Brain & Spine Institute

UConn Health Minute: Imaging Innovation

An innovative imaging system now offered at UConn Health is leading to improved diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex musculoskeletal problems. Dr. Hardeep Singh, comprehensive spine surgeon at UConn Health, describes how the system is used.

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UConn Health Celebrates Opening of The Brain and Spine Institute

Comprehensive spine care, cranial neurosurgery, neurology, and imaging all at 5 Munson Road

First in Connecticut: Ischemic Stroke Survivors Have Renewed Hope with the Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device Now Available at UConn Health

Dr. Christopher Connor, neurosurgeon at UConn Health’s Brain and Spine Institute was the first to use the MicroTransponder®, Inc.’s Vivistim® Paired VNS™ System, an FDA-approved, breakthrough technology for stroke survivors experiencing ongoing hand and arm impairment

Miracle Outcome for Patient’s Life-Threatening Stroke

The multidisciplinary team at UConn Health has great expertise in the microsurgical management of aneurysms and endovascular management, which saved the life of Christine Skelly from a life-threatening emergency.

Deep Brain Stimulation Changing the Quality of Life for those with Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Christopher Conner is now performing deep brain stimulation to treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease at UConn Health.

UConn Health's Brain and Spine institute is located at 5 Munson Road in Farmington, Connecticut. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

The Brain and Spine Institute Opens at UConn Health

The 5 Munson Road building in Farmington is the new home for the growing Institute’s neurology, cranial neurosurgery, and comprehensive spine care, and UConn Health Imaging

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Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence in Connecticut Designated at UConn Health

UConn Health is now one of only 57 Centers of Excellence nationwide designated by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America to help patients and their families living with this rare genetic disease

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UConn Health’s Chief Neurosurgeon Helps Rewrite Stroke Care Guidelines

Dr. Ketan Bulsara says more stroke patients qualify for life-saving thrombectomy

UConn Health Marks Rare Disease Day

Doctors at UConn Health Celebrate the Successful Journey of Rare Disease Patient Traveling from Brazil to Connecticut for Innovative Surgery.

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Soft Open for The Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health

Neurology first to arrive; cranial neurosurgery, comprehensive spine, and imaging to follow in the coming months