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Featured ArticleBarrow Study Suggests Immune Cells Contribute to Neurodegeneration Read More Barrow Brainbook Educates 1M High School Athletes in AZ on ConcussionFeatured image: Christian Kirk, courtesy of Arizona Cardinals. As fall high school… Read More Read More Endovascular Surgery Restores Function for Patient with Dural AV FistulaMark Barrett awoke in a haze. He looked around the room—cozy and… Read More Barrow Year of the Nurse View All Prev Next Read More Meet Virginia Prendergast, PhD: Director of Advanced Practice NursingOne day, Virginia Prendergast, PhD, was humming a Frank Sinatra tune while… Read More Read More Meet Jacki Garcia: Nurse Navigator, Neurosurgical OncologyJacki Garcia swivels around in her office chair to consult her computer… Read More Read More Meet Kevin Patterson: Charge Nurse, Neuro-Rehabilitation UnitKevin 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, NeurosurgeryWhen Heidi Jahnke reflects on her past 30 years as a research… Read More Read More Meet Stephanie Strickland: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuro-ICUStephanie Strickland joined Barrow Neurological Institute 20 years ago as a travel nurse…. Read More Read More Meet Charlene Grove: Clinical Nurse Manager, Neuro-ICUCharlene Grove says the nurses on her unit embody a culture of… Read More Read More Meet Tiffany Sheehan, PhD: Stroke Program CoordinatorIf health care were a brick wall, Tiffany Sheehan says, nurses would… Read More Read More Meet Cindy Sullivan: Nurse Practitioner, Neurotrauma Program CoordinatorAs the traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury program coordinator at… Read More Doctor Profiles View All Prev Next Read More 3 Questions for the 2021 Barrow Graduating ClassJuly 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 AneurysmsAfter more than two decades as a practicing neurosurgeon, Barrow President and… Read More Read More 3 Questions for the 2020 Barrow Graduating ClassJuly 1 marks a new academic year at Barrow Neurological Institute, when… Read More Read More Nerve Transfer Surgery: Reanimating the Hand After Spinal Cord InjuryMost of us give it little thought when we pick up our… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine SurgeonFor Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology,… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologistIn 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 DisordersDr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Volker Sonntag, a Pioneer in Spinal NeurosurgeryWhen Dr. Volker Sonntag began practicing neurosurgery in 1977, spine specialists didn’t… Read More Read More Meet Neuro-Ophthalmologist Dr. Damian BerezovskyWhile the eye is responsible for collecting visual information, it’s the brain… Read More In the News View All Prev Next Read More Awards & Recognitions – August 2021AANS Cushing Award Robert F. Spetzler, MD, emeritus chair of neurosurgery at… Read More Read More Undergraduate Research Interns Celebrate Completion of ProgramCongratulations to the undergraduate students who completed our 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research… Read More Read More Barrow Awarded Comprehensive Stroke Center CertificationBarrow Neurological Institute has earned The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Stroke Center certification…. Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – Summer 2021Nurse of the Year—Art of Nursing Barrow neuro-rehabilitation nurse Kenneth Bacsin, RN,… Read More Read More Barrow Named HHT Center of ExcellenceCure HHT, the nation’s leading advocacy organization for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, has… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind Neuro-Telemetry: Brenda LopezBrenda Lopez has spent most of her eight years as a nurse… Read More Read More Meet the 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Interns at BarrowFreya Abraham University of Arizona “I am a freshman at the University… Read More Read More Awards & Recognitions – Spring 2021Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center The Barrow Epilepsy Program continues to be… Read More Read More #TheMindBehind the Neurosurgery OR: Lynn SantellaLynn Santella recently joined the Neurosurgery OR at Barrow Neurological Institute, but… Read More Neurosurgery Awareness Month View All Prev Next Read More Q&A: Remiel Gonda, Operating Room NurseWhile attending nursing school, Remiel Gonda fell in love with the operating… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine SurgeonFor Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology,… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologistIn 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 DisordersDr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he… Read More Read More Q&A: Dr. Volker Sonntag, a Pioneer in Spinal NeurosurgeryWhen Dr. Volker Sonntag began practicing neurosurgery in 1977, spine specialists didn’t… Read More Patient Stories View All Prev Next Read More Endovascular Surgery Restores Function for Patient with Dural AV FistulaMark 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 3In the fall of 2020, Hope Terry was preparing to sell her… Read More Read More Romanian Teen’s Complex Spinal AVM Successfully Treated at BarrowNeurosurgeons 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 DeficiencyPatricia Buckley has a small tattoo on her wrist. It says one… Read More Read More Barrow Neurosurgeon Restores Pastor’s Vision Through Pituitary SurgeryDavid Clark didn’t think much of it when he woke up early… Read More Read More Barrow Patient Finds Purpose in Brain Cancer JourneyWhen Hillary Burns and her husband, Dan, reflect on her brain cancer… Read More Read More Patient With Spinal Hemangioma Has Life-Altering Treatment at Barrow“Be strong and fight.” Andy Scholl heard those four words from his… Read More Read More Father, Daughter Undergo Cavernous Malformation Surgeries at BarrowA Mesa, Ariz., family is looking forward to celebrating Valentine’s Day after… Read More Read More Tucson Woman Walking Thanks to Thoracic Disc Herniation SurgeryRebecca Lester had two options: undergo a risky spine surgery with a… Read More Press Releases View All Prev Next Read More Barrow Brainbook Educates 1M High School Athletes in AZ on ConcussionFeatured image: Christian Kirk, courtesy of Arizona Cardinals. As fall high school… Read More Read More Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center: A Hub for Cutting-Edge ResearchMore than two decades since its establishment in 1997 and five years… Read More Read More Romanian Teen’s Complex Spinal AVM Successfully Treated at BarrowNeurosurgeons 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 SportsFor the first time, a majority of Arizona parents say they will… Read More Read More Barrow Sports Neurologist Monitors for Concussions at Super Bowl 55Barrow 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 AilmentsBarrow 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 BarrowA neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix has successfully removed a… Read More Read More Mexico City Student Travels to Barrow for Cavernous Malformation SurgeryWhen Constanza Giesemann began suffering painful headaches, the active university student chalked… Read More Researcher Profiles View All Prev Next Read More Barrow Study Suggests Immune Cells Contribute to NeurodegenerationA new study suggests that immune cells in the brain and spinal… Read More Read More Dr. Richard Dortch: #TheMindBehind Imaging Research for Nerve Degeneration, RepairAs 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 DayIn honor of MLB’s inaugural Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, the… Read More Read More Barrow Researchers Receive DoD Grant for New ALS TherapyThe Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a grant of $881,300 entitled… Read More Read More Neurosurgery Research Fellow Dr. Lena Houlihan Earns Vesalius AwardA prize-winning paper authored by Lena Mary Houlihan, MD, a neurosurgery research… Read More Read More Barrow Neurosurgery Resident Receives NREF Grant for Aneurysm StudyJacob Baranoski, MD, a PGY-6 neurosurgery resident at Barrow Neurological Institute, has… Read More Read More Barrow Neurosurgeon Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant for Diabetes ResearchZaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhD, an assistant professor and a neurosurgeon-scientist at Barrow… Read More Read More Dr. Rita Sattler’s PhD Research Paved Way for Promising Stroke DrugFor the first time, a clinical trial has shown that a drug… Read More Read More Meet Parkinson’s Researcher Dr. Fredric ManfredssonFredric Manfredsson, PhD, knew as an inquisitive child that he wanted to… Read More
