Brain & Spine Institute

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

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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

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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

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Medical Students Represent UConn at Spine Summit

As a mentor, Dr. Ian McNeill opens doors for students to share their work

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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