News & Articles Home / About Barrow Neurological Institute / News & Articles Featured Article Bakery Owner Back on His Feet After Spinal Epidural AVF Surgery Read More Patient, Wife Reflect on 25+ Years with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center The first time John O’Donnell met Muhammad Ali, he didn’t ask for… Read More Read More Lifelong Golfer Returns to Game Pain Free After Spine Surgery at Barrow Joe Colello’s love affair with golf began nearly 70 years ago when… Read More Patient Stories View All Prev Next Read More Bakery Owner Back on His Feet After Spinal Epidural AVF Surgery Juan Arellano was about to deplane after a two-hour flight when he… Read More Read More Patient, Wife Reflect on 25+ Years with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center The first time John O’Donnell met Muhammad Ali, he didn’t ask for… Read More Read More Lifelong Golfer Returns to Game Pain Free After Spine Surgery at Barrow Joe Colello’s love affair with golf began nearly 70 years ago when… Read More Read More Endovascular Surgery Restores Function for Patient with Dural AV Fistula Mark Barrett awoke in a haze. He looked around the room—cozy and… Read More Read More Spinal Fusion Surgery Restores Quality of Life for Mother of 3 In the fall of 2020, Hope Terry was preparing to sell her… Read More Read More Romanian Teen’s Complex Spinal AVM Successfully Treated at Barrow Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and… Read More Read More Pituitary Team Changes Life of Patient with Growth Hormone Deficiency Patricia Buckley has a small tattoo on her wrist. It says one… Read More Read More Barrow Neurosurgeon Restores Pastor’s Vision Through Pituitary Surgery David Clark didn’t think much of it when he woke up early… Read More Read More Barrow Patient Finds Purpose in Brain Cancer Journey When Hillary Burns and her husband, Dan, reflect on her brain cancer… Read More Doctor Profiles View All Prev Next Read More Spine Surgery Pioneer Dr. Volker Sonntag to Be Honored at Namesake Symposium Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD, an emeritus professor of neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological… Read More Read More Barrow Appoints New Neurology Chair: Brad A. Racette, MD, FAAN After a year-long search interviewing many of the top neurologists around the… Read More Read More 3 Questions for the 2021 Barrow Graduating Class July 1 will usher in a new academic year at Barrow Neurological… Read More Read More Dr. Michael T. Lawton’s Seven Takeaways from 5,000 Aneurysms After more than two decades as a practicing neurosurgeon, Barrow President and… Read More Read More 3 Questions for the 2020 Barrow Graduating Class July 1 marks a new academic year at Barrow Neurological Institute, when… Read More Read More Nerve Transfer Surgery: Reanimating the Hand After Spinal Cord Injury Most of us give it little thought when we pick up our… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine Surgeon For Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology,… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologist In 1985, during his final year of anesthesia residency at The University… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Juan Uribe, Chief of Division of Spinal Disorders Dr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he… Read More In the News View All Prev Next Read More Awards & Recognitions – Spring 2022 Top 100 Neuroscience Paper A paper authored by Barrow neuroimaging scientists Ashley… Read More Read More Save the Date: Events, Symposiums, & Deadlines Unpacking the Black Box of Cognitive Rehabilitation Saturday, Feb. 267:30 a.m. to… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – February 2022 ISC 2022 Presentations Barrow PGY-6 neurosurgery resident Joshua Catapano, MD, was selected… Read More Read More Barrow Neurologist Weighs in on Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab, marketed under the brand name Aduhelm, is the first new Alzheimer’s… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – January 2022 AHA Travel Award Saif Ahmad, PhD, received a Travel Award for Junior… Read More Read More 7 Journal Covers Feature Barrow Neuropub Artwork in 2021 Operative Neurosurgery, Vol. 20, Issue 3 (March) The top of the block… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – November 2021 Joint Commission Certification Barrow Neurological Institute, in partnership with St. Joseph’s Hospital… Read More Read More Newsweek Names Barrow a Top Hospital in the World for Neurosurgery Newsweek has named Barrow Neurological Institute one of the world’s best hospitals… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – October 2021 Get With The