Neurosurgery News
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Dr. Kathleen Schmainda Receives Grant to Use AI and Advanced MRI Methods to Identify Brain Tumors
Kathleen M. Schmainda, PhD, professor of biophysics, was awarded a five-year, $2.7 million new R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute.
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Altering Preseason and Practice Protocols May Reduce Incidence of Concussions in College Football Players, New Research Shows
New research shows concussion incidence and HIE are disproportionately higher in the preseason than regular season and occur more often during practices than games.
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Reimagining Care: Max C. Lee, MD
In the wake of the global pandemic, MCW faculty, staff and students are reimagining how they provide care and services.
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Meet Nathan
Nathan Zwagerman, MD, specializes in removing meningiomas and other brain tumors using a rare technique.
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Reimagining Care: Joseph Bovi, MD and Jennifer Connelly, MD
In the wake of the global pandemic, MCW faculty, staff and students are reimagining how they provide care and services.
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Paying Care Forward
After overcoming severe health challenges as a child, MCW pharmacy student Holly Maize's life has come full circle.
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Research Findings Show Potential New Target in Somatosensory Cortex to Aid in Recovery of Walking Ability
Findings of a study in the journal Nature Neuroscience show the brain’s somatosensory cortex can directly orchestrate walking in response to ongoing environmental cues, allowing for navigation of complex environments.
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Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Invests $1.25M in Spinal Cord Injury Research at MCW
The Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation recently announced a gift of $1.25 million to support neuroscience research at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).
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Brain Researchers Seek to Uncover Effects of Non-Concussive Repetitive Head Impacts in Young Athletes
Brain researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) were recently awarded a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a five-year study on the effects of repetitive head impacts on middle and high school athletes.
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The Importance of Interprofessionalism: Clinical Care
The second installment in a two-part series about the importance of interprofessionalism in clinical care.
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Dr. Marjorie Wang named 2019-2020 ELAM recipient
Dr. Marjorie Wang has been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program for Women.
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Center for Skull Base Surgery: Brain tumor diagnosis
Dr. Nathan Zwagerman, an assistant professor and director of pituitary and skull base surgery in MCW’s department of Neurosurgery, received his neurosurgery residency and fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Minimally invasive brain surgery allows for easier recovery
Neurosurgeon Nathan Zwagerman, MD, treats brain tumor patients using a less invasive surgery procedure with shorter recovery times.
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Logan University establishes preceptorship program with Medical College of Wisconsin
The goal of the preceptorship program is to enhance patient care, education and research opportunities for both institutions.
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MCW to co-lead national study to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will co-lead a study on potential long-term neurologic health consequences of concussions and sub-concussive injuries sustained by former NFL players.
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Dr. Michael McCrea receives prestigious award from U.S. Dept. of Defense for excellence in brain injury research
Michael McCrea, PhD, professor & eminent scholar, vice chair of research and co-director of the Center for Neurotrauma Research in the Department of Neurosurgery, has been selected by the U.S. Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) as the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Deborah L. Warden Lectureship award.
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Frank A. Pintar, PhD, appointed Founding Chair of the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin's Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Pintar is a professor in the Marquette University and MCW Department of Biomedical Engineering, and director of the Neuroscience and Biomechanics Research Laboratories at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. He also holds a secondary appointment in MCW’s Department of Neurosurgery.
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Groomed to take over family pig farm, son becomes innovative brain surgeon instead
Neurosurgeon Nathan Zwagerman, MD, performs minimally-invasive brain surgery using the body’s natural corridors.
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Narayan Yoganandan, PhD, promoted to Director of the Biomechanics Program
Dr. Yoganandan is a professor in the department of Neurosurgery.
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Marjorie Wang, MD, MPH, selected as a Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Dr. Wang is the first neurosurgeon from the Medical College of Wisconsin to be elected to the ABNS.
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