News & Articles
Category: Neurosurgery Awareness Month
Q&A: Remiel Gonda, Operating Room Nurse
While attending nursing school, Remiel Gonda fell in love with the operating room. “It’s a beautiful field of nursing,” she said. “The OR team is like a family,...
Q&A: Dr. Jay Turner, Spine Surgeon
For Dr. Jay Turner, neurosurgery provides the perfect combination of science, technology, and human connection. “Patients put their trust in me, at a time of total vulnerability, to...
Q&A: Dr. Steven Shedd, Neuro-anesthesiologist
In 1985, during his final year of anesthesia residency at The University of Arizona, Dr. Steven Shedd assisted with his first Barrow case. It was a cardiac standstill...
Q&A: Dr. Juan Uribe, Chief of Division of Spinal Disorders
Dr. Juan Uribe knew he wanted to become a neurosurgeon when he was only a teenager. Like his father, a neurologist, Dr. Uribe was fascinated by the central...
Q&A: Dr. Volker Sonntag, a Pioneer in Spinal Neurosurgery
When Dr. Volker Sonntag began practicing neurosurgery in 1977, spine specialists didn’t exist. Neurosurgeons treated the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Surgeries involving the bones—especially those below the...