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Having to offer a course online has an unexpected silver lining for M Health Fairview nursing team
Imagine how frustrating it would be to have an in-person course all designed and ready to go and then you’re hit by a global pandemic that restricts such activities. A team of five M Health Fairview...
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Faculty member receives prestigious award for his lab’s brain tumor research
On October 14, Assistant Professor Andrew Venteicher, MD, PhD, was notified that he would join a rarified group. He became one of four physicians to be given a 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award from...
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When it came to choosing where his baby would have surgery, this North Dakota dad didn’t hesitate
During a routine appointment, Aven Foth’s pediatrician couldn’t find his soft spot, the space between the bones of the skull where bone formation isn't complete. It was a signal that something wasn’t...
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U of M ahead of the nation in Orofacial Pain specialty, holds Pain Summit for researchers
Professor Donald Nixdorf, DDS, MS, Director of the Division of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder and Orofacial Pain in the Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, has spent his entire career...
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“I’m a neuroscience nurse and I’m proud of it,” said 2020 Chou Award Winner
The 2020 winner of the Jolene and Shelley Chou Excellence in Neuroscience Nursing Award is Deb Quigley, BSN, CNRN®. At the time of the award, Quigley was preparing to retire from 34 years of service...
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Teenager with hydrocephalus takes it in stride
Although no one knew it at the time, Pete Bigalk of Prior Lake, MN, was born with a condition known as craniosynostosis, which prevents the skull from widening. His parents brought him to the U’s...
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New treatment helps glioblastoma sufferer continue to beat the odds
“The first thing that happens is your whole marriage flashes in front of your eyes and you think, ‘Oh, this is how it’s going to end.’” That was Maria Erickson’s reaction in 2018 when she learned...
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Unique U of M collaboration seen as a golden opportunity by its first participant
Working in partnership, the General Surgery and Neurosurgery Departments at the U created a first-of-its-kind program known as the General Surgery/Neurosurgery Preliminary Track. It is designed for a...
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Graduating residents feel well prepared for the privilege of being a neurosurgeon
Thanks to the seven years they spent at the University of Minnesota, Chief Residents David Darrow, MD, MPH; and Coridon Quinn IV, MD; are ready for what lies ahead.
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Department welcomes new spine surgeon
Stefan Kim, MD, officially began seeing patients on July 1, 2020, following two years of serving as a missionary neurosurgery consultant at Kijabe Hospital in Kenya, Africa. “I truly believe life has...
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Advocacy, teamwork and innovative approach lead to successful outcome for patient
77-year-old Owatonna, MN, resident Don Matejcek had just come out of two days of surgery for a problem that began in November 2019 when he noticed some numbness in his left arm and leg. A month later...
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New discovery by University of Minnesota reveals that glioblastoma acquires radiation resistance by jettisoning exosomal microRNAs
In a vertical climb to avoid collision with a towering mountain, a plane ejects cargo to gain altitude. Investigators at the University of Minnesota showed that cancer cells perform similar feats in...
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Neuroscience nurses find working with their patients – and their care teams – rewarding and stimulating
Nurses who work with neurosurgical patients at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) in Minneapolis care deeply about many things – their patients, their profession, and their love of...
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Young glioblastoma patient achieves stunning results from clinical trial at the U
Like many patients with glioblastoma, 28-year-old Valerie Galvin had run out of options. She and her M Health Fairview doctors had tried everything, from resection to radiation and chemotherapy to...
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Department welcomes new nurse practitioner
Nurse Practitioner Mia Phan joined the department, April 27, in the middle of a pandemic. But that doesn’t alarm her. “My goal is to stay calm and stay safe,” she said. “I will follow hospital...
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A Minnesota North Star – statewide organization makes an astonishing donation to help in the fight against COVID-19
When Neurosurgery Department Head Clark C. Chen, MD, PhD, received an email recently from a colleague, he was “overwhelmed with gratitude.” The message from neurologist Laura Li, MD, who practices at...
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New device developed at the U could lead to improved deep brain stimulation outcomes
Imagine that you’re having a conversation with a friend on a sidewalk. An ambulance with its siren blaring stops right next to you. Do you think that you and your friend will be able to hear each...
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Department announces its 2020 resident class
On March 20, 2020, medical students from throughout the nation learned where they would go for their residency programs. This year’s Main Residency Match hit a unique milestone in National Residency...
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NeuroSafe’s 5th year at the U of M promises focused, multidisciplinary conversations about improving neurosurgical quality and safety
This event has been cancelled and moved to July 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. NeuroSafe 2020 – the fifth annual NeuroSafe symposium – will be held, July 23-24, at the McNamara...
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