Charlene’s Story: 7 Years with Glioblastoma
As a five-year survivor of glioblastoma multiforme, one of the most dangerous types of brain tumors, Charlene has reached a notable landmark. “Traditionally, five years is considered an important goal that predicts a good long-term outcome,” says Ronald Warnick, MD, Director of the UC Brain Tumor Center and Charlene’s physician for followup care. “The five-year […]
Leah’s Story: Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Leah is a young woman who sings, dances, and plays the guitar. She is also a survivor of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). It is rare for someone in her mid-teens to have had an AVM, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain or spine that can cause devastating effects if it begins to […]
Ginny’s Story: Living with Glioblastoma
Greg and Ginny during one of her chemotherapy treatments. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Greg tears up when he remembers one of his early visits to the UC Barrett Cancer Center with his wife, Ginny, newly diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in July 2008. “I remember being on the elevator that summer,” […]
Alison’s Story: Ruptured Aneurysm following Neurotrauma
She has completed medical school, has won the Flying Pig Marathon and has reached the summit of two of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks.Today Dr. Alison Delgado is tackling a mountain of a different kind. Step by hard-earned step, word by remembered word, the young pediatric resident has come back from a bicycle accident that caused serious […]
Dr. Mario Zuccarello is University Hospital’s MVP for 2012
Mario Zuccarello, MD, left, is presented with the Clinical MVP Award by Brian Gibler, MD, President and CEO of University Hospital. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Today is Doctors’ Day nationwide, and at UC Health’s University Hospital, cerebrovascular specialist Mario Zuccarello, MD, is being honored with the Clinical MVP Award. Brian Gibler, MD, […]
Surgery a Safe, Effective Option for Many Epilepsy Patients
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Treatment for epilepsy typically focuses on medication, with some patients spending 20 years or more on a variety of drugs in search of effective management of the condition. But a UC Health neurologist says that for many epilepsy patients, surgery can result in a seizure-free life. Learn more >> […]
Andrew’s Story: Neurotrauma
The scrapbook begins with the words, “Andrew’s Adventure: December 23, 2005.” It was not the kind of adventure that any family would choose to take. But in the end, it had a happy ending for Andrew and his parents. On the evening of December 23, a Friday, Andrew and several friends went skiing and snowboarding […]
Spotted in Boulder, Colorado!
Spotted! In Boulder, Colorado: From left, UCNI Friend Buck Niehoff, a member of the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees; Tour de France Stagewinner and UCNI Friend Davis Phinney; and UCNI Clinical Director John M. Tew, MD. The three gentlemen had been inside spinning at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, each rider connected to […]
Alzheimer’s Findings Suggest Future Restorative Treatment Interventions
Photo of Brendan Kelley, MD, by UC Academic Health Center Communications Services. By Brendan Kelley, MD Director, Memory Disorders Center Widespread media coverage of findings reported in Science (published online 2/9/2012) by researchers at Case Western Reserve University has renewed attention and interest in the development of compounds that address the pathological changes that cause […]
UC Health Team Haiti Eyes a Deepening Commitment
At the hospital, from left (standing): translator and hospital employee Jean Kensy Simbert, EMT, Sarah Winston, MD, and Margaret Spears, RN; from left, sitting: Eric Anderson, EMT-P, and Mallorie Boeing, RN. Photos courtesy of UC Health Team Haiti. It wasn’t a one-time deal. The one-week medical mission to Haiti in 2011 didn’t turn out […]