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Celebrating the Class of 2026 Chief Residents
The Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery recognized its graduating chief residents for their dedication, leadership, and years of neurosurgical training. We recently came together for our annual Chiefs Party, a longstanding tradition that recognizes our graduating chief residents and celebrates the completion of their neurosurgical training. The evening provided an opportunity to reflect on their […]
A Face of Relief: Microvascular Decompression at Christian Hospital Solved Patrick’s Uncontrollable Twitching
His only regret about surgery is waiting so long to schedule it One word immediately comes to mind when Patrick Simpson describes how it felt to live with facial spasms and the challenges they caused: “annoying.” The nervous system condition that causes muscles on one side of the face to twitch or tighten without control […]
Aid for brain-bleed recovery receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
Earbud-like device from WashU startup Aurenar is designed to improve stroke outcomes after ruptured brain aneurysm A non-invasive neuromodulation technology has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reducing a dangerous narrowing of blood vessels in the brain that can follow a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm. Early […]