units for neurological and neurosurgical patients, one at NYPH and the other at MSKCC. The NYPH ward contains a four-bed neurological step down unit with plans to expand to a 20 beds by the end of this year. NYPH also contains an 11-bed Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit and a new, state-of-the-art 11-bed Neurointerventional Radiology Suite. The MSKCC ward contains a four-bed neurologic observation unit. Neurology residents provide direct care to both neurology inpatients and consultation on the medical, surgical, burn, neurosurgical, obstetric, and pediatric services. Experience in the management of patients requiring an intensive care setting is gained not only on the special care units but also as consultants to the medical, surgical, cardio-thoracic, and burn units.
Clinical rotations are taken in each of these facilities during the four-year program. Residents are under the supervision of attending neurologists, many of whom are internationally renowned specialists. Throughout their training, residents can elect to participate in clinical or laboratory research at any of these institutions or at the nearby Rockefeller University.
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