At age 23, while at her family vacation home in Wisconsin, Jenny Kray suffered a serious brain bleed. Neurosurgeon Mustafa K. Baskaya, MD, missed his daughter’s birthday to give Jenny a 2nd chance at life …
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Faculty Spotlight Dr. Dempsey
University of Wisconsin System spotlight video on Dr. Dempsey.
Pediatric Epilepsy Program – Kaden’s Story
18-year-old Kaden Colson of Lancaster, Wisconsin, began having seizures at age 5. They were mostly facial twitches. Fast forward 9 years and the twitches have turned into grand mal seizures that he would suffer 2-3 …
2019 Robert J. Dempsey Cerebrovascular Research Award
Please join in on congratulating Dr. Dawkins for winning the 2019 Robert J. Dempsey Cerebrovascular Research Award!
Dr. Dempsey talks about Cultural Sensitivity in Global Neurosurgery
Dr. Robert Dempsey’s NY meeting on Cultural Sensitivities talk.
Congratulations Vemuganti Lab!
American Heart Association’s flagship journal “Stroke” picks the top 3 most innovative and highly read papers published every year. The Vemuganti Lab’s paper in collaboration with Dr. Louise McCullough’s lab is chosen as #1 paper …
Dr. Alim Louis Benabid 2018-2019 Hilldale Lecture in the Biological Sciences
Professor Alim Louis Benanid came and presented Oct 3rd for Grand Rounds and spoke at the Hildale Lecture on Oct 4. “Is there a future for Brain Computer Interface and Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery during …
Visiting Professor Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD
Landis Family Inaugural Research Visiting Professor Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD Prof. Roy M. & Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair Department of Neurology Chief of …
The microRNA miR-21 conditions the brain to protect against ischemic and traumatic injuries
Abstract Ischemic and traumatic injuries to CNS remain leading causes of death and disability worldwide, despite decades of research into risk factors, therapies, and preventative measures. Recent studies showed that CNS injuries significantly alter the …
Recent publications of note & honors
Recent publications of note: Mehta SL, Vemuganti R (2018) Ischemic stroke alters the expression of the transcribed ultraconserved regions of the genome in rat brain. Stroke 49: 1024-1028. Chandran R, Kim T, Mehta SL, …