Philip Stieg, PhD, MD is the Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

He received his B.S. degree in 1974 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neuroscience from Albany Medical College of Union University in 1980, and his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1983. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and a fellowship in cell transplantation for restorative neurological function at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

DR. STIEG SEES PATIENTS AT THE FOLLOWING CLINICAL LOCATIONS:
520 East 70th Street (east of York Avenue)
Starr Pavilion, Room 651
New York, NY 10065

1305 York Avenue (at 70th Street)
9th floor
New York, NY 10021

Dr. Stieg has developed an international reputation in the area of cerebrovascular disorders and skull base surgery. He has been active in many international courses and been broadly published. He has contributed to groups such as the Joint Sections of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) where he now assists in the capacity of past chairman. In addition, he is the past President of the Society of University Neurosurgeons. A recipient of multiple awards and honors, including Castle Connolly and New York Magazine's "Best Doctors in America" and New York Super Doctors, as seen in The New York Times. In 2023 he was presented with the 40th Maurice Greenberg Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. The award recognizes an outstanding individual for exceptional and longtime service. 

Before joining the Cornell Physician Organization, Dr. Stieg was the Associate Chief in Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

For more information about Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery including the conditions we treat, the advanced procedures we perform, and how to make an appointment visit neurosurgery.weillcornell.org.