Guidelines® Awards Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical… Read More Neurosurgery Awareness Month View All Prev Next Read More Q&A: Remiel Gonda, Operating Room Nurse While attending nursing school, Remiel Gonda fell in love with the operating… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine Surgeon For Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology,… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologist In 1985, during his final year of anesthesia residency at The University… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Juan Uribe, Chief of Division of Spinal Disorders Dr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Volker Sonntag, a Pioneer in Spinal Neurosurgery When Dr. Volker Sonntag began practicing neurosurgery in 1977, spine specialists didn’t… Read More Patient Education View All Prev Next Read More Understanding Neurodiagnostics: EEG and IONM In honor of Neurodiagnostic Week 2022, recognized from April 17 to 23,… Read More Read More Multiple Sclerosis Questions Answered What is multiple sclerosis, or MS? Multiple sclerosis is a condition in… Read More Read More Robotic Spine Surgery Explained One of the reasons that many people choose Barrow Neurological Institute for… Read More Read More Holiday Fall Prevention Barrow Neurological Institute is reminding you to pay attention to fall prevention… Read More Barrow Year of the Nurse View All Prev Next Read More Meet Virginia Prendergast, PhD: Director of Advanced Practice Nursing One day, Virginia Prendergast, PhD, was humming a Frank Sinatra tune while… Read More Read More Meet Jacki Garcia: Nurse Navigator, Neurosurgical Oncology Jacki Garcia swivels around in her office chair to consult her computer… Read More Read More Meet Kevin Patterson: Charge Nurse, Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit Kevin Patterson says that to work as a charge nurse, one must… Read More Read More Meet Manny Mejia: Manager, Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioners “What I love about neuroendovascular is that it’s constantly evolving and that… Read More Read More Meet Heidi Jahnke: Research Nurse Clinician, Neurosurgery When Heidi Jahnke reflects on her past 30 years as a research… Read More Read More Meet Stephanie Strickland: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuro-ICU Stephanie Strickland joined Barrow Neurological Institute 20 years ago as a travel nurse…. Read More Read More Meet Charlene Grove: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuro-ICU Charlene Grove says the nurses on her unit embody a culture of… Read More Read More Meet Tiffany Sheehan, PhD: Stroke Program Coordinator If health care were a brick wall, Tiffany Sheehan says, nurses would… Read More Read More Meet Cindy Sullivan: Nurse Practitioner, Neurotrauma Program Coordinator As the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury program coordinator at… Read More Press Releases View All Prev Next Read More Parkinson Center Celebrates 25th Year With Hope for Future Treatment As one of the world’s most comprehensive and interdisciplinary centers for Parkinson’s… Read More Read More Barrow Brainbook Educates 1M High School Athletes in AZ on Concussion Featured image: Christian Kirk, courtesy of Arizona Cardinals. As fall high school… Read More Read More Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center: A Hub for Cutting-Edge Research More than two decades since its establishment in 1997 and five years… Read More Read More Romanian Teen’s Complex Spinal AVM Successfully Treated at Barrow Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and… Read More Read More Concussion Poll: AZ Parents See Football as Riskier than Contact Sports For the first time, a majority of Arizona parents say they will… Read More Read More Barrow Sports Neurologist Monitors for Concussions at Super Bowl 55 Barrow Neurological Institute sports neurologist Dr. Javier Cárdenas, one of the nation’s… Read More Read More Study: COVID-19 Patients Have Had Strokes, Other Neurological Ailments Barrow Neurological Institute Neurologist Co-authors Study with Researchers in Wuhan Patients with… Read More Read More Barrow Uses Medical Innovation to Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic, N95 Mask Shortage (PHOENIX – March 31, 2020) – As medical centers across the country… Read More Read More California Woman Has Surgery for Complex Brain Aneurysm at Barrow A neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix has successfully removed a… Read More Researcher Profiles View All Prev Next Read More Imaging Research Aims to Unravel How Parkinson’s Alters Brain Networks Ashley Stokes, PhD, a neuroimaging scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute, has received… Read More Read More NIH Funds