Dr. Philip Stieg is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Medical College and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his B.S. degree in 1974 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neuroscience from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1980, and his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1983. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and a fellowship in cell transplantation for restorative neurological function at Karolinska Institute at Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Stieg has developed an international reputation in the area of cerebrovascular disorders. He has been active in many international courses and been broadly published. He has contributed to groups such as the Joint Sections of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) where he now assists in the capacity of past chairman. In addition, he is the past President of the Society of University Neurosurgeons. A recipient of several awards and honors, including citations in "Who's Who in Health and Medical Services" and "The Best Doctors in America," Dr. Stieg has played a major role in developing and enhancing the neurological programs at Harvard, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Children's Hospital at Boston.
Before joining the Cornell Physician Organization, Dr. Stieg was the Associate Chief in Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
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