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Study evaluates time-tested neurostimulation technique for use in treatment-resistant depression
An unusual collaboration between the Departments of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences may give depressed patients a new option for treatment.
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Lab working across disciplines to find innovative answers to big questions about improving mental health
Interdisciplinary collaborations are increasingly important to scientific and medical innovation. At the University of Minnesota, one lab in particular is leading this trend. The Herman-Darrow Human...
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“Grateful to have my life back,” said patient after surgery for two facial pain conditions
Earlier this year, a facial pain patient of Stephen Haines, MD, sent him a heartfelt thank-you note. In it she wrote, “Thanks to you and your colleagues, I have been pain-free, symptom-free, and have...
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Encouraging patients — and physicians — to collaborate in healthcare decisions
Many of us will visit multiple car lots before deciding to buy a car but we don’t typically go to multiple physicians for our healthcare decisions. There are several avenues open to patients and...
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Two nursing professionals given the 2021 Chou Nursing Award
On May 6, 2021, Department Head Clark C. Chen, MD, PhD, presented Sarah Heinle, APRN, CNP; and Jordan Marr, RN, with the 30th annual Jolene and Shelley Chou Excellence in Neuroscience Nursing...
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Dr. Shelley N. Chou: from humble beginnings to national leadership
Celebrating Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a profile of an inspiring Department Chairman and national neurosurgical leader, Dr. Shelley N. Chou.
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Years of service with the Neuroscience Unit helped shape a caring, dedicated Nurse Manager
For 20 years, Mary Speake, CNRN, has been working on the Neuroscience Unit (6A) at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. For the past seven months, she has been its nurse...
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Celebrating National Nurses Week
This week, we celebrate National Nurses Week and the legacy of Florence Nightingale. I like to take this opportunity to thank our nurses who, through their gifts of compassion and service,...
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New residents bring impressive research, innovation, and leadership experience
We are excited to announce our two new residents: Sanjay Dhawan, MBBS; and Crina Peterson, MD, PhD. They will start their seven-year journey with us in June.
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Grant enables new lab to help those with rare skull base tumors and build on its growing expertise in genomics
The Chordorma Foundation recently awarded two $250,000 research grants — one to a collaborative group at the University of Minnesota and the other to the German Cancer Research Center of Heidelberg...
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Landmark collaboration between University of Minnesota and Gillette Children’s Hospital
The Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota has partnered with St. Paul’s Gillette Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Neurosurgery Department in a landmark collaboration,...
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Three faculty members named to MplsStPaul Magazine's Top Doctors: Rising Stars list
Congratulations to the Department of Neurosurgery faculty members who were part of MplsStPaul Magazine’s 2021 “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” list.
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Department welcomes new Executive Assistant
Sally Sawyer joined the department as an Executive Assistant the week of February 8, 2021. She brings with her an extroverted, bubbly personality and an impressive 40 years of experience at the...
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Teenager gets life-changing surgery to relieve his seizures
When you hear 17-year-old Cody Waterhouse talk with pride about his new job – removing snow from driveways and sidewalks – or being able to catch on faster to his schoolwork, you might wonder what...
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Injuries from Less-Lethal Weapons during the George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis
As protestors were injured and treated during the George Floyd protests in the Twin Cities, an interdisciplinary U of M team realized that not much research had been done on the impact of the "less...
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Working with neurosurgeons to address patients’ psychological, cognitive concerns
Neurosurgeons collaborate with many different healthcare providers. One important relationship is with neuropsychologists. “Our neuropsychologists make sure our patients are psychologically ready to...
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U of M researchers create important new technique for manufacturing human neurons, partner with co-developers turned bio-entrepreneurs to commercialize the new process
New work published in the scientific journal Stem Cells by investigators from the U's Stem Cell Institute describes a scientific breakthrough that could help accelerate development of new...
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Moving to a Neuroscience Service Line approach expands patient care, builds provider cohesion
Chief Pediatric Neurosurgeon Daniel Guillaume, MD, MS, co-leads work on the M Health Fairview Neuroscience Service Line, which is having an important effect on patients, providers,...
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New faculty member to split his time between patient care and research
David Darrow, MD, MPH, has joined the U’s Neurosurgery Department faculty as an Assistant Professor.
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Pediatric nurse practitioner wanted to play a bigger role in her neurosurgical patients’ care
Leah Kann, RN, CPNP, is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner (CPNP). She works with patients whose ages range from months up to their early 20s at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s...
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