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100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs

Becker’s Healthcare named the following organizations to the 2019 edition of its list “100 hospitals and health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs.” The organizations featured on this year’s list have extensive neurosurgery and spine programs, providing treatment and cutting edge research into brain and spine disorders. Many hospitals and health systems featured have … Read More
Published On: December 13, 2019

Epilepsy Surgery Patient Helps More People

“I feel so grateful. I have been given so much, and now I just want to give back to the people who helped me like Dr. Millett.”

Published On: December 6, 2019

Atherosclerosis and How it Relates to Coronary Artery Disease

The tragedy of Coronary Artery Disease is that it is essentially an “after the fact” diagnosis. This means that a clinical event has to have happened: anginal chest discomfort, acute coronary syndrome, heart attack, placement of a stent, or coronary bypass operation. Once any of these have occurred, a patient is now diagnosed with Coronary … Read More
Published On: December 4, 2019

Opioid Death Rate in Orange County Eclipses Other Southern California Counties

Years after opioid-blocking drugs were hailed as the gold standard for combating opioid addiction, less than half of Orange County’s addiction treatment centers currently offer it, according to a new study by the county that details the results of — and some possible solutions to — the opioid epidemic. Though the total number of all … Read More
Published On: December 3, 2019

Ultrasound Procedure Reduces Tremors in Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor Disorder

Researchers are unveiling a new way to treat tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease, a therapy involving ultrasound treatment instead of traditional methods of surgery. The treatment will be officially presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. The method involves focused beams of sound energy used to heat … Read More
Published On: November 25, 2019

Long-Distance Patient Finds Successful Epilepsy Care at Hoag

“When we moved to Arizona, Dr. Millett asked me if I wanted him to help me find a doctor there,” she said. “I said, ‘No. I’m staying with you. We’re with you for life.’”
Published On: November 25, 2019

A Peek Inside Her Brain Gave Grateful Hoag Patient The Insight

“I honestly feel so fortunate. I feel like he saved my life,” she said.

Published On: November 25, 2019

Students Learn About Medical Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality

Students at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School learned about the medical uses of virtual and augmented reality when Dr. Robert Louis made a recent appearance during a psychology class at the school. Louis, the Empower360 endowed chair in skull base and minimally invasive neurosurgery, also is the program advisor for the Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor … Read More
Published On: November 22, 2019

Becker's 11th Annual Meeting: Four Questions with Michael Brant-Zawadzki

Michael Brant-Zawadzki, MD, FACR, serves as Senior Physician Executive at Hoag Hospital; The Ron and Sandi Simon Endowed Chair, Executive Medical Director for Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute. On April 7th, Dr. Brant-Zawadzki will give a presentation on “Creating a Viable, Community Based Memory and Cognitive Care Program” at Becker’s Hospital Review 11th Annual Meeting. As … Read More
Published On: November 19, 2019

From Saying ‘Goodbye’ to Hearing ABCs

“He’s wonderful. When it’s for my daughter, as long as the doctor is good, I don’t care what his bedside manner is. But with Dr. Millett, he’s smart, and he has a good bedside manner,” she said.
Published On: November 15, 2019
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