Chairman of the Neurosurgery Department, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
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Eugene Flamm
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Senator Ted Kennedy Undergoes Brain Surgery Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy was operated on today for a malignant brain tumor that was diagnosed nearly two weeks ago. The surgery comes as a bit of a surprise because at that time Kennedy's doctors did not mention surgery as a treatment option. Eugene Flamm is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Montefiore Medical Center's Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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