A paper that used the University’s Value Driven Outcomes database to evaluate factors that cause cost variation in neurosurgical procedures was chosen as one of the Editor’s Choices articles for the June 2019 issue of World Neurosurgery. Residents Michael Karsy and Jian Guan worked with medical students under the supervision of Dr. William Couldwell on this research.... Read More
Resident alum Vijay Ravindra's paper on the global incidence of degenerative spine disease named best/most downloaded for 2018 by Global Spine Journal ... Read More
Dr. John Rolston is in the middle of conducting a delicate, life-changing brain surgery, but there is no inflection of anxiousness in his voice, no sign of tension in his demeanor.... Read More
This year, the Neuroscience Initiative at the University of Utah funded five one-year pilot collaborative seed grant projects for up to $50,000 in research areas that align with the Neuroscience Initiative mission of deepening our understanding of the brain and transforming this knowledge into innovative solutions for patient care. The Neuroscience Initiative links basic, translational, and clinical research in five disease pillar areas:... Read More
Sarah T. Menacho receives NREF & AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care Young Clinician Investigator Award... Read More
Each year, the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation provide Research Fellowships and Young Clinician Investigator Awards to fund basic, translational, and patient-oriented clinical researchers. This year, fourth-year resident Bornali Kundu, MD, PhD, was awarded the NREF and AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care 2018-19 Research Fellowship Grant... Read More
How do you recover from a concussion? There’s a process to follow. Not following doctors’ recommendations can lead to bigger problems in the future. Neurosurgeon Dr. Greg Hawryluk covers the six steps doctors prescribe to athletes for concussion recovery. The steps also work if you aren’t an athlete. Most important: If you think you have suffered from a concussion, you still should see a doctor.... Read More
Organization should be a leader in education, research and advocacy, he says ... Read More