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Tag: Dr. Volker Sonntag
Awards & Recognitions – September 2023
CNS Founder’s Laurel Award Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD, an emeritus professor of neurosurgery at Barrow, received the 2023 Founder’s Laurel Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)....
Spine Surgery Pioneer Dr. Volker Sonntag to Be Honored at Namesake Symposium
Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD, an emeritus professor of neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute, will soon be honored at a special symposium bearing his name. The Sonntag Symposium on...
Then and Now: Barrow Celebrates 57th Anniversary
With a single operating room and a total of 52 beds, Barrow Neurological Institute officially opened its doors on Sunday, Sept. 23, 1962. It began with a donation...
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...