Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): The All-Important Pre-Operative Phase
Walavan Sivakumar, MD, explains how Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is used at PNI to help patients with brain tumors through the neurosurgical process. ERAS unfolds in three phases, and Dr. Si...
12 Aug 5min
Dopamine Neuron Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Disease with Melita Petrossian, MD
Parkinson's disease begins with the quiet loss of the brain cells that make dopamine, and dopamine is what carries your movement, your mood and the drive that gets you through the day. As those cells ...
5 Aug 5min
77. The Little Gland with a Very Big Job with Garni Barkhoudarian, MD
For a tiny organ, the pituitary gland carries outsized responsibilities in the human body. The size of a pea, the so-called “master gland” produces vital hormones that regulate many important bodily f...
15 Jul 58min
76. Getting the Right Diagnosis for Facial Paralysis with Dr. Amit Kochhar
Every medical treatment needs to start with a diagnosis, but sometimes that diagnosis proves elusive. Sometimes it may appear that a person has one thing needing treatment, and after that treatment do...
17 Jun 33min
Spotlight Replay - Episode 56: Dr. Michael Yong on Seasonal Allergies
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you probably kept a close eye on the pollen count this spring—and you may have felt those all-too-familiar symptoms that affect one in five people: Congestion, s...
10 Jun 39min
Chronic Subdural Hematoma with Ashkan Mowla, MD
When blood collects in the skull outside the brain and below the outermost layer of tissue surrounding the brain (dura), a subdural hematoma results. This may occur due to head trauma when it is calle...
27 Mai 1min
75. Finding Relief and Healing with Back Pain and Spinal Issues with Dr. Marcus Mazur
If you have back pain, you are not alone. According to Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, nearly 65 million Americans report a recent episode of back pain, and 16 million adults — 8 perc...
20 Mai 59min
