Patient Stories
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patient suffered aneurysm condition of two on either side of the brain
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Increasingly, essential tremor patients are turning to a noninvasive and painless new treatment—focused ultrasound—that has the potential to eliminate their trembling. For several years, Columbia neurosurgeon Gordon Baltuch, MD, PhD, who specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders, has been one of a few surgeons in the United States experienced in the technique.
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In a 6-week post-surgery interview, Dr. Raymond Sekula speaks with Tulsie Singh who had been suffering from trigeminal neuralgia since 2020. Mr. Singh traveled from Trinidad to Columbia Neurosurgery. Before working with Dr. Sekula, this patient's facial pain was so severe that he could not put a toothbrush in his mouth and medication did not provide relief. Dr. Sekula discusses using microvascular decompression surgery with a hospital stay of mere hours for this man to be completely pain-free four days later and off all medications.
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With the help of Dr. Paul McCormick, Rachel Scheller wouldn't let a spinal tumor hold her back.
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Dr. Bisant Labib thought she had injured her back. But when doctors found a tumor, she sought out Dr. Paul McCormick at Columbia for treatment.
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When doctors found a tumor on Chuck Myers' spine, he turned to Dr. Paul McCormick at Columbia and the Och Spine Hospital for world-class care.
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“I had the first pains in my head two days after my sophomore year of high school ended.” says Jennifer Hanichak Farrell. The year was 1994 and the sixteen year old Indiana cheerleader had no idea just how serious those headaches were.
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Singer/songwriter Rob Morsberger gave a special tribute to two of our neurosurgeons, Dr. McKhann and Dr. Lavine, in the liner notes of his latest CD, Ghosts Before Breakfast.
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In the spring of 2008, seventeen-year old Buffalo, NY, native Megan Mahoney, a freshman member of Marist College’s women’s crew team, was preparing for the team’s spring training trip.
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A very grateful woman, Maria Bonyhay, has posted her story of survival on the Brain Tumor Foundation website. Her surgeon was Dr. Jeffrey Bruce from the Brain Tumor Center.
