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´óÏó´«Ã½ Neurosurgery faculty members participated in the annual 2025 NC Triangle Head for the Cure 5K race on Sunday, February 23, 2025 to raise money for brain cancer research, and to support brain cancer survivors and their families. The Department of Neurosurgery at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Health has a long-standing relationship with...

Dr. Kimberly Hamilton, a board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon, is joining the pediatric neurosurgery team as Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Health. Dr. Hamilton grew up in Indianapolis and knew from a young age that she wanted to be a doctor. As a gymnast, she spent a lot of...

Dr. Edward Yap is the first neurosurgeon in the Carolinas to use a new medical device commercially outside of the clinical trial, the Neuroguard IEP® System, designed to safeguard against stroke and cognitive impairment associated with microembolization. Microembolization is a condition where small particles travel through the bloodstream and block...

Shana has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that can cause chronic nerve and spine related pain. When Shana awoke from a surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome, she immediately noticed numbness in her left forearm and pain that hurt worse than her incisions. When Shana went home, she was...

Researchers from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati developed an art therapy application to help improve quality of life in young adult cancer survivorship patients. Dr. Soma Sengupta, Division Chief of Neuro-oncology, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery, and Professor in the...

Cancer biologist Kerry Roby, PhD will join Dr. Soma Sengupta and Dr. Daniel Pomeranz Krummel in their joint research lab studying brain cancers. Dr. Roby joins the SoDa Lab from the MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he completed his post doc fellowship in the McCarty Lab under the direction of...

In 2012, Debra had trouble with her vision and went to see her eye doctor. She was referred to a neuro ophthalmologist and an MRI showed that Debra had an aneurysm pushing on her optic nerve. Debra was no stranger to the dangers of brain aneurysms. Her father passed away...

In 2022, Eron began experiencing severe neck pain and difficulty holding her head in an upright position. She had developed a severe chronic spinal infection from leakage of her oral bacteria into the space around the spinal column in her neck, causing erosion and collapse of four vertebrae in her...

“Every patient deserves a treatment plan tailored to their unique needs,” said Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya. “Given Chrissie’s circumstances, we wanted to preserve her mobility and independence while relieving the pressure on her spinal cord. Laminoplasty offered the motion-sparing approach she needed to regain her quality of life.” When Chrissie was...

Travis lived an active lifestyle, regularly training for triathlons and weight lifting. In 2019, Travis started to gain weight and experienced a lack of energy and daily fatigue. Combined with his sudden lack of drive and inability to recover in between workouts, Travis went to his primary care provider for...