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A Look at Neurosurgery Resident Research

September 13, 2024
“Part of this subspecialty that I enjoy is the rapidly evolving advancements in minimally invasive treatment for patients, which is why I have a large interest in focused ultrasound.” – Dr. Nicole Silva 黑料网 Neurosurgery residents are strongly encouraged to develop clinical, translational or basic science research interests during their...

Dr. Soma Sengupta Nominated as Committee Member of the British Neuro-Oncology Society聽聽

September 10, 2024
Dr. Soma Sengupta, Division Chief of Neuro Oncology and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery at 黑料网 Health has been nominated to the committee of British Neuro-Oncology Society (BNOS).鈥 聽BNOS is the leading multi-professional organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to promoting neuro-oncology research, education, and patient...

Focused Ultrasound Treatment at 黑料网 Health Enables Musician to Play Guitar Again

September 10, 2024
Focused ultrasound treatment at 黑料网 Health allowed Frank, a patient diagnosed with essential tremor, to play guitar for his wife for the first time ever. Frank noticed what he described as “nerves” in his hands in his 20’s. As it progressively got worse, he could no longer play the guitar....

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Kristi Hildebrand Selected as the APP Supervisor for Children鈥檚 Surgery

September 9, 2024
Kristi Hildebrand, PNP-AC, pediatric nurse practitioner in the Department of Neurosurgery at 黑料网 Health, has been selected as the Advanced Practice Provider Supervisor for Children鈥檚 Surgery. Kristi has worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner with 黑料网 Health鈥檚 pediatric neurosurgery team since 2016. She has a passion for working with this...

Patient with Daily Nerve Pain Finds Relief after Peroneal Nerve Decompression Surgery

September 3, 2024
“No one prepared me to get better from the pain that I had for eight years.” Hilary worked as a paramedic, loved to run, and spent most of her time up on her feet. But after she rolled her ankle on the job, her life changed forever. Since her injury,...

黑料网 Health Performs first Surgery Utilizing New Brain Mapping Technology

August 29, 2024
黑料网 Health has become the first hospital in the state of North Carolina to offer Omniscient Neurotechnology鈥檚 Quicktome, an FDA-cleared precision brain mapping platform designed to visualize a patient鈥檚 unique brain networks prior to life-changing surgery. The first surgery was performed by neurosurgical oncologist Dr. Dominique Higgins. Dr. Higgins鈥檚 clinical...

Endocrinologist Dr. Atil Kargi Uses Medication to Shrink Patient鈥檚 Prolactinoma

August 26, 2024
鈥淒ad, after you go to the doctor, will you be able to play with me more?鈥 For two years, Arnulfo experienced a gradual decrease in his eye sight, specifically his peripheral vision. He thought that the vision change was due to aging. But Arnulfo continued to struggle with his worsening...

Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya Selected as Chair Elect of the Scoliosis Research Society鈥檚 Health Policy Committee

August 20, 2024
Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya has been selected as Chair Elect of the Scoliosis Research Society鈥檚 (SRS) Health Policy Committee, and will be appointed as Chair in 2026. SRS is one of the world鈥檚 premier spine societies and is a leading global platform for sharing and disseminating new knowledge of spinal deformity....

Dr. Pomeranz Krummel and Dr. Sengupta Co-Author Publication Evaluating the Efficacy of New Brain Tumor Technology

August 16, 2024
Dr. Daniel Pomeranz Krummel and Dr. Soma Sengupta are co-authors of a new publication in Advanced Healthcare Materials detailing the development and validation of an ex vivo model of what is commonly called a glioblastoma-on-chip microdevice. A glioblastoma-on-chip microdevice can be used to study the development and biology of glioblastoma,...

Mark Schornak Inducted as a Fellow at the Association of Medical Illustrators National Conference

August 13, 2024
Medical Illustrator Mark Schornak, MS, CMI has been inducted as a fellow at the Association of Medical Illustrators national聽conference in July in recognition of his years of service to the organization. 聽 The designation of Fellow is a formal recognition of Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) members who have made...