Mark Vorherr, Mayfield’s chief executive officer, provided a few thoughts as Mayfield approaches its 85th anniversary. Cincinnatians know the name “Mayfield.”
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Studies on Gamma Knife radiosurgery earn recognition
How can Gamma Knife radiosurgery help patients with various types of brain tumors and blood vessel abnormalities? Four studies from Dr. Ronald Warnick and co-authors from IRRF.
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Self-analysis at Gamma Knife Center promotes safety, reliability
By Dr. Ronald Warnick Gamma Knife radiosurgery is well established as a targeted treatment for brain tumor patients, using 192 beams of radiation that intersect at a single point with an accuracy
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Mayfield listed among elite brain tumor specialists
Mayfield continues to expand its use of the groundbreaking GammaTile® targeted radiation technology to treat brain tumors, putting it among a distinguished roster of national health systems. In recent months, Mayfield neurosurgeons
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When to get a second opinion: a Q&A with Dr. Chris McPherson
You are hardly alone if a significant medical diagnosis has stopped you in your tracks and caused you to wonder whether you should get a second opinion. Christopher McPherson, MD, a neurosurgeon
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Working in a danger zone: Treating cavernous sinus meningiomas effectively & safely
By Yair Gozal, MD, PhD Cavernous sinus meningiomas – benign yet threatening tumors – are lodged in a most inconvenient location. They sit above the skull at the base of the brain,
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Mayfield lifts brain tumor programs in 3 health systems
Brain Tumor Awareness Month is a perfect time to reflect on the role of Mayfield Brain & Spine as a catalyst for excellence in three major health systems in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky
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Awake craniotomy: when patients play a role in their own brain surgery
By Christopher McPherson, MD It sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie: having brain surgery while you’re awake! In fact, it is painless. More importantly, it can save your life.
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Cesium implants: a highly targeted option for some brain tumors
By Christopher McPherson, MD When the diagnosis is a brain tumor, we need to consider all the options. The big four comprise surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. A lesser-known treatment that can
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An aggressive brain tumor comes into molecular focus
Fifty years ago the median survival for an individual diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, the aggressive brain cancer, was 7 months. Today it is 15 months.
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Tumor Board: When a dozen heads are better than one
Being diagnosed with a brain tumor is a frightful experience. A patient learns that something foreign and unwanted has begun to grow inside his or her head. Fortunately, many tumors that originate
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What causes brain tumors?
By Christopher McPherson, MD After a brain tumor has been diagnosed and the shock has been absorbed, one of the first questions my patients ask is, Why did this happen? What caused
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