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CBS Affiliates Spotlight Brain Injury Awareness Day
KCBS-Channel 2 broadcast a story highlighting an event by the UCLA
Department of Neurosurgery's Brain Injury Research Center to raise
awareness of traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The segment featured
popular actor Larry Miller and Ironman athlete Greg Parks, who both
recovered from TBIs at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Learn
more »
NBC-4 Spotlights Virtual Neurosurgery
KNBC-Channel 4 aired a segment on a virtual-reality software that
enabled Dr. Neil Martin, chair of neurosurgery at the David Geffen
School of Medicine at UCLA, to practice complex cases prior to
entering the operating room to ensure the utmost precision and most
successful outcomes. Martin and two of his patients were
interviewed.Read more »
Neurosurgeon Nationally Honored for Teaching
Excellence
The Lodi News-Sentinel published a profile of Dr. Isaac Yang, an
assistant professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA, who was honored by the American Medical
Student Association with its National Golden Apple Award for
Teaching Excellence. A former Lodi resident, Yang received the award
at the association's 65th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. Read
more »
Brain Injury Expert Explains Concussion Treatment
Dr. Christopher Giza, director of the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT
Program and a professor of neurosurgery and pediatrics at the David
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Mattel Children's Hospital
UCLA, was interviewed by Bill Carroll on KFI 690AM about the latest
approaches for treating young athletes with concussions. (Begins at
17-minute mark.) Learn more »
Mending Kids International Helps Pediatric Patient
Dr. Jorge Lazareff, professor emeritus of pediatric neurosurgery, was
interviewed by KMEX-Channel 34 in a story about a 2-year-old boy
from Mexico with hydrocephalus who is being helped by the nonprofit
organization called Mending Kids International. Learn more »
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