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Meet Virginia Prendergast, PhD: Director of Advanced Practice Nursing
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- November 30, 2020
One day, Virginia Prendergast, PhD, was humming a Frank Sinatra tune while walking through the hallways of Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Robert Spetzler remarked that she seemed to...
Meet Jacki Garcia: Nurse Navigator, Neurosurgical Oncology
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- October 28, 2020
Jacki Garcia swivels around in her office chair to consult her computer screen. It displays a database of patients at Barrow Neurological Institute who are in various stages...
Meet Kevin Patterson: Charge Nurse, Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- September 25, 2020
Kevin Patterson says that to work as a charge nurse, one must be a “Jack-of-all-trades.” Patterson has worked as a charge nurse on the inpatient neuro-rehabilitation unit at...
Meet Manny Mejia: Manager, Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioners
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- August 25, 2020
“What I love about neuroendovascular is that it’s constantly evolving and that I’ve been part of it since its infancy,” he said. “The growth of the field has...
Meet Heidi Jahnke: Research Nurse Clinician, Neurosurgery
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- July 27, 2020
When Heidi Jahnke reflects on her past 30 years as a research nurse clinician at Barrow Neurological Institute, she’s most proud of her contributions to the way patients...