James Pan, MD Receives a CoMotion Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Pan (and Dr.
Research and Innovation
Seattle startup co-founded by Dr. Sam Browd aims to change surgery using AI, computer vision and augmented reality
Proprio’s Paradigm system captures high-definition images of the operating field from above and fuses them with images of pre-operative three-dimensional scans. The system relies on advances in light field imaging, computer vision, machine learning, robotics and augmented reality.
Levitt/Fillingham mentee awarded Mary Gates Research Scholarship
Congratulations to Neethi Belur who has been awarded a prestigious Mary Gates Research Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for her work in the SANS lab using computational fluid dynamics under the mentorship of Mike Levitt and Patrick Fillingham. Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive
Brain-computer interfaces could change the world—but at what cost?
Dr. Andrew Ko and Dr.
New blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge, study shows
Dr. Andrew Ko is part of a research team that has developed a test to measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in blood samples. Oligomers are amyloid beta proteins that misfold and clump together potentially developing into Alzheimer’s.
Carolina Parada, PhD awarded $990K grant from the Wayne
Congratulations to Dr.
EVOLVE Study Shows Minor Head Injuries Can Have Lasting Effects
Dr. Christine Mac Donald’s long-running study of U.S. military service members (EVOLVE) shows that many who sustained mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from combat-related explosions continue to feel adverse effects for years afterward.
It’s time to meet the future of the OR: Collaborators
Dr. Sam Browd discusses how leveraging AI technology may lead to improving patient outcomes, making care more accessible and reducing costs across the board.
AVMs the Subject of Neurosurgical Focus July Issue
The Department’s own Louis J Kim, MD, MBA served as lead editor of The Journal of Neurosurgery’s July issue of Neurosurgical Focus. And, a team of our residents and faculty –
Jeffrey Ojemann, MD receives $8 million NIH grant
Congratulations to Dr. Ojemann whose proposal “Motor Recovery through Plasticity-Inducing Cortical Stimulation” has received grant in the amount of $8,000,000 from the National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health.