Latest Neurosurgeons Stories
Three internationally prominent surgeons to consult on neurosurgical robot commercialization WINNIPEG, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - IMRIS Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS; TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced the establishment of the SYMBIS(TM) Surgical System Advisory Board, comprised of three internationally recognized surgeons in the fields of neurosurgery and robotics. The advisory board will provide guidance in the development, clinical study, training and commercialization...
Lali Sekhon, MD, PhD, FACS of Sierra Neurosurgery Group and ThinkFirst of Northern Nevada received the ThinkFirst Sponsoring Physician of the Year Award at the ThinkFirst Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 24th, 2013. Reno, Nevada (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation had its annual meeting this week in New Orleans. Dr. Lali Sekhon from Sierra Neurosurgery Group and ThinkFirst of Northern Nevada was awarded the 2013 Sponsoring Physician of...
Learn more about IMRIS neurosurgical imaging products at booth #2013 WINNIPEG, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - IMRIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS; TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced that it will exhibit its novel intraoperative CT solution with state-of-the-art imaging that is currently under development at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting, April 27-May 1, in New Orleans, LA. Attendees are invited to visit the IMRIS booth...
Dr. Paul Pitlyk's details the experiences of a brain surgeon, U.S. Navy captain during wartime. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Where most Vietnam memoirs end, Dr. Paul Pitlyk’s just begins. Sharing his intimate emotions and dilemmas, Pitlyk chronicles his journey as a young brain surgeon on the front lines during the Vietnam War. After completing his residency at the Mayo Clinic, Pitlyk began work in private practice neurosurgery. Despite his blossoming career, he felt as...
PHOENIX, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the world's top brain experts at Barrow Neurological Institute are reacting to today's proposal by the Obama administration to create a $100-million project that will explore details of the brain to find better ways to treat neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, and stroke. Barrow performs more brain surgeries annually than any hospital in the United States. (Photo:...
Michigan neurosurgeon, Dr. John Winestone of Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates P.C. at Metro Health Hospital, performs first-in-nation robotics guided brain surgery using Mazor Robotics Renaissance™. New minimally invasive surgery technology can offer patient and health care benefits. Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 Neurosurgeon Dr. John Winestone of Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates P.C., recently performed the first robot guided minimally invasive brain surgery in the...
Brings cutting edge surgery and precise tumor operation platform to patient care WINNIPEG, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - IMRIS Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS; TSX: IM) ("IMRIS" or the "Company") today announced that neurosurgeons at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou City, China, have successfully performed the first case involving an adult male brain tumor patient using the recently installed VISIUS(®) Surgical Theatre. Allowing for multiple MR scanning...
FLINT, Mich., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Vivekanand Palavali, M.D., who regularly performs medicine's most intricate and complicated neurosurgeries, dissects America's healthcare system in a new book and documentary titled "Bitter Pill: America and Healthcare in America." The United States spends almost $3 trillion annually on health care, yet 50 million Americans are uninsured. "This is unconscionable in a country as rich as ours," stated Dr. Palavali. "The societies in...
On February 1, 2013, Nevada Neurosurgery merged with Sierra Neurosurgery Group. Lali Sekhon MD, PhD, FACS, founder of Nevada Neurosurgery will join nine neurosurgeons at Sierra Neurosurgery Group in Reno, Nevada as a partner to formalize that group as the premier center for the management of brain and spinal conditions. Reno, Nevada (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Nevada Neurosurgery was founded in 2010 and has served the community in Northern Nevada and California in an exemplary fashion,...
SpineNevada is proud to announce that Dr. James Lynch has earned Top Neurological Surgeon in Nevada honor by The Leading Physicians of the World. Dr. Lynch is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon at SpineNevada and is being honored for his outstanding successes in the field of neurological surgery. Reno, Nevada (PRWEB) January 24, 2013 SpineNevada is proud to announce that Dr. James Lynch has earned Top Neurosurgeon in Nevada honor by The Leading Physicians of the World. Dr. Lynch is a...
