Landis Family Inaugural Research Visiting Professor Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD Prof. Roy M. & Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair Department of Neurology Chief of …
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The microRNA miR-21 conditions the brain to protect against ischemic and traumatic injuries
Abstract Ischemic and traumatic injuries to CNS remain leading causes of death and disability worldwide, despite decades of research into risk factors, therapies, and preventative measures. Recent studies showed that CNS injuries significantly alter the …
Recent publications of note & honors
Recent publications of note: Mehta SL, Vemuganti R (2018) Ischemic stroke alters the expression of the transcribed ultraconserved regions of the genome in rat brain. Stroke 49: 1024-1028. Chandran R, Kim T, Mehta SL, …
Welcome the 2019 Residents
Residency Match – 2018 This year the Department of Neurosurgery has matched with 3 new residents. They are: -Kelsey Bowman – She joins us from Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. …
Near-miracle stroke survivor heading for repeat vacation at “Stroke Camp”
The sliding doors on the house outside Blanchardville, Wisconsin, show a wall of corn, prospering in the mid-July sunlight. But the view is getting old to one born-and-bred farmer. “I’d go crazy if I had …
Translational Relevance of Swine Models of Spinal Cord Injury
Translational Relevance of Swine Models of Spinal Cord Injury To cite this article: Schomberg Dominic T., Miranpuri Gurwattan S., Chopra Abhishek, Patel Kush, Meudt Jennifer J., Tellez Armando, Resnick Daniel K., and Shanmuganayagam Dhanansayan. Journal …
Optical guided cancer surgery
Coming Soon: Glow-in-the-Dark Cancer Surgery A near future when surgeons can see cancer cells glow in the operating room is outlined this week by a team of University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center researchers. Read …
Congratulations to Ray Zhang (MD PhD Student, Kuo lab) First author of new Nature Review!
Beyond the margins: real-time detection of cancer using targeted fluorophores Ray R. Zhang, Alexandra B. Schroeder, Joseph J. Grudzinski, Eben L. Rosenthal, Jason M. Warram, Anatoly N. Pinchuk, Kevin W. Eliceiri, John S. Kuo & …
UW Hospital Neuro ICU reunion brings lives full circle
MADISON, Wis. – The doctors and nurses in the University of Wisconsin Hospital Neuro ICU see patients during the most critical moments in their lives. In many cases, when those patients are moved from the …
Josh Medow: Critical care for the brain
“UW MADISON – At Joshua Medow’s first job, in the Neurocritical Intensive Care Unit at UW Hospital and Clinics, he saves lives. His patients have endured strokes, car accidents and shootings. At his second job, …
