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David Shin, MD (PGY-5) wins 2020 Tom Ellis Resident Research Award

Dr. Murad presented the 2020 Tom Ellis Resident Research Award to David Shin, PGY 5, for his research project, “Selection of PD1+ CD39+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes enriches for tumor-reactive T cells in a murine glioma model.” About Neurosurgery Update 2020 Neurosurgery Update 2020 David Shin, MD…

Latest Clinical Guidelines for Management of Stroke

The latest clinical guidelines for the management of stroke: prehospital management of acute ischemic stroke, stroke systems of care, the management of acute ischemic stroke in the emergency department, and the evaluation of acute ischemic stroke patients for mechanical thrombectomy

What is “anesthesia dolorosa”?

“Anesthesia dolorosa” is Latin for “painful numbness.” ... It’s exactly the same feeling as a novocaine injection. If you have had novocaine for dental procedures and remember that feeling as particularly uncomfortable, you may not want to have a radio frequency lesion for trigeminal neuralgia.

New combination therapy slows deadly brain tumor in mice, UF Health researchers find

As the deadliest primary brain tumor, glioblastoma is a stubborn foe. In addition to being aggressive, glioblastoma hasn’t responded to immunotherapies that have succeeded against some other types of cancers. Now, University of Florida Health and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found a combination approach using those therapies that is showing promise.