Babacar Cisse, M.D., Ph.D.
Babacar Cisse, M.D., Ph.D.
Provider of world-class care at NewYork-Presbyterian
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About Babacar Cisse, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Cisse is an award-winning neurosurgeon who performs a wide range of surgical procedures for brain and spine conditions, with special expertise in primary and metastatic brain and spinal tumors as well as in trigeminal neuralgia. He utilizes multiple advanced techniques to achieve the safest outcomes for his patients. These techniques include neuro-navigation, ultrasound, advanced imaging, motor and speech mapping, and endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Cisse is fluent in English, French, Arabic, and Wolof.
New York SuperDoctors Rising Stars 2019-2022
NIH Loan Repayment Program Award, 2014-2016
Frederick P. Gay Memorial Award for achievement in microbiology, Columbia, 2010
PhD with Distinction, Columbia University, 2009
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31), NIH, 2008-2010
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, 2004-2006
Summer Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2002
Reamer Kline Award, Bard College, 2002
Frederick P. Gay Memorial Award for achievement in microbiology, Columbia, 2010
Harold Griffiths Award for Excellency in Chemistry, Bard College, 2002
Gustave Aufricht Memorial Scholarship, Bard College, 2002
HHMI Undergraduate Fellowship University of Illinois, 2000
Distinguished Scientist Scholarship, Bard College, 1999-2003
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M.D., Ph.D.Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons2010
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B.A.Bard College2003
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Assistant Attending Neurological SurgeonNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Leonard and Fleur Harlan Clinical ScholarWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of Clinical NeuroscienceWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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