Media Coverage

A story about the impact concussions have had on former Buffalo Bill Thurman Thomas since his retirement reports a local organization spearheaded by Elad I. Levy, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery, is working to bring more awareness to concussions at the youth level.

An article reports on a 20-year-old man whose epileptic seizures were treated by Renée M. Reynolds, MD, clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery, using a relatively new procedure called laser ablation therapy.

Elad I. Levy, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery, is a new member of the board of NeXtGen Biologics, a Gainesville, Fla.-based biomedical company working to commercialize a skin graft therapy.

Dr. Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, vice-chairman and professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, says using 3-D replicas of complex brain aneurysms, cardiac conditions, and other complicated medical issues will soon change the way physicians are trained. Siddiqui recently used a 3-D printed replica of a 49-year-old woman’s potentially fatal aneurysm to make trial runs, reducing the actual surgery to just 45 minutes instead of the usual four-to-five hours.

Walter Grand, MD, clinical professor of neurosurgery, is interviewed about mentoring neurosurgery residents.

UB neurosurgery expert Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, performed a successful experimental treatment on a man whose doctors offered discouraging prognoses. The patient traveled to Buffalo from Australia for the treatment, which is “a simple procedure,” according to Siddiqui. “We have been doing it for years, and our data shows angioplasty is far better than medical therapy,” he said.

University at Buffalo neurosurgeons contributed to a New England Journal of Medicine study that shows significant advantages for stroke patients treated with both a stent device and clot-busting drugs. “This is exactly a game-changer,” says study co-author Elad I. Levy, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery.

Five new studies have shown mechanical endovascular therapy demonstrates a significant advantage over standard therapy for acute stroke. "Stroke is now a surgical disease. In centers with advanced systems of stroke care, endovascular therapy can significantly improve functional outcomes without compromising safety as compared to standard therapy," said Kenneth V. Snyder, assistant professor of neurology. 

University at Buffalo neurosurgeons — including Elad I. Levy, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery — have contributed to a New England Journal of Medicine study that shows significant advantages for stroke patients treated with both a stent device and clot-busting drugs.

UB neurosurgeons have played leading roles in testing what has proved to be a dramatically improved treatment for acute ischemic stroke.

Western New York has the highest rate of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the Northeast, matching the stroke rates of the “stroke belt” areas in the Southeast, according to L. Nelson Hopkins, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of neurosurgery and professor of radiology.

L. Nelson Hopkins, MD, distinguished professor of neurosurgery and radiology, and Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, professor of neurology, discuss the work of Lawrence D. Jacobs — a Buffalo neurologist who first theorized that he could use interferon to treat multiple sclerosis patients.

A stroke treatment used by a neurovascular surgeon in Florida has been proven to be effective. The physician has been investigating and using the treatment since the early 2000s, when he completed a fellowship at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Elad I. Levy, MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery, examines professional players during games to determine whether they have been harmed by hits to the head. Levy says that for Damon Janes — a high school student who died from football-related injuries — the cumulative effect of multiple hits over a short time interval was catastrophic.

L. Nelson Hopkins, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of neurosurgery, joined top health care leaders to discuss the potential for greater collaboration among area hospital systems and the future of health care in Buffalo.