Dr. Roger Hartl of Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery is an internationally renowned spine specialist and the founder of the Tanzania Neurosurgery Project, and is neurosurgical head of spine at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

A leader in high-tech computerized diagnostic and treatment methods, Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery receives patients from around the world. Our specialists treat the full spectrum of neurological disease, from brain and spine tumors, stroke, aneurysms, and epilepsy to Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. At the forefront of emerging technology, our facilities offer the Gamma Knife, stereotactic radiosurgery, frameless stereotaxy, endoscopic surgery, and three-dimensional visualization in the operating room. Many of our patient cases have been covered in the news documenting the success of minimal-access surgery; recent articles told of spinal surgery to prevent paralysis and a giant brain tumor removed through the nasal cavity.