News StoriesStart! Heartwalk San Antonio 2009 Neurosurgery Admin
Start! Heart Walk is the AHA mission in action and it’s signature fund-raising event. The Start! Heart Walk promotes physical activity and heart-healthy living in a fun, family-friendly environment. Funds that are raised are used to save lives from the country’s number 1 and number 3 killers, heart disease and stroke. | Read More >>Dr. David Jimenez Named To List of Top 100 Hispanic Influentials Neurosurgery Admin
New Surgical Technique Uses Laser Energy To Destroy Brain Tumors | Wednesday Oct 7, 2009 |
Deep inside Miguel Perez’ head lurks a potential killer. After a seizure in May, doctors made a frightening discovery. “They found the tumor,” Perez recalled. “They found the tumor and it turned out to be a real bad one.” Perez has had one surgery to remove the tumor, but now the cancer has returned. This time, Dr. John Floyd, a U.T. Health Science Center neurosurgeon, is trying something different. Medical Student Research Day 2009 And We Have a Winner! This summer Department of Neurosurgery was home to four Medical Students who participitated in the Medical Student Research Program. | Read More >>By A Nose: S.A. Neurosurgeons Remove Brain Tumors In A Surprising Way | Wednesday Sep 30, 2009 |
Louis Leal of Poteet suffers from a benign (non-cancerous) pituitary tumor. It’s deep inside his head, threatening his vision and ruining his overall health. “I mean, I’m just so fatigued,” Leal explained. “You get very moody.” |
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Members of the Department of Neurosurgery were in attendance at the 2009 Start! Heart Walk San Antonio on November 7th, 2009. The Heart Walk was held on Brooks City Base and began right at 7:30 AM.
Neurosurgeons are constantly looking for new ways to remove delicate brain tumors. The latest technology allows some of those growths to be removed through the nose.
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