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Counting blessings
I am thankful for the trust and the faith from my patients and their families. One of my patient's mothers shared her inspiring story in Woman's World magazine, on the newsstands Thanksgiving week....
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Giving thanks
Being thankful is, in my mind, a way of life. Life is too short and precious for negativity. I was delighted to find this Washington Post article, which provides affirmation on the practice of...
View ArticleAnesthesia and children's developing brains
On Dec. 14, 2016 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety announcement regarding the potential effect of anesthetics on children younger than 3 years of age. The FDA announcement...
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Pediatric Neurosurgery, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act
Healthcare reform is a crucial issue. While much debate surrounds government finances, I am most concerned about our children's health. Click here to read my blog post in #NeurosurgeryBlog, a forum for...
View ArticleGlobal pediatric neurosurgery
I returned from my 6th annual trip as visiting pediatric neurosurgeon to Kijabe Hospital in Kenya this November.My mentor Dr. Leland Albright and his wife Susan Ferson (the best nurse practicitioner...
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Endoscopic epilepsy surgery: endoscopic hemispherectomy and corpus callosotomy
We have a new epilepsy surgery offering to our patients: endoscopic hemispherectomy.I am excited to see how remarkably well patients recover after endoscopic surgery! Unlike traditional open...
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The journey of a boy and his family
TMC Pulse magazine did a wonderful feature on a boy and his family, telling their story leading up to his endoscopic hemispherotomy as well as life after the surgery. Here is the link to Umair's...
View ArticleEndoscopic hemispherotomy featured as one of the top innovations from Texas...
Houstonia Magazine highlighted top 5 breakthrough developments in the Texas Medical Center this year: it is an honor to report that my work in endoscopic hemispherotomy surgery for epilepsy is one of...
View ArticleAdvancing minimally invasive pediatric epilepsy surgery with neuroendoscopic...
I am grateful to have the opportunity to work with neurosurgery colleagues around the world. This summer, I was invited to travel to Taipei to help in a case of a child with rapid decline and worsening...
View ArticleLurie Children's Pediatric Neurosurgery now offers funded Health Services...
Never before has there been such fertile ground in developing Health Services Research, Global Health, and Quality & Safety in Pediatric Neurosurgery. Currently, we are accepting applications for...
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