Barrow Research of Imaging-Based ALS Biomarkers Chad Quarles, PhD, director of the Neuroimaging Innovation Center at Barrow Neurological… Read More Read More R01 Grant Funds Research of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Fredric Manfredsson, PhD, a neuroscientist at Barrow Neurological Institute, has received an… Read More Read More Barrow Study Suggests Important Drug Target for Glioblastoma A new study led by Shwetal Mehta, PhD, at Barrow Neurological Institute… Read More Read More R01 Grant Supports Further Study of Role of Immune Cells in ALS, FTD The National Institutes of Health has awarded an R01 grant to Rita… Read More Read More Barrow Study Suggests Immune Cells Contribute to Neurodegeneration A new study suggests that immune cells in the brain and spinal… Read More Read More Dr. Richard Dortch: #TheMindBehind Imaging Research for Nerve Degeneration, Repair As an undergraduate student majoring in electrical engineering, Dr. Richard Dortch envisioned… Read More Read More Barrow Scientists Honored for ALS Research at MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day In honor of MLB’s inaugural Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, the… Read More Read More Barrow Researchers Receive DoD Grant for New ALS Therapy The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a grant of $881,300 entitled… Read More The Mind Behind View All Prev Next Read More #TheMindBehind Neuroscience Nursing: Cindy Sneller Throughout her childhood, Cindy Sneller often heard stories about her grandmother’s service… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Academic Affairs: Osborne Hall When Osborne Hall began his career in health care over a decade… Read More Read More Dr. Richard Dortch: #TheMindBehind Imaging Research for Nerve Degeneration, Repair As an undergraduate student majoring in electrical engineering, Dr. Richard Dortch envisioned… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Neuro-Telemetry: Brenda Lopez Brenda Lopez has spent most of her eight years as a nurse… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind the Neurosurgery OR: Lynn Santella Lynn Santella recently joined the Neurosurgery OR at Barrow Neurological Institute, but… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Electroneurodiagnostics: Anna Costina Barrow Neurological Institute is often lauded for its leadership in neurological treatments,… Read More
Featured Article Bakery Owner Back on His Feet After Spinal Epidural AVF Surgery Read More Patient, Wife Reflect on 25+ Years with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center The first time John O’Donnell met Muhammad Ali, he didn’t ask for… Read More Read More Lifelong Golfer Returns to Game Pain Free After Spine Surgery at Barrow Joe Colello’s love affair with golf began nearly 70 years ago when… Read More Patient Stories View All Prev Next Read More Bakery Owner Back on His Feet After Spinal Epidural AVF Surgery Juan Arellano was about to deplane after a two-hour flight when he… Read More Read More Patient, Wife Reflect on 25+ Years with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center The first time John O’Donnell met Muhammad Ali, he didn’t ask for… Read More Read More Lifelong Golfer Returns to Game Pain Free After Spine Surgery at Barrow Joe Colello’s love affair with golf began nearly 70 years ago when… Read More Read More Endovascular Surgery Restores Function for Patient with Dural AV Fistula Mark Barrett awoke in a haze. He looked around the room—cozy and… Read More Read More Spinal Fusion Surgery Restores Quality of Life for Mother of 3 In the fall of 2020, Hope Terry was preparing to sell her… Read More Read More Romanian Teen’s Complex Spinal AVM Successfully Treated at Barrow Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and… Read More Read More Pituitary Team Changes Life of Patient with Growth Hormone Deficiency Patricia Buckley has a small tattoo on her wrist. It says one… Read More Read More Barrow Neurosurgeon Restores Pastor’s Vision Through Pituitary Surgery David Clark didn’t think much of it when he woke up early… Read More Read More Barrow Patient Finds Purpose in Brain Cancer Journey When Hillary Burns and her husband, Dan, reflect on her brain cancer… Read More Doctor Profiles View All Prev Next Read More Spine Surgery Pioneer Dr. Volker Sonntag to Be Honored at Namesake Symposium Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD, an emeritus professor of neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological… Read More Read More Barrow Appoints New Neurology Chair: Brad A. Racette, MD, FAAN After a year-long search interviewing many of the top neurologists around the… Read More Read More 3 Questions for the 2021 Barrow Graduating Class