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    Caitlin E. Hoffman, MD

    Associate Professor
    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian

    Caitlin Hoffman, MD, Director Craniofacial Surgery, Director Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

    Dr. Caitlin Hoffman is the director of Craniofacial Surgery and the Co-Director of the Multi-Disciplinary Craniosynostosis Program as well as the Director of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. Dr. Hoffman is a board-certified neurosurgeon, fellowship-trained in pediatric neurosurgery, with advanced expertise in the surgical treatment of craniofacial disorders and refractory epilepsy. Her practice takes a multi-disciplinary approach to both craniofacial and epilepsy patients. Dr. Hoffman is a widely published academic neurosurgeon currently involved in investigating the genomics of synostosis as it relates to outcomes as well as non-invasive treatment methods for refractory epilepsy.
    Dr. Hoffman co-directs an annual continuing medical education course in open and endoscopic surgical approaches for craniosynostosis, designed to improve the level of care available to patients worldwide. She has lectured on craniosynostosis, pediatric epilepsy, and other neurosurgical topics at meetings and conferences around the globe and participates in the Weill Cornell Medicine Neurosurgical Project in Tanzania, where she trains African neurosurgeons to provide care for their youngest patients. A large part of her academic practice is dedicated to global neurosurgery initiatives and addressing healthcare disparities through developing new mentorship models.
    Dr. Hoffman received her M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed a neurosurgical residency and chief residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, then went on to complete advanced fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto. During her neurosurgical training, Dr. Hoffman was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Housestaff Award by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the 2012 Dr. Kenneth Shulman Award by the AANS Pediatric Section, and the 2011 New York State Neurosurgical Society-Resident Research Award; in 2006 she was selected for membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. She is the current Victor and Tara Menezes Clinical Scholar in Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine, and she holds appointments at NewYork-Presbyterian (Weill Cornell and Columbia campuses) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

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