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We perform cutting-edge translational research to improve patient care and advance our understanding of brain structure and function.

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Improve Patient Outcomes

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Optimize Surgical Treatments

Krishna Lab aims to:

Personalize neuromodulation treatments  |  Develop and optimize less-invasive treatments
Test emerging treatments in clinical trials

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Recent Publications:

Dr. Vibhor Krishna, UNC Health

Dr. Krishna Leads Focused Ultrasound Webinar

Dr. Vibhor Krishna and Dr. Daniel Roque from UNC Health’s Department of Neurology led a webinar for patients interested in learning more about focused ultrasound treatment for patients with essential tremor. Both movement disorder specialists discuss the clinical process from consultation to treatment, who may be a candidate for the surgery, and how to approach … Read more

Epilepsia article: A phase 1 open-label trial evaluating focused ultrasound unilateral anterior thalamotomy for focal onset epilepsy

Dr. Krishna co-authored a publication in the Epilepsia journal on focused ultrasound to treat epilepsy. Click to read his article, “A phase 1 open-label trial evaluating focused ultrasound unilateral anterior thalamotomy for focal onset epilepsy” below.    

New Publication in the New England Journal of Medicine Shows Focused Ultrasound Effective for treating Parkinson’s, Movement Disorders

In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored by Vibhor Krishna, associate professor of neurosurgery at the UNC School of Medicine, researchers show that a new focused ultrasound treatment improved dyskinesia and motor impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Read the full article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read … Read more

Dr. Vibhor Krishna attends neuroinnovators summit

Dr. Krishna Attends the Focus Forward Neuroinnovators Summit

It is an exciting time for the UNC Health physicians that provide surgical treatment for patients with movement disorders. Drs Daniel Roque from UNC Neurology and Dr, Vibhor Krishna from UNC Neurosurgery attended the Focus Forward Neuroinnovators Summit organized by Insightec in Miami, FL. This partnership will make the transformational focused ultrasound therapy, a less … Read more

PubMed Publications by Dr. Vibhor Krishna