The winner of numerous awards for her work as an educator and mentor, Kathryn Xixis, MD, joins UVA as the program director of the child neurology residency program.
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Get your patients the right care at the right place at the right time. Learn more about utilizing the Acute Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular Emergencies (ACE) network protocols effectively. Plus, a case study highlights the right response to an aortic emergency.
The recently published Stroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE) study confirms that aggressive methods to control glucose in ischemic stroke patients are not better than standard approaches.
Check out this breakdown of stroke center accreditations you can use to help explain the distinctions to your patients.
After extensive simulation testing, iTREAT has proven to overcome some of the barriers to quality, timely stroke care.
Focused ultrasound was shown safe and effective for reducing medication-resistant Parkinson’s tremor in trials led by UVA neurosurgeon Jeff Elias, MD.
UVA spinal surgeon Nevan Baldwin, MD, came to Virginia from Lubbock, Texas, to launch a neurosurgery practice at Haymarket Medical Center, part of Novant Health UVA Health System.
Neurosurgeon Avery Buchholz, MD, who trained with Chris Shaffrey, MD, at UVA, specializes in the treatment of spinal deformity, adult and pediatric scoliosis, complex spine surgery, tumors of the spine and minimally invasive surgeries.
Setting the standard for dementia care, the UVA Memory and Aging Care Clinic expanded its capabilities further in 2016 with the launch of the grant-funded Dementia Care Coordination Program. The MACC is now recruiting patients for a similar effort to begin in October.
A partnership with the UVA Telestroke program provides community hospitals and patients with enhanced, cost-efficient care.