We held a ribbon cutting at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to open a newly renovated wing for patients. Staff members were able to explore the space and see all the updates before we began to move patients in.

On December 5th, we're excited to have Ziya Gokaslan, MD join us as our 2024 Sherman C. Stein MD Visiting Professor! He currently serves as the Julius Stoll, MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

In this new video, Dr. Iahn Cajigas, MD, PhD, and his colleagues reveal how brain mapping could enable thought-based control of prosthetic limbs. This research is hope for those paralyzed, aiming to restore independence and revolutionize our understanding of the brain.

Congratulations to Dr. Jan-Karl Burkhardt who was named the inaugural chairholder of the James and Agnes Kim Associate Professorship in Neurosurgery! A ceremony was held honoring both Dr. Burkhardt for this achievement and the Kim Family for making it possible.

Our residents we're able to take part in a great skull base lab led by Drs. Christina Jackson and John Lee over the weekend! We are grateful as always to the noble volunteers who donated their bodies to science and medical education.

It was an honor to have Mark Richardson, MD, PhD join us as our Jurg L. Jaggi, PhD Endowed Lecturer in Functional Neurosurgery. He gave us a look into the fantastic work he's done with epilepsy surgery.

We're so proud of Michael Spadola, MD, Rachel Blue, MD, and Stephen Miranda, MD! Congratulations on joining the Leather Apron Club, and we can't wait to see what each of you accomplish in the next phase of your neurosurgery careers.

Everyone in our department plays a valuable role in making this the best place to receive neurosurgical care, to train, and to conduct research. Check out our new team photo for this year!