Patient Stories

From Spinal Surgery to a Triathlon: Rachel’s Story

With the help of Dr. Paul McCormick, Rachel Scheller wouldn't let a spinal tumor hold her back.
Cured of a Challenging Tumor: Bisant’s Story

Dr. Bisant Labib thought she had injured her back. But when doctors found a tumor, she sought out Dr. Paul McCormick at Columbia for treatment.
Thriving After Spinal Surgery: Chuck's Story

When doctors found a tumor on Chuck Myers' spine, he turned to Dr. Paul McCormick at Columbia and the Och Spine Hospital for world-class care.
‘I Trust Dr. Bruce With My Life’

“I had the first pains in my head two days after my sophomore year of high school ended.” says Jennifer Hanichak Farrell. The year was 1994 and the sixteen year old Indiana cheerleader had no idea just how serious those headaches were.
Musician Rob Morsberger Pays Tribute to Dr. McKhann and Dr. Lavine

Singer/songwriter Rob Morsberger gave a special tribute to two of our neurosurgeons, Dr. McKhann and Dr. Lavine, in the liner notes of his latest CD, Ghosts Before Breakfast.
I’m Living Out the Life That I’ve Always Imagined for Myself, Thanks to Dr. Sisti

In the spring of 2008, seventeen-year old Buffalo, NY, native Megan Mahoney, a freshman member of Marist College’s women’s crew team, was preparing for the team’s spring training trip.
Dr. Bruce’s Patient Blogs About Surviving a Deadly Brain Tumor

A very grateful woman, Maria Bonyhay, has posted her story of survival on the Brain Tumor Foundation website. Her surgeon was Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center.
Michael Walker Was at the Right Place at the Right Time

If you are going to have a stroke, you could hardly plan it any better than to be in a room three floors down from an endovascular neurosurgeon like Dr. Sean Lavine–but that is exactly what happened to Michael Walker.
There Was Something About That Man

In the late afternoon of a Friday in June, retired teacher’s aid, Janice C. Silver was resting comfortably in her hospital bed in the Cardiac Unit at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
Marco’s Mysteriously Progressing Scoliosis

Like a lot of kids, eleven-year-old Marco was diagnosed with scoliosis during a routine check-up with his pediatrician.

Patient Stories

From Spinal Surgery to a Triathlon: Rachel’s Story

Cured of a Challenging Tumor: Bisant’s Story

Thriving After Spinal Surgery: Chuck's Story

‘I Trust Dr. Bruce With My Life’

Musician Rob Morsberger Pays Tribute to Dr. McKhann and Dr. Lavine

I’m Living Out the Life That I’ve Always Imagined for Myself, Thanks to Dr. Sisti

Dr. Bruce’s Patient Blogs About Surviving a Deadly Brain Tumor

Michael Walker Was at the Right Place at the Right Time

There Was Something About That Man

Marco’s Mysteriously Progressing Scoliosis

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