On August 1, 2020, E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD, became the seventh Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Sleep plays a pivotal role in good health and well-being throughout life, and yet for millions of Americans sleep is regularly interrupted or insufficient. To address the multiple needs of this growing population, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell established the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine.

Neuroendovascular surgery has undergone a rapid evolution since it first emerged as a specialty, with neuroendovascular therapies for the treatment of both ischemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms showing great promise for improved diagnosis and clinical outcomes.

Comprehensive GI Clinical Cancer Genetics programs at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are furthering the understanding of inherited cancer syndromes, including Lynch syndrome, and methods to improve early screening, including genetic testing, to prevent the development of cancer.

Comprehensive medical and surgical oncology programs for pancreatic cancer at NYP complement exhaustive research underway by Columbia and Weill Cornell faculty in the basic, translational, and clinical arenas. Their goal is to identify new treatment approaches that defy the odds for surviving this devastating disease.

Patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-unresponsive bladder cancer remain a challenging patient population to treat. Radical cystectomy continues as the oncologic gold standard treatment in patients at high risk of recurrence after BCG failure in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy has assumed its rightful place in the skill set of urologic oncologists. The application of robotics to perform radical cystectomy has been steadily increasing since its introduction nearly two decades ago.

As COVID-19 cases continued to climb, so did the need to bolster the physician ranks by redeploying residents, fellows, and attendings. In the Division of Endocrinology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, fellows volunteered to go where they were most needed.