July 1 will usher in a new academic year at Barrow Neurological… Read More Read More Dr. Michael T. Lawton’s Seven Takeaways from 5,000 Aneurysms After more than two decades as a practicing neurosurgeon, Barrow President and… Read More Read More 3 Questions for the 2020 Barrow Graduating Class July 1 marks a new academic year at Barrow Neurological Institute, when… Read More Read More Nerve Transfer Surgery: Reanimating the Hand After Spinal Cord Injury Most of us give it little thought when we pick up our… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine Surgeon For Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology,… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologist In 1985, during his final year of anesthesia residency at The University… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Juan Uribe, Chief of Division of Spinal Disorders Dr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he… Read More In the News View All Prev Next Read More Awards & Recognitions – Spring 2022 Top 100 Neuroscience Paper A paper authored by Barrow neuroimaging scientists Ashley… Read More Read More Save the Date: Events, Symposiums, & Deadlines Unpacking the Black Box of Cognitive Rehabilitation Saturday, Feb. 267:30 a.m. to… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – February 2022 ISC 2022 Presentations Barrow PGY-6 neurosurgery resident Joshua Catapano, MD, was selected… Read More Read More Barrow Neurologist Weighs in on Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab, marketed under the brand name Aduhelm, is the first new Alzheimer’s… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – January 2022 AHA Travel Award Saif Ahmad, PhD, received a Travel Award for Junior… Read More Read More 7 Journal Covers Feature Barrow Neuropub Artwork in 2021 Operative Neurosurgery, Vol. 20, Issue 3 (March) The top of the block… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – November 2021 Joint Commission Certification Barrow Neurological Institute, in partnership with St. Joseph’s Hospital… Read More Read More Newsweek Names Barrow a Top Hospital in the World for Neurosurgery Newsweek has named Barrow Neurological Institute one of the world’s best hospitals… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – October 2021 Get With The Guidelines® Awards Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical… Read More Neurosurgery Awareness Month View All Prev Next Read More Q&A: Remiel Gonda, Operating Room Nurse While attending nursing school, Remiel Gonda fell in love with the operating… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine Surgeon For Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology,… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologist In 1985, during his final year of anesthesia residency at The University… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Juan Uribe, Chief of Division of Spinal Disorders Dr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Volker Sonntag, a Pioneer in Spinal Neurosurgery When Dr. Volker Sonntag began practicing neurosurgery in 1977, spine specialists didn’t… Read More Patient Education View All Prev Next Read More Understanding Neurodiagnostics: EEG and IONM In honor of Neurodiagnostic Week 2022, recognized from April 17 to 23,… Read More Read More Multiple Sclerosis Questions Answered What is multiple sclerosis, or MS? Multiple sclerosis is a condition in… Read More Read More Robotic Spine Surgery Explained One of the reasons that many people choose Barrow Neurological Institute for… Read More Read More Holiday Fall Prevention Barrow Neurological Institute is reminding you to pay attention to fall prevention… Read More Barrow Year of the Nurse View All Prev Next Read More Meet Virginia Prendergast, PhD: Director of Advanced Practice Nursing One day, Virginia Prendergast, PhD, was humming a Frank Sinatra tune while… Read More Read More Meet Jacki Garcia: Nurse Navigator, Neurosurgical Oncology Jacki Garcia swivels around in her office chair to consult her computer… Read More Read More Meet Kevin Patterson: Charge Nurse, Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit Kevin Patterson says that to work as a charge nurse, one must… Read More Read More Meet Manny Mejia: Manager, Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioners “What I love about neuroendovascular is that it’s constantly evolving and that… Read More Read More Meet Heidi Jahnke: Research Nurse Clinician, Neurosurgery When Heidi Jahnke reflects on her past 30 years as a research… Read More Read More Meet Stephanie Strickland: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuro-ICU Stephanie Strickland joined Barrow Neurological Institute 20 years ago as a travel nurse…. Read More Read More