Babacar Cisse MD, PhD

Dr. Babacar Cisse, Leon Levy Research Fellow at the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, is an award-winning neurosurgeon who performs a wide range of surgical procedures for brain and spine conditions. He has special expertise in primary and metastatic brain and spinal tumors. He utilizes multiple modern and advanced techniques for the achievement of 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 received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Bard College. He then joined the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York, where he earned his medical degree and Ph.D. with Distinction. He completed his residency and chief residency in neurological surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He then joined the clinical faculty at the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center. He is also on the faculty of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute.