Babacar Cisse, MD, PhD, is an award-winning neurosurgeon with special expertise in primary and metastatic brain and spinal tumors. His surgical 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. Dr. Cisse is the principal investigator of a basic research laboratory that studies the interactions between the immune system and brain tumors. The research is done using human brain tumor samples and mouse brain tumor models. The goal is to develop a thorough and basic understanding of how brain tumors develop and grow, and eventually identify therapeutic targets against which agents can be developed. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Clinical Cancer Research, Cell, and Immunity.
