Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury that results from a severe blow to the head, most commonly after an accident, fall, or during a contact sport like football...
Disease detectives with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a cluster of rare and serious brain abscesses in kids in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, and...
Hosted by the U’s Center for Medical Innovation, Bench to Bedside annually challenges students to identify and address potential improvements in the current health care market. Interdisciplinary student teams collaborate...
After hearing about focused ultrasound from a friend, Paul traveled 400 miles from his home in Montana to be treated at the University of Utah Medical Center in April 2022...
On March 17, after a months-long process of interviews and evaluations, the matches have been made! Jason Kim, MD (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves, MD (University of Nebraska), and Justin...
The sudden passing of "Saving Private Ryan" actor Tom Sizemore from a ruptured brain aneurysm has brought heightened awareness to this silent health condition. While aneurysms are relatively common—affecting 1...
The 47th Annual Richard Lende Winter Neurosurgery Conference recently took place from February 3-6, 2023, at Snowbird Ski Resort in Salt Lake City, Utah. Attendees were welcomed by a picturesque...
In the research, 13 patients were undergoing brain surgery to have their tumors removed. They had to be awake so that the surgeons could map out the cortex with electrical...
With the assistance of robotic technology, neurosurgeons at University of Utah Health are able to pinpoint the source of seizures in a minimally invasive fashion, helping patients recover and return...
Lifestyle and medical factors contribute to the risk of stroke. Ramesh Grandhi, MD , a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon at University of Utah Health’s Stroke Center , emphasizes the need for primary...
After having back surgery to fuse two vertebrae in his damaged spine, Randy could hardly move himself. He was in his 40s and very athletic, snowmobiling, swimming, running, golfing, and...
Nadel will spend the fourth year of his residency—which is typically dedicated to academic research—in Washington, D.C., allowing him to continue his residency next year without interruption. Nadel is grateful...
Dr. Bisson serves as Professor of Neurosurgery and Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. She also serves within the Department of Neurosurgery as the Director of the...
An expert in brain mapping in children, temporal and extra-temporal lobectomy, functional hemispherectomy, laser ablation, awake craniotomy, robotic neurosurgery and fetal surgery for spina bifida Dr. Bollo is among the...
Know that we have a very strong team that will be helping you through the journey. Although this process usually begins with surgeons, neuro-oncologists, and radiation oncologists, there are many...
In August 2020, 23-year-old Zoe Messer decided it was time to make a change. She was living in Seattle, but her graphic design and marketing job had gone remote earlier...
The Skull Base Surgery team at University of Utah Health has been designated as a Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction by the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS). The health care...
As one of the leading academic neurosurgical centers in the country, the department maintains a rich and dynamic history of training high-quality neurosurgeons since accepting its first resident in 1972...
During the 90th American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting on May 1, 2022, William T. Couldwell, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the University of Utah Health Department of Neurosurgery...
For the first time since 2018, members of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery (WANS) were able to meet in person April 25-27, 2022, at the Grand America Hotel in...
Mark Mahan, MD, FAANS, a neurosurgeon with University of Utah Health and Division Chief of Peripheral Nerve and Pain Surgery, was on-call the night Davis arrived. Dr. Mahan is a...
"It's just amazing and a miracle," said Dr. Robert Bollo, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Primary Children's Hospital. "We know that fetal surgery can benefit kids with spina bifida in so...
