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An 8-Year, Cross-Country Journey to Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformation Surgery
- Patient Stories
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- December 11, 2025
Sabrina Mancini spent nearly a decade seeking an accurate diagnosis for her worsening neurological symptoms. Finally, she learned she had a rare blood vessel abnormality in her spinal...
Awards & Recognitions – September 2023
- In the News
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- September 25, 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)....
Meet Virginia Prendergast, PhD: Director of Advanced Practice Nursing
- Neuroscience 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...
AZCentral Series Features Barrow Patient Involved in Las Vegas Shooting
- In the News
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- November 21, 2018
AZCentral has published the second story in its in-depth series about Jovanna Calzadillas, who has made a remarkable recovery at Barrow after being shot in the head during...
Arizona Republic Profiles Neuroscience Nurse Practitioner Virginia Prendergast
- In the News
- Byline: Christina O'Haver
- September 17, 2018
The Arizona Republic profiled Barrow nurse practitioner Virginia Prendergast, who began working at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center 40 years ago—the same hospital she toured as a...