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Passport Day 2015
June 8, 2015
The Department of Neurosurgery is proud of all our representatives who participated in Passport Day 2015. This annual event provides medical students, residents, and fellows with the opportunity to present posters covering topics related to research, quality improvement, and patient safety. Professor Ali Seifi, MD, FACP mentored our participants and was very pleased with this year’s […]
Jeff’s Journey: A Patient’s Recovery and Outreach
February 3, 2015
Jeff Damon was painting his living room when it happened. While perched high atop a six foot ladder, he lost his balance and fell. “I hit my head on the floor and fractured my skull, creating two bleeds on my brain, front and back. Additionally, I broke my back, tore my spleen and popped my […]
Jay’s Remarkable Recovery
November 4, 2013
James “Jay” Ellis was admitted August 18, 2013 after a motorcycle collision. He was wearing a helmet and in full gear when his bike skidded on some gravel and he was thrown off. Unfortunately, his legs were injured when they struck a street sign. He arrived at University Hospital in critical condition with multiple long […]
Special Visit from Turkish Ambassador
May 15, 2013
Turkey’s Ambassador to the United States, Namik Tan, visited the Department of Neurosurgery on May 24. Ambassador Tan met David F. Jimenez, MD, professor and chairman of neurosurgery, other neurosurgery faculty, and residents of the department to emphasize bridges between the countries. Ambassador Tan, invited faculty in the department and the UT Health Long School […]
Craniosynostosis Workshop 2012
November 19, 2012
Last week neurosurgeons from around the globe filled our conference room for the Endoscopic Treatment of Craniosynostosis Workshop presented by Drs. David Jimenez and Constance Barone. During the two-day workshop attendees learned about the less invasive procedure pioneered by this husband-wife surgical team. Attendees were able to view two surgeries in real-time via Image Stream Medical’s two-way […]
Departmental Doctors rally to save ‘Baby Klaus,’ born with massive head due to excess fluid build-up
December 20, 2010
Sheri Burdine remembers the day she received the phone call from a woman named Ericka in El Paso, Texas, seeking help for Baby Klaus. The 10-month-old had been diagnosed with hydrocephalus— commonly known as “water on the brain” — and his head had grown to three times normal size. Local doctors had sent him home to die, […]
Device retrieves clot, helps retired bus mechanic beat stroke
June 3, 2010
Patricia Ozuna can tell you all about the night her husband, Lino, suffered a stroke. The couple lay in bed at 1:15 a.m. on Oct. 2, 2009, when Patricia felt his body lean into hers. “I said, ‘Lino, you’re squashing me.’ It didn’t take me more than a minute to realize something was wrong. He […]
Battling To Beat Brain Cancer
May 11, 2009
It started several months ago with the headaches — blinding assaults from out of the blue that would leave Katherine Brown incapacitated, unable to work or even move, hypersensitive to light and sound. She thought she was having migraines. Her primary care physician believed she might be struggling with depression or anxiety, so he gave […]