▁of ▁Medicine ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁also ▁held ▁an ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁ne uro log y ▁and ▁psych iat ry . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Columbia ▁University ' s ▁first ▁" Col umb ia ▁University ▁Art ist " ▁at ▁the ▁university ' s ▁M orn ings ide ▁He ights ▁campus , ▁recogn ising ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁brid ging ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁War wick ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁ne uro log y ▁and ▁consult ing ▁ne uro log ist ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ep ile ps y ▁centre . ▁ ▁S acks ' s ▁work ▁at ▁Beth ▁Abraham ▁Hospital ▁helped ▁provide ▁the ▁foundation ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Music ▁and ▁Ne uro logic ▁Function ▁( IM NF ) ▁is ▁built ; ▁S acks ▁was ▁an ▁honor ary ▁medical ▁ad visor . ▁The ▁Institute ▁hon oured ▁S acks ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁Music ▁Has ▁Power ▁Award . ▁The ▁IM NF ▁again ▁best owed ▁a ▁Music ▁Has ▁Power