Neurosurgery
The latest news from the Department of Neurosurgery at UNC Health Care and the UNC School of Medicine.
Surgical team brings hearing to 3-year-old Charlotte boy
Surgeons at UNC Health Care recently performed the first-ever auditory brain stem implant done in a child. Three-year-old Grayson Clamp from Charlotte, N.C., was born with no cochlear nerves and as a result could not hear.
Three UNC specialties nationally ranked by U.S. News
Overall, eleven specialties at UNC Hospitals were recognized as nationally ranked or high performing by U.S. News & World Report in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
UNC Health Care offers new treatment for stroke
UNC Hospitals is the first medical center in the Triangle to offer treatment for stroke patients with a new device that mechanically removes blood clots from blocked vessels in the brain.
Adult Neurosurgery Clinic now located at Imaging & Spine Center
The Adult Neurosurgery clinic has moved out of the Neurosciences Hospital and into the Imaging & Spine Center. The phone number to the clinic is 919-957-6855. The patient referral process is unchanged; referrals can be faxed to 919-966-6627. Please call 919-957-6855 for more information.
Ewend to give community talk, "Brain surgery while you're awake?"
What is an awake craniotomy? How can scientists help patients with Parkinson's disease? How do surgeons use a CyberKnife? The talk will be given as part of Morehead Planetarium's Carolina Science Cafe series.
Ten-year-old neurosurgery patient catches first pitch, presents $10,000 check to his surgeon
Zion Kenlaw, an aspiring baseball catcher, was diagnosed with a brain cyst last October. One week later, he and his family traveled from Wilmington, N.C. to UNC Hospitals for surgery to remove the cyst.
UNC named 12th U.S. HHT Center of Excellence by HHT Foundation
Raj Kasthuri, MD, is director of the new center of excellence for the treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, an inherited disorder of the blood vessels that can cause excessive bleeding.
UNC surgeons pioneer new approach to aneurysms: Go through the nose
Dr. Anand V. Germanwala and Dr. Adam M. Zanation have published a paper describing a surgery they performed that is believed to be the first reported clipping of a ruptured brain aneurysm through a patient's nose.
VIDEO: A 'Miracle Baby' at UNC Hospitals
17-month old Jessiah Jackson was rushed to UNC Hospitals with a metal rod stuck in his brain. UNC neurosurgeon Dr. Anand V. Germanwala removed the rod and helped to save the little boy's life. Jessiah is being called a 'Miracle Baby' and has earned national attention along with Dr. Germanwala.
A 'Miracle Baby' at UNC Hospitals
17-month old Jessiah Jackson was rushed to UNC Hospitals with a metal rod stuck in his brain. UNC neurosurgeon Dr. Anand V. Germanwala removed the rod and helped to save the little boy's life. Jessiah is being called a 'Miracle Baby' and has earned national attention along with Dr. Germanwala.
VIDEO: Saluting our heroes at UNC Hospitals
Randy Roland, a 39-year old father of two, was beaten and left on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 13. That’s when he was found by Stephen Gamboa, a resident in Emergency Medicine at UNC.
Family House Diaries: Experiencing UNC as a patient, not a student
24-year-old Cedric Faison of Battleboro, N.C., intended to spend this spring semester finishing his undergraduate music education degree at East Carolina University. Instead, he’s spent most of the term at UNC Hospitals being treated for a brain tumor.
Family House Diaries: Experiencing UNC as a patient, not a student
24-year-old Cedric Faison of Battleboro, N.C., intended to spend this spring semester finishing his undergraduate music education degree at East Carolina University. Instead, he’s spent most of the term at UNC Hospitals being treated for a brain tumor.
UNC School of Medicine to establish new Department of Neurosurgery
The new department will be chaired by Matthew G. Ewend, MD, who currently serves as chief of the Division of Neurosurgery within the Department of Surgery.
UNC School of Medicine to establish new Department of Neurosurgery
The new department will be chaired by Matthew G. Ewend, MD, who currently serves as chief of the Division of Neurosurgery within the Department of Surgery.
Department of Neurosurgery endorsed by School of Medicine faculty
Please read the following letter from Drs. William Roper and Etta Pisano.
Department of Neurosurgery endorsed by School of Medicine faculty
Please read the following letter from Drs. William Roper and Etta Pisano.
VIDEO: It takes two (or more...)
What do a brain surgeon and a head and neck surgeon have in common? Well, if you ask Drs. Anand Germanwala and Adam Zanation, a lot. In fact, they have the multidisciplinary approach down to a science.
VIDEO: It takes two (or more...)
What do a brain surgeon and a head and neck surgeon have in common? Well, if you ask Drs. Anand Germanwala and Adam Zanation, a lot. In fact, they have the multidisciplinary approach down to a science.
Aerobic activity may keep the brain young
In a UNC study to be published July 9 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, physically active elderly people showed healthier cerebral blood vessels than those who are not active.
