Steve Schiff has the soothing voice and gentle manner of someone who has spent a large part of his career dealing with children, and frequently, children in pain. As a pediatric neurosurgeon, he has lent his skills and bedside manner to treating diseases of the brain in children. As a researcher, he is joining forces with electrical engineer Srinivas Tadigadapa to develop technology to understand and treat diseases of the brain.
Image: Electrical engineer Srinivas Tadigadapa and neurosurgeon Steve Schiff have joined forces to create a tiny magnetic device that can interact with brain cells without physically penetrating the brain. Image: Patrick Mansell
