Joe’s Story: Oligodendroglioma
Joe calls it a miracle and a gift from “a higher power.” Others might call it a fortuitous turn of fate. Either way, Joe’s experience embodies a reversal of fortune that is both wonderful and startling. Once a man with a brain tumor and little hope, Joe is today cancer-free and buoyed by a favorable […]
Sandra’s Story: Glioma
Sandra (Sandy) is a smiling, breathing reminder that hope exists for patients with even the most challenging type of brain tumors. Nine years ago, when Sandy was first told that she had six months to live, she stared back blankly at her doctor. “Who are they talking about?” she remembers thinking. “That isn’t me. I’m […]
Neurologist Can Help with Sleep Problems
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Having trouble sleeping? A neurologist could have the answer to your problem. Neurologists specialize in the treatment of diseases and disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nervous systems. In many cases, says Jennifer Rose Molano, MD, a neurologist with the UC Memory Disorders Center and UC Health, these […]
Brain Tumor Event Celebrates Good Wine and Good Cheer
Ronald Warnick, MD, with special guest Doc Rodgers at Thursday’s wine-tasting event. Photo by Dave Collins/UC Academic Health Center Communications Services. Some 240 friends of the UC Brain Tumor Center enjoyed food, friendship and fund-raising Thursday night at the second annual wine-tasting event at the CARE-Crawley Building on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Dozens […]
Taking One Step at a Time, Uniquely, Following an Aneurysm Rupture
George Jewell, PhD, speaks during the Tri-State Brain Aneurysm Support Group’s annual symposium at the Vontz Center. Just as no two people are alike, no two experiences with a ruptured brain aneurysm are alike. Aneurysms can differ in size, location and when they strike. “Every person’s brain is a unique and special organism,” George Jewell, […]
Rick’s Story: Epilepsy
Rick’s strategy for managing his epilepsy wasn’t perfect, but it had worked well enough for most of his career as a theme park project manager who traveled the world. Whether he worked in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore or Germany, his routine was always the same. After arriving in a new city, he would find a local […]
A Safety NETT for Brain Emergencies
Members of Cincinnati’s NETT team, from left: Irene Ewing, RN, Peggy Waymeyer, RN, Sara Stark, MEd, and Principal Investigator Arthur Pancioli, MD. In early 2007 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established NETT – the Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials network, a permanent research framework that currently involves 17 university medical centers throughout the United States. […]
Doc Rodgers to be Special Guest at Brain Tumor Center’s Winetasting Fundraiser
Doc Rodgers at work. Photo courtesy of 700WLW. Doc Rodgers, the beloved 700WLW radio personality who is battling cancer, will appear as an honored guest and will provide an inspirational message during the UC Brain Tumor Center’s second annual winetasting fundraiser on April 28. The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at […]
Drs. Breneman and Rixe Assume New Leadership Positions in the UC Brain Tumor Center
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—John Breneman, MD, has been named Associate Director of the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, and Olivier Rixe, MD, PhD, has been named Research Director. The positions, which are effective immediately, were announced today by Ronald Warnick, MD, Medical Director of the UC Brain Tumor […]
Jeff’s Story: Airway Reconstruction
Jeff’s remarkable story has two parts: recovery and reconstruction. He doesn’t remember the first part — the recovery from a ruptured aneurysm. But he vividly remembers the second part — the reconstruction of his airway. He is living the followup to his story now: back to work full-time as an engineer, back to volunteering at […]