Dr.
Kelly is the Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery and
Director of the neurosurgical residency program. He pioneered
Computer-Assisted Stereotactic Neurosurgery and minimally invasive surgical
techniques for the removal of brain tumors. He introduced these techniques
into the neurosurgical armamentarium at the NYU Medical Center. Dr. Kelly
is
internationally known not only as a brain tumor surgeon but is also
considered an expert in the surgical treatment of movement disorders.
He was
the Schneider lecturer for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
(AANS) in 1996 and will be the only neurosurgeon in history to deliver
another Schneider lecture a second time in 2002. He was awarded the Obrador
medal by the Spanish Neurosurgical Society in 1996 and received the Scoville
Achievement Award from the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
in
1997 ( the second time in the history of this organisation that this
award
has been given). He will receive the Sir Peter Freyer Medal from the
Irish
Surgical Society in September 2001 and the Olivacrona Medal in Stockholm
as
part of the Nobel ceremonies in December of 2001.
