E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD

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Dr. Connolly serves as the Byron Stookey Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and the Surgeon-in-Chief of the New York Neurological Institute and the New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Irving Medical Center. He is also the Surgical Director of the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, caring for patients suffering from the acute effects of both hemorrhagic as well as ischemic stroke.
Working as part of an extremely experienced and world-renowned team of critical care and stroke neurologists, as well as interventional radiologists, endovascular neurosurgeons, neuroanesthesiologists, and specialized nurse practitioners, he provides highly personalized, state of the art care for patients with brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, spontaneous hemorrhages, as well as for those patients with carotid stenosis, moyamoya disease, and cerebral ischemia due to atherosclerosis and other vasculopathies. In addition, he serves as the Director of the Cerebrovascular Research laboratory which continues to be at the forefront of biomedical science, bringing the latest discoveries to the operating room and the patient bedside to not only treat but also prevent stroke.
Dr. Connolly's special interests include Brain Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid Stenosis, EC-IC Bypass for Atheroocclusive disease and moyamoya, Surgical management of acute cerebrovascular emergencies

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

Aneurysm
Arteriovenous Fistula
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Carotid Artery Stenosis
Carotid Endarterectomy
Cavernous Malformation
Cerebral Ischemia
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebrovascular Dural AV Fistula
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
Craniotomy
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Head Trauma
Hemangioma
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Microsurgery
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Moyamoya Syndrome
Neurological Critical Care
Neurosurgery
Neurovascular Disease
Revascularization
Stroke
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Transient Cerebral Ischemia
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vascular Malformation

Academic Appointments

Byron Stookey Professor of Neurological Surgery at CUMC

Administrative Titles

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory
Surgical Director, Neuro-Intensive Care Unit
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Languages

English
Spanish

Gender

Male

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CUIMC/Neurological Institute of New York
710 West 168th Street
Suite 4-431
New York, NY 10032

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certifications

Neurological Surgery



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Research Interests

Cerebrovascular Disease



For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov