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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
Barrow Neurosurgeon Restores Pastor’s Vision Through Pituitary Surgery
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- February 15, 2021
David Clark didn’t think much of it when he woke up early on Tuesday, Sept. 29 with a splitting headache between his eyes or when it persisted throughout...
Barrow Patient Finds Purpose in Brain Cancer Journey
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- January 28, 2021
When Hillary Burns and her husband, Dan, reflect on her brain cancer diagnosis, they don’t often wonder: Why us? “Before we could ever think like that, Hillary just...
Patient With Spinal Hemangioma Has Life-Altering Treatment at Barrow
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- July 10, 2020
“Be strong and fight.” Andy Scholl heard those four words from his father before going into surgery, and they became his mantra throughout recovery. The 37-year-old was active...
Father, Daughter Undergo Cavernous Malformation Surgeries at Barrow
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- February 14, 2020
A Mesa, Ariz., family is looking forward to celebrating Valentine’s Day after a father and his daughter have made remarkable recoveries following complex brain surgeries to remove the...
Tucson Woman Walking Thanks to Thoracic Disc Herniation Surgery
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- January 29, 2020
Rebecca Lester had two options: undergo a risky spine surgery with a 50 percent chance of paralysis, or do nothing and lose her ability to walk anyway. “It...