Video: Brain-Cancer Hunting Stem Cells
Department Chair Matthew Ewend, MD, is a member of a UNC research team that is developing a new personalized treatment for glioblastoma. Led by Shawn Hingtgen, PhD, from UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the team has discovered a way to use human stem cells, made from skin cells, to hunt down and kill human brain cancer, a critical and monumental step toward clinical trials – and real treatment. (Dr. Ewend appears at 1:18 in the video.)
Each year, U.S. News & World Report recognizes the very best clinical specialty departments in America. This year, the publication recognized the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery as high performing nationally. In addition, the UNC Children’s Hospital was named to its list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” with pediatric neurology and neurosurgery honored as one of nine subspecialties that ranked in the top 50 nationwide.Department News
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2018 Neurosurgery residents announced
The UNC Neurosurgery Residency program is pleased to welcome Andrew Abumoussa and Kelly Lucchesi.
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Researchers identify molecular target for brain cancer, develop immunotherapy approach to attack it
UNC Neurosurgeon Matthew Ewend and Neuro-oncologist Simon Khagi will partner with the study researchers to launch clinical trials for glioblastoma.
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Dr. Benjamin Warf speaks at the Robert H. Wilkins, MD, Lectureship in Academic Neurosurgery
Benjamin C. Warf, MD, was the distinguished lecturer at the Fourth Annual Robert H. Wilkins, MD, Lectureship in Academic Neurosurgery hosted jointly by the UNC and Duke Neurosurgery Departments on February 20 at the Carolina Inn. Ninety guests dined and later enjoyed Dr. Warf’s talk titled, “Stumbling into Academia: The Unintended Adventure of a Missionary Neurosurgeon.”
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