Exchanging a job for a passion: A neurosurgeon’s story John Seelmeyer, 9/12/2011 Christopher Demers sat in a hospital room in 1996, waiting while his wife, Linda, gave birth to the couple’s first son. Waiting and thinking, actually. Waiting and thinking and preparing...
Reno, NV – Sierra Neurosurgery Group physicians were on call when tragedy struck at a Carson City IHOP restaurant this week. On the morning of September 6 an individual shot eleven people, ultimately killing four and then himself. The most seriously injured victims...
By: ROGER HOLSINGER, Assistant Editor Published: Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:08 PM CDT Michael Mickey, 6, of Scottsbluff holds the baseball that struck him in the head while he and his family were attending a minor league baseball game in Reno earlier this summer....
According to a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, it might make sense to pay particular attention to dizziness in young football players who suffer a blow to the head. Researchers found that of 107 high school football players who'd suffered a...
When a patient stays in touch with me months and even years after I have completed their treatment, I am given a unique opportunity to look in on their life and follow their progress. Sometimes this snapshot provides a welcome surprise. I recently received a letter...
Headache (also called cephalgia), like the common cold or low back pain, is extremely common. Nearly all human beings, at some point in their life, will experience a headache. The question is, when should you be concerned about a headache and seek medical attention....
Reno, NV – Dr. Morgan of Sierra Neurosurgery Group presented a check in support of Nevada Special Olympics to Trooper Chuck Allen, organizer of the annual Cops & Burgers Special Olympics fundraising event.
ScienceDaily (May 3, 2011) — Rutgers researchers have developed an innovative new treatment that could help minimize nerve damage in spinal cord injuries, promote tissue healing and minimize pain. After a spinal cord injury there is an increased production of a...
Reno, NV (May 4, 2011)–Sierra Neurosurgery Group was named a finalist in 2011 Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work contest in the Small Company Category. The ranking is based solely on anonymous employee surveys. A Finalist ranking means SNG’s survey composite score...
The recent article on the accident and incredible recovery of extreme athlete Grant Korgan in the Reno Gazette Journal reminds me of a patient. I met Suzanne Perlee in 2004 in the Renown ER after a jet skiing accident that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury,...
