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Reconstructing Airways, Reconstructing Lives

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Yash Patil, MD, above, demonstrates a lymph node exam. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

Pull back the curtain on the nationally acclaimed ear, nose and throat team at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute, and you find several outstanding programs. The Adult Airway Reconstruction Program, directed by Yash Patil, MD, is one of them.

Lessons from a Missed Field Goal: Letting Go & Moving On

Thursday, January 26, 2012
Scott Ries, MSW, LISW, above, in his office on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

With the Baltimore Ravens trailing, 23-20, and just seconds left in their AFC Championship game with the New England Patriots last weekend, it was kicker Billy Cundiff’s chance to save or lose the day. And as most of America now knows, the kick sailed wide. The Ravens’ defeat sealed, Cundiff’s misery was captured for all to see -- on television, on the Web and on the front page of the New York Times. In the land of neuroscience, we may wince and ask ourselves what kind of person wants to be a kicker in the first place? Why do someone’s talents fail when they are needed most? And how do people who have suffered such a public disappointment recover?

Neuroscience Expert: Challenges Ahead, But 'Research Bandwidth' Can Expand

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Guest lecturer Dennis Choi, MD, PhD, right, with Fredy J. Revilla, MD, Director of the Gardner Center at UCNI. Dr. Choi was Dr. Revilla's mentor and department chairman at Washington University in St. Louis about a decade ago. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

The esteemed neuroscientist Dennis Choi, MD, PhD, special guest lecturer at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine, on Thursday issued a warning about funding for neuroscience drug research and expressed his hope for a new model of collaboration involving the National Institutes of Health, academic health centers like UC, and the pharmaceutical industry. He called for “increased bandwidth” in the number of ideas that can be converted into active research, and he said that foundations can play a more proactive role in disease philanthropy.

Dr. Alberto Espay Eyes a Year of Olympic Potential

Thursday, January 12, 2012
Alberto Espay, MD, leads a session of video rounds for faculty, fellows and residents in the Department of Neurology at the UC College of Medicine. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

For Alberto Espay, MD, the year ahead is going to require a feat of gymnastics. A neurologist at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders and a researcher who is leading seven clinical trials, Dr. Espay is attracting global recognition for his wide-ranging talents and is being pulled in all directions. He is in demand as a writer, an editor, a speaker and – somersaulting up onto the balance beam now – as one of those think-on-your-feet professors with a flare for teaching, showmanship and diagnosing complex conditions while hundreds of people watch.

Lori Shutter, MD, Has the Bengals’ Backs

Friday, January 6, 2012
Photo of Lori Shutter, MD, by Dan Davenport / UC Academic Health Center Communications Services.

Look around Dr. Lori Shutter’s office on the UC Academic Health Center campus, and you won’t see any Bengal stripes. There are no NFL souvenirs or autographed posters on the walls. As an independent consultant to the Cincinnati Bengals, Dr. Shutter can’t afford to get swept up in the Who Dey spirit, even as the Bengals approach the playoffs this Saturday. “My priority is putting the players first, not the team,” Dr. Shutter says. “We want to take care of them. I can’t allow any bias to creep in.”

2011: A Year for Superlatives and Thanks

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Photos courtesy of Mayfield Clinic, UC Academic Health Center Communications Services, UC Health / University Hospital, American Heart Association, Nancy J. Jones and Sinclair Photography.

The physicians, researchers, managers and associates of the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute extend a heartfelt “thank you” to all of our friends who have helped make 2011 such a memorable year. With your help, we have continued to accelerate our efforts to provide the best treatments available to our patients while aggressively pursuing new therapies and potential cures for neurological disease.

Maureen Gartner, a Parkinson's Nurse Who Always Answers the Call

Thursday, December 8, 2011
Maureen Gartner, RN, M.Ed., takes a break at the Gardner Center offices on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

Maureen Gartner, RN, M.Ed, likes to joke about the number of different hats she wears. Someday, she says, she is going to get a box of them and set them by her desk at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders at the UC Neuroscience Institute.

A Stroke Team Leader Counts Many Blessings and Thanks His Patients

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Joseph Broderick, MD, photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

Joseph Broderick, MD, has much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday. Beyond his own good health and that of his thriving family, 2011 has seen him mark one career milestone after another. Multi-million-dollar stroke research grants have been awarded to his department or renewed, and he has been richly acknowledged for his leadership in what may well be America’s premier stroke research program.

A Tribute to Carl H. Lindner, Jr., a True Friend of Mental Health

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Above, from left: The Lindner Center of HOPE, Carl H. Lindner, Jr., with Paul Keck, MD. Photos courtesy of Lindner Center of HOPE.

The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute mourns the passing of Carl H. Lindner, Jr., a devoted family man and business titan whose philanthropy touched almost every corner of our region. Mr. Lindner, a self-made billionaire who rose from humble beginnings, served as Chairman of American Financial Group, Inc., at the time of his death on Oct. 17.

Head and Neck Surgeons See Rise in Oropharyngeal Cancers Caused by HPV

Thursday, October 13, 2011
Otolaryngologist Yash Patil, MD. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic.

A national discussion about human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that can lead to cervical cancer in women, ignited recently after Republican presidential challengers lambasted candidate Rick Perry for his 2007 executive order that required vaccinations against HPV for girls entering the sixth grade in Texas. That discussion, while valuable, involves only part of the story of HPV, however. The virus is linked not only to cervical cancer but also to a small but growing incidence of throat cancer among both men and women.

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