Newswise — John G. Golfinos, MD, was honored on Friday night as the “Distinguished Physician” by the Hellenic Medical Society (HMS) of New York during its 75th Annual Scholarship Gala. HMS is dedicated to maintaining a strong network of Greek-American physicians to cultivate relationships among its members and preserve public health through networking, education and scholarship.
John G. Golfinos, MD, is associate professor of neurosurgery and otolaryngology and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. He joined NYU School of Medicine in 1995 as an expert in acoustic neuromas, metastatic brain tumors, skull base tumors and neurofibromatosis. Dr. Golfinos is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and an award-winning researcher specializing in diagnostic and outcomes investigations. He completed his residency and chief residency in neurosurgery and a fellowship in molecular biology research at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Golfinos is co-editor of the textbook “Head Injury,” and is well-published in peer-reviewed publications, including World Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and Surgical Neurology.
NYU Langone was ranked as one of the best neurosurgery departments in the country in U.S. News & World Report 2011-2012 Best Hospitals. The neurosurgery faculty specializes in the research and treatment of conditions impacting the brain and nervous system, from head and spinal cord injuries to subarachnoid hemorrhage and vasospasm, intracranial tumors and minimally invasive approaches to intracranial neoplasms by computer-assisted stereotactic methods. For more information, go to http://www.med.nyu.edu/neurosurgery/.
About NYU Langone Medical CenterNYU Langone Medical Center, a world-class, patient-centered, integrated, academic medical center, is one on the nation’s premier centers for excellence in clinical care, biomedical research and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is composed of three hospitals – Tisch Hospital, its flagship acute care facility; the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the world’s first university-affiliated facility devoted entirely to rehabilitation medicine; and the Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of only five hospitals in the nation dedicated to orthopaedics and rheumatology – plus the NYU School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. The medical center’s tri-fold mission to serve, teach and discover is achieved 365 days a year through the seamless integration of a culture devoted to excellence in patient care, education and research. For more information, go to www.NYULMC.org.
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