Neurosurgery

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Physician Assistants Vital in OR and Beyond

UConn Health’s 73 PAs span specialties to deliver both inpatient and outpatient care

UConn Health Carries on Legacy of Pioneering and Generational Neurosurgeon, Dr. Takanori Fukushima

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Dr. Ketan Bulsara speaking in academic rotunda

Prestigious Scientific Honor Society Inducts UConn Health’s Neurosurgery Chief

Dr. Ketan Bulsara joins Sigma Xi, the world’s largest multidisciplinary honor society for scientists and engineers

Dr. Ketan Bulsara Elected to Prominent Role for American Association Neurological Surgeons/Congress Neurological Surgeons Joint Section

Through a nationwide election, Dr. Ketan Bulsara, chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at UConn Health has been elected the 43rd chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery. 

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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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UConn Health’s Chief Neurosurgeon Helps Rewrite Stroke Care Guidelines

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