Imaging during an emergency room visit confirmed the presence of a large brain tumor. Lisa was transported by ambulance to UNC Health in Chapel Hill for surgery. Lisa, a mother of four in her late 40’s, experienced occasional sinus headaches and migraines. However, in the summer of 2022, she began...

In 2012, Debra had trouble with her vision and went to see her eye doctor. She was referred to a neuro ophthalmologist and an MRI showed that Debra had an aneurysm pushing on her optic nerve. Debra was no stranger to the dangers of brain aneurysms. Her father passed away...

“It was like having an eye patch on and it came off and now I can see clearly.” Essie is a NCCC nurse at UNC Health working nights to care for critical patients in the NCCC. While driving home from work in October 2023, Essie had unusual difficulty seeing road...

After multiple opinions, Asa chose to come to UNC Health to see cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgeon Dr. Carlos David for his brain tumor surgery. Asa struggled with cervical spine issues from playing high school football. He started seeing an orthopedic surgeon, and discovered after imaging that he had a...