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I was nervous about the surgery, but I just felt I was in good hands. Dr. Porter is an extremely great doctor. ... I thought everybody took great care of me."
Jim McLean Coral Gables, FL
Vegas Shooting Survivor Continues Remarkable Recovery Five Years Later
- Byline: Barrow Media Relations
- September 30, 2022
Five years after sustaining extremely critical injuries as a result of being shot in the head during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, a young Arizona...
OLIF Spine Surgery Saves Top Instructor’s Golf Swing
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- August 17, 2022
Golf has played a central role in Jim McLean’s life since his childhood. He’s amassed a long list of accomplishments in the sport—spanning his amateur, professional, and teaching...
Barrow, High School Staff Hold Graduation Ceremony for Teen Patient
- Press Releases
- Byline: Barrow Media Relations
- May 23, 2022
A Southern California high school student received his high school diploma while hospitalized in Arizona with paralyzing injuries from a diving accident in March. Dylen Damico-Rager, who is...
Bakery Owner Back on His Feet After Spinal Epidural AVF Surgery
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- April 25, 2022
Juan Arellano was about to deplane after a two-hour flight when he realized he couldn’t feel his legs. “That was the first time I could not move,” he...
Patient, Wife Reflect on 25+ Years with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- March 28, 2022
Update: It is with sadness that we share that John O’Donnell passed away in July 2022 after a courageous, 29-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. While the Barrow family...