Brain & Spine Institute
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
March 22, 2024 | Lauren Woods
UConn Health’s Chief Neurosurgeon Helps Rewrite Stroke Care Guidelines
Dr. Ketan Bulsara says more stroke patients qualify for life-saving thrombectomy
March 11, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
February 29, 2024 | Lauren Woods
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
January 18, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Connecticut Surgeons at UConn Bring Brazilian Man Pain Relief
'You saved my life': After a decade of suffering from unbearable facial and ear pain caused by a rare disease, Rafael Azevedo of Brazil found UConn Health and its skilled surgeons
December 20, 2023 | Lauren Woods
A 3D-Printed Solution for the Spine
UConn Health spine surgeon Dr. Hardeep Singh uses devices fabricated to specific patient's anatomy to perform spinal fusion
September 7, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Medical Students Represent UConn at Spine Summit
As a mentor, Dr. Ian McNeill opens doors for students to share their work
March 23, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Podcast: Alternatives to Opioids in Pain Management
When it comes to pain management, particularly back and neck pain, UConn Health physiatrists have many approaches ahead of narcotics on their list of options
March 21, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
3 UConn Health Nurses Recognized for Outstanding Care
Fourth presentation of the Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award
March 2, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Beating Two Brain Aneurysms Thanks to UConn Health
UConn Health’s elite level of expertise in complex neurosurgical cases helps a patient recover from a ruptured aneurysm and positions her to survive a second aneurysm
February 8, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)