Meet Charlene Grove: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuro-ICU Charlene Grove says the nurses on her unit embody a culture of… Read More Read More Meet Tiffany Sheehan, PhD: Stroke Program Coordinator If health care were a brick wall, Tiffany Sheehan says, nurses would… Read More Read More Meet Cindy Sullivan: Nurse Practitioner, Neurotrauma Program Coordinator As the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury program coordinator at… Read More Press Releases View All Prev Next Read More Parkinson Center Celebrates 25th Year With Hope for Future Treatment As one of the world’s most comprehensive and interdisciplinary centers for Parkinson’s… Read More Read More Barrow Brainbook Educates 1M High School Athletes in AZ on Concussion Featured image: Christian Kirk, courtesy of Arizona Cardinals. As fall high school… Read More Read More Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center: A Hub for Cutting-Edge Research More than two decades since its establishment in 1997 and five years… Read More Read More Romanian Teen’s Complex Spinal AVM Successfully Treated at Barrow Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and… Read More Read More Concussion Poll: AZ Parents See Football as Riskier than Contact Sports For the first time, a majority of Arizona parents say they will… Read More Read More Barrow Sports Neurologist Monitors for Concussions at Super Bowl 55 Barrow Neurological Institute sports neurologist Dr. Javier Cárdenas, one of the nation’s… Read More Read More Study: COVID-19 Patients Have Had Strokes, Other Neurological Ailments Barrow Neurological Institute Neurologist Co-authors Study with Researchers in Wuhan Patients with… Read More Read More Barrow Uses Medical Innovation to Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic, N95 Mask Shortage (PHOENIX – March 31, 2020) – As medical centers across the country… Read More Read More California Woman Has Surgery for Complex Brain Aneurysm at Barrow A neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix has successfully removed a… Read More Researcher Profiles View All Prev Next Read More Imaging Research Aims to Unravel How Parkinson’s Alters Brain Networks Ashley Stokes, PhD, a neuroimaging scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute, has received… Read More Read More NIH Funds Barrow Research of Imaging-Based ALS Biomarkers Chad Quarles, PhD, director of the Neuroimaging Innovation Center at Barrow Neurological… Read More Read More R01 Grant Funds Research of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Fredric Manfredsson, PhD, a neuroscientist at Barrow Neurological Institute, has received an… Read More Read More Barrow Study Suggests Important Drug Target for Glioblastoma A new study led by Shwetal Mehta, PhD, at Barrow Neurological Institute… Read More Read More R01 Grant Supports Further Study of Role of Immune Cells in ALS, FTD The National Institutes of Health has awarded an R01 grant to Rita… Read More Read More Barrow Study Suggests Immune Cells Contribute to Neurodegeneration A new study suggests that immune cells in the brain and spinal… Read More Read More Dr. Richard Dortch: #TheMindBehind Imaging Research for Nerve Degeneration, Repair As an undergraduate student majoring in electrical engineering, Dr. Richard Dortch envisioned… Read More Read More Barrow Scientists Honored for ALS Research at MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day In honor of MLB’s inaugural Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, the… Read More Read More Barrow Researchers Receive DoD Grant for New ALS Therapy The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a grant of $881,300 entitled… Read More The Mind Behind View All Prev Next Read More #TheMindBehind Neuroscience Nursing: Cindy Sneller Throughout her childhood, Cindy Sneller often heard stories about her grandmother’s service… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Academic Affairs: Osborne Hall When Osborne Hall began his career in health care over a decade… Read More Read More Dr. Richard Dortch: #TheMindBehind Imaging Research for Nerve Degeneration, Repair As an undergraduate student majoring in electrical engineering, Dr. Richard Dortch envisioned… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Neuro-Telemetry: Brenda Lopez Brenda Lopez has spent most of her eight years as a nurse… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind the Neurosurgery OR: Lynn Santella Lynn Santella recently joined the Neurosurgery OR at Barrow Neurological Institute, but… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Electroneurodiagnostics: Anna Costina Barrow Neurological Institute is often lauded for its leadership in neurological treatments,… Read More
