Faculty, fellows, and residents from the Department of Neurosurgery recently participated in the 16th Annual Neurosurgery Charity Soft ball Tournament in Central Park, joining more than 30 teams from academic medical centers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The event helps support the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and pediatric brain tumor research.
Mount Sinai nearly upset former champions University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, but lost 8-7, leaving the tying run on third base. Still, the Mount Sinai players carried their momentum into convincing wins against University of Kansas School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine, but fell in the playoff s against the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. The tournament was hosted by Columbia University’s Department of Neurological Surgery.