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.@Newsweek has again named Barrow Neurological Institute in #Phoenix, #Arizona, one of the top hospitals in the country for neurological care. The No. 23 ranking for 2026 recognizes our commitment to providing top-tier care for neurological conditions, specifically noting our expertise in Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, neurological infections, brain tumor surgery, and epilepsy surgery. “I am proud that Newsweek has, for the third consecutive year, recognized the outstanding neurological care provided by the faculty and staff at #BarrowNeurologicalInstitute,” said @bradracette, MD, FAAN, Chair of the Department of #Neurology at Barrow. “Clinical excellence is at the core of our mission. Every research project we undertake, lecture we present, and trainee we mentor supports one overarching goal: to improve the lives of patients with neurological conditions.” Read the announcement at bar.rw/bestneurologic….

Barrow Neurological Institute is seeking volunteers for a research study of time-restricted eating in #Alzheimersdisease. You may be eligible to participate if you have been diagnosed with #mildcognitiveimpairment (MCI). Learn more: bar.rw/tread

This month marks the start of another academic year at Barrow, and we're excited to announce our new neurology fellows—a mix of fresh and familiar faces. Esam Abobaker, DO Vascular Neurology Fellowship Residency: @CorewellHealth Navneet Bassi, DO Headache Medicine Fellowship Residency: @ucdavis Martha Orozco Cortes, MD Neuro-Otology and Balance Disorders Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute Alexander Dugum, DO Sports Neurology & Traumatic Brain Injury Fellowship Residency: @uarizona Katharine Henry, MD Clinical and DBS Movement Disorders Fellowship Residency: @uva Jordan Iyere, MD Clinical and DBS Movement Disorders Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute Kyle Kaneko, DO Vascular Neurology Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute Sarah Lam, MD Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute Sean Lee, MD Epilepsy Fellowship Residency: @uarizona Alyssa Redai, MD Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute We're also pleased to have the following fellows return for another year: Laura Collins, MD Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute Giovanni Malaty, MD Clinical and DBS Movement Disorders Fellowship Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute Christopher Martin, MD Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Residency: @uazmedphx Oladayo Osuntokun, MD Epilepsy Fellowship Residency: Cooper University Health Care

Are you living with essential tremor? Join the #MuhammadAliParkinsonCenter at Barrow for their next in-person Gather & Grow event: Managing #EssentialTremor. Holly Shill, MD, a movement disorders #neurologist and the director of the Center, will provide participants with a deeper understanding of essential tremor (ET) and its treatment options. Participants can expect to leave this free event feeling empowered with knowledge to better manage ET. 📆: Friday, July 24, 2026 ⏰: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 📍: Outreach and Wellness Center, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, #BarrowNeurologicalInstitute, 240 West Thomas Road, #Phoenix, #Arizona 85013 Registration is required, and space is limited. Sign up at bar.rw/gathergrow or by contacting Kristina Watts at Kristina.Watts@CommonSpirit.org or (602) 406-4921.

Watch this #SevenSeries video showing this L far lateral craniotomy, dissection around the cisterna magna, venous clip occlusion of marginal sinus dural arteriovenous fistula, on our website @BarrowNeuro by clicking on this link… Bar.rw/7series.

Here's an article to go with today's #SevenSeries video.... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36519864/

Their dedication. Our mission. #IvyInsiders. Introducing Shwetal Mehta, PhD, our Deputy Director and Pre-Clinical Core Leader. Dr. Mehta is a recognized leader in translational science for brain tumors and has helped develop an array of early-phase pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic-driven studies for patients with malignant brain tumors. Discover more about her below.

As part of the #BarrowGlobal initiative, we're proud to offer #clinicalobserverships at #BarrowNeurologicalInstitute for international visiting scholars. Otilia Ramos Urbina, MD, visited Barrow from Seville, Spain. She expressed appreciation for the time Barrow President and CEO @mtlawton, MD, dedicated to teaching the observers each day and awe for how he and his team in the #neurosurgery operating room managed complex cases. "Even due to the stressful nature of our profession, the team seems to be motivated, and they all do incredible work," she said. "I bet one important thing is that they have a great leader." Learn more about observer opportunities and read other testimonials by https://visiting bar.rw/observers.

You don’t have to be a scientist or doctor to help advance the field of neuroscience—you can volunteer for an MRI research study at the Barrow Neuroimaging Innovation Center! Get started at bar.rw/bnicsurvey. More info: (602) 406-6253 or BNIC-Research@CommonSpirit.org.

We're proud to share that Ira Bagga, a high school intern at #BarrowNeurologicalInstitute, recently presented a research project from her internship at an international competition and placed in the top 75 in the world for her category! Ira was accepted into the research poster competition at the @hosafhp International Leadership Conference after placing first at the state level. Her project focused on the mechanisms and therapeutic potential related to Matrin 3 and RNA modifications in #ALS. Ira began the project last summer, under the mentorship of David Medina, PhD, an associate professor in the laboratory of Barrow Chief Scientific Officer Robert Bowser, PhD. She returned to Barrow this summer to continue the work, after being accepted into our Summer #HighSchoolInternship Program a second time. "We in the lab are incredibly proud of Ira for the work she presented at the HOSA International Student Research Competition," Dr. Medina said. "As her mentor, I have been truly impressed by the progress she has made in understanding and carrying out meaningful scientific work. We are all grateful to share the lab with her and to be part of her scientific journey." #HOSAILC2026

Watch this #SevenSeries video showing this R frontoparietal craniotomy, resection of lateral parietal arteriovenous malformation (Spetzler-Martin III, Lawton-Young III), on our website @BarrowNeuro by clicking on this link… Bar.rw/7series

Here's an article to go with today's #SevenSeries video.... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35084939/

Dr. Nader Sanai, Director of the Ivy Brain