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      <title><![CDATA[Invasive Central Line Placement Class]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Our neurocritical care team recently attended their first invasive central line placement class, hosted by Arrow, International, Inc.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=216</link>
      <pubDate>2017-09-25 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Craniofacial Clinic]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last Tuesday, Pablo and Amanda Gonzalez brought their daughter, Alessia, to the very first craniofacial clinic. Alessia has Apert syndrome and came to the clinic for a follow-up after having two craniosynostosis surgeries. The clinic is unique because it gives families a chance to meet with many specialists in one visit.The doctors and their specialties:Dr. Marisa Earley - pediatric ENT disordersDr. Christian Stallworth - Facial Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryDr. Mark Miller - pediatric craniomaxillofacial surgeryDr. Izabela Tarasiewicz - pediatric neurosurgery]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2017-09-18 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Symposium on Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[UT Health San Antonio will be organizing the inaugural Symposium on Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases On Saturday, October 21, 2018. This conference is intended for health care providers and other allied professionals involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of stroke. Multiple members of our department will be playing important roles. Lee A. Birnbaum, MD, and Ramesh Grandhi, MD, are course co- directors at the event. Shaheryar Hafeez, MD, and Jean-Louis Caron, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, will be giving presentations.&nbsp;]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2017-09-13 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Research Lab 2017]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[David Wallace, MD, PGY-V is spending his research year in the departmental neurosciences lab run by Naomi Sayre, PhD. They are working on a novel antibody to help inhibit inflammation and cellular damage to the central nervous system after trauma. This treatment may one day help patients recover from spinal cord injury.
'Understanding the injury pathways at a cellular level has really changed the way I think about the spinal cord injury and stroke that we see in our patients. This year in the lab will help me be a better doctor for the people we treat,&rsquo; says Dr. Wallace of his experience.
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=212</link>
      <pubDate>2017-09-07 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hudson Lockhart's Story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hudson Lockhart was diagnosed with sagittal craniosynostoses during his two-month checkup. Alana Lockhart, Hudson&rsquo;s mother, and the rest of his family decided to see David F. Jimenez, MD, FACS, to discuss treatment options.
&ldquo;Receiving the diagnosis was one of the scariest things that ever happened to us,&rdquo; Alana told us. &ldquo;But Dr. Jimenez made us feel comfortable. Our first appointment gave us peace of mind.&rdquo;
After his surgery, Hudson was put under the care of Darren J. Poidevin, CPO, LPO, the director of the Cranial Remolding Program.

&ldquo;Darren is so great with Hudson. He makes sure we understand everything and makes the whole process simple. Hudson is adjusting so well to the [orthosis].&rdquo;
We are pleased to report that Hudson is doing well and his family is very pleased with the results. Alana tells us that he is happy, healthy, and &ldquo;hitting all his milestones.&rdquo;
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=213</link>
      <pubDate>2017-09-01 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cadaver Lab]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Derrick Sun, MD, recently presented a lecture to our residents in which he discussed clinical cases illustrating different types of upper cervical spine trauma as well as anatomy and radiology relevant to the upper cervical spine.
After Dr. Sun&rsquo;s lecture, the residents went to the cadaver lab to practice the placement of C2 pedicle screws, C1 lateral mass screws, C1-2 transarticular screws, and occipital plates using anatomical landmarks and fluoroscopic guidance. These procedures are used to stabilize someone with upper cervical trauma or atlanto-occipital dissociation (a condition where severe trauma causes the base of skull to be separated from the top of the cervical spine).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2017-08-08 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Veronica Cuevas' Story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Veronica Cuevas was at a trampoline park with her friends when she did a back flip and landed on her feet. Immediately, she knew something was wrong.
&ldquo;I had a sharp pain on the base of my head. I couldn't hear. I couldn't walk to get water or anything. It was the worst pain I felt in my life.&rdquo;
When the pain persisted, Veronica decided to go to an ER in Corpus Christi. A CT scan revealed that there was blood in her brain. Her doctors determined that she had an aneurysm. Because they were unable to treat her, Veronica was airlifted to UHS. Once she arrived, Lee A. Birnbaum, MD, treated her aneurysm using endovascular coiling. She was then placed under the care of Shaheryar Hafeez, MD, Ali Seifi, MD, FACP, and the neurocritical care team.

&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very grateful to them,&rdquo; Veronica told us. &ldquo;They are taking good care of me."
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=210</link>
      <pubDate>2017-08-01 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christian's Story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Christian Patrick Ehrhard suffered a major stroke while getting ready for work in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was rushed to San Antonio, where he underwent an emergency thrombectomy for an occlusion of his internal carotid artery, one of the main vessels supplying blood to his brain. This procedure, in which a microcatheter (a small tube) and a stent was used to remove a clot through accessing the arteries in his brain, was performed at University Hospital, a&nbsp;Comprehensive Stroke Center staffed round-the-clock by a team of UT Medicine Stroke Neurologists, Neurosurgeons, and Neurointensivists. He later underwent a hemicraniectomy in which part of his skull was removed to reduce the pressure placed on his brain due to swelling from the stroke. Christian subsequently returned to the hospital so he could undergo skull replacement surgery.

Last week, during a follow-up appointment, we got a chance to visit with Christian and his family to see how they were doing. Christian&rsquo;s wife told us that she was pleased with the outcomes of both surgeries.
&ldquo;Physically, you wouldn't even know he had a stroke,&rdquo; she told us. &ldquo;Dr. Grandhi did a great job with the surgery and his continued care.&rdquo;
Although Christian initially had trouble speaking after his first surgery, speech therapy has improved his communication.
We are pleased to see how far Christian has come and wish him well during his recovery.
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=209</link>
      <pubDate>2017-07-21 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Society of Neurological Surgeons Boot Camp]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Our PGY 1 residents recently had the opportunity to attend a &ldquo;Fundamentals of Neurosurgery&rdquo; boot camp course hosted by the Society of Neurological Surgeons. The course is designed to help neurosurgery residents who are transitioning from medical school by educating them about professionalism, communication, and basic procedural skills.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=208</link>
      <pubDate>2017-07-18 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cadaver Lab]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In our residents&rsquo; first cranial anatomy lab of the year, Dr. Caron lectured on the frontal orbital zygomatic approach to craniotomy. This skull base surgical technique provides access to many of the tumors and vascular lesions neurosurgeons see on a regular basis. Following the lecture, the residents went to the cadaver lab, sponsored by Integra Lifesciences, to practice this challenging technique. The cadaver lab allows the residents a safe environment to hone techniques before performing them on live patients in the operating room.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=207</link>
      <pubDate>2017-07-11 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Graduation of Drs. Bradley Dengler, Bhavani Kura, and Colin Son.]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Department of Neurosurgery recently celebrated the graduation of this year's chief residents: Drs. Bradley Dengler, Bhavani Kura, and Colin Son. During their ceremony, we had the opportunity to recognize the many years of hard work they have dedicated to our department. The entire staff is sad to see them go, but we are also excited for them as they begin this new chapter of their lives.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=206</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-29 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Neurocritical Care Team]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;After a hectic week in the Neurosurgery ICU, nurses and staff surprised Dr. Seifi with a tray of colorful cupcakes bearing the words "We Love You."
We are lucky to have such an amazing Neurocritical Care team at University Hospital!]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=204</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-27 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Residents]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are very excited to introduce our new residents Matt Webb, D.O., Pegah Ghamasaee, M.D., and Aaron Chance, M.D.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=205</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-23 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oralia Garza's Story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
&ldquo;From the moment we met Dr. Grandhi, we knew he was great,&rdquo; Oralia told us. &ldquo;He was one of the best doctors I&rsquo;ve ever had. He was very helpful. He did everything well and explained each procedure that he performed.&rdquo;
Oralia underwent&nbsp;a cerebral angiogram and subsequently was taken to the operating room where her ruptured aneurysm was clipped. She remained in the NeuroICU at University Hospital, initially under the care of Dr. Shaheryar Hafeez, where she experienced what she described as &ldquo;the best care&rdquo; she ever had.

&ldquo;He spent so much time with me and made sure everything was ok. Our family loves him.&rdquo;


During a recent follow-up appointment with Dr. Jimenez, we got a chance to talk to Josey&rsquo;s family about what life was like after surgery. His parents told us that Dr. Jimenez did &ldquo;amazing work;&rdquo; Josey was able to perform well in school and enjoy athletic activities, like playing sports. The entire family is grateful for the care their son received and the success of his treatment.
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=202</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-16 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joyce Ellis' Story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Joyce Ellis suffered from severe back pain for eight years. As time progressed, her pain grew more intense. When it finally became too difficult to perform daily tasks, she decided to set up an appointment with Alexander M. Papanastassiou, MD, who diagnosed her with lumbar spinal stenosis and recommended surgery.Joyce was impressed with how easily Dr. Papanastassiou was able to determine the cause of her pain.&ldquo;The surgery went very well,&rdquo; she told us. &ldquo;The pain was gone right after the surgery. I would recommend Dr. Papanastassiou.&rdquo;
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=203</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-13 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Teacher 2017]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Ali Seifi, MD, FACP, for winning the 2016-2017 Best Teacher Award as voted by the UT Health San Antonio medical student body. This is the third consecutive year that Dr. Seifi has received this distinction.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=201</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-09 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Robert D’Emidio's Testimony ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We received this wonderful testimony from the father of a recent patient: "On December 27, 2016, our son [Andrew Demidio] was emergency airlifted to [UHS] for the emergency treatment of a brain abscess. On December 28th, the Surgery team led by neurosurgeon Dr. Ramesh Grandhi successfully performed a 7 hour surgery. During this most difficult ordeal, Dr. Grandhi not only demonstrated his extraordinary surgical expertise, but demonstrated being an outstanding human being to our family. He communicated with us at every turn and showed great compassion and understanding for what our family was going through. He did what he could to relieve our fears and concerns by explaining details as they arose. He was very accessible and reachable, actually giving us his phone number. Now that our son is in his 5th month of post-surgical recovery and has returned to his normal self, Dr. Grandhi remains a friend to our family. He continues to be there at every turn to care for our son and to answer all of our questions and concerns. This man is a truly remarkable person, a truly extraordinary surgeon, and is truly a gift from God. With great appreciation and gratitude, Sincerely, Dr. Robert D&rsquo;Emidio"]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2017-06-06 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Josey Patrick's story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Josey Patrick was diagnosed with craniosynostosis at birth. After his parents were referred to David F. Jimenez, MD, FACS, Josey underwent endoscopic surgery. They were initially worried about how the treatment would affect their son&rsquo;s development but, looking back on the experience, they now consider Josey&rsquo;s diagnosis to be a minor &ldquo;hiccup&rdquo; in their lives.
Today, Josey is 18 years old and thriving. He is working hard at school and has a job.

During a recent follow-up appointment with Dr. Jimenez, we got a chance to talk to Josey&rsquo;s family about what life was like after surgery. His parents told us that Dr. Jimenez did &ldquo;amazing work;&rdquo; Josey was able to perform well in school and enjoy athletic activities, like playing sports. The entire family is grateful for the care their son received and the success of his treatment.
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      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=199</link>
      <pubDate>2017-06-01 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christopher Frank's story]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In September of 2016, Christopher Frank had a serious sinus infection that was causing him a lot of pain. It was so bad that his friends had to take him to the ER. A CT scan revealed that Christopher had a major abscess in his head that was causing his brain to swell up. He was rushed to UHS, where he met Ramesh Grandhi, MD.&nbsp;&ldquo;Dr. Grandhi was very upfront with us,&rdquo; Christopher&rsquo;s mother, Lucille, explained. &ldquo;He told us that Christopher was very sick and he needed emergency surgery as soon as possible.&rdquo; Christopher underwent a craniotomy for evacuation of an intracerebral abscess. Shortly afterward, he developed malignant intracranial pressure elevations that required performing bilateral decompressive hemicraniectomies, and eventually a cranioplasty surgery a few months later. Christopher's family was pleased with the results of the surgery and the quality of the care Christopher received while he was in the hospital.&ldquo;The ICU staff was great,&rdquo; Lucille told us. &ldquo;It was amazing to see his recovery.&rdquo;Christopher is recovering well. His family is happy to see him healthy and happy.]]></description>
      <link>http://neurosurgery.uthscsa.edu/news_display.php?news=198</link>
      <pubDate>2017-05-23 09:10:00</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Translational Science Training Program.]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sadiya Ahmad was recently named an awardee of the Translational Science Training Program. This exciting fellowship enables participants to learn more about biomedical research opportunities and the drug discovery and development process. It is awarded annually through the NIH-supported Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science here at UT Health.y congratulations for winning first prize in the postdoctoral category for his presentation describing a novel unidirectional drug delivery system to the brain.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2017-05-19 09:10:00</pubDate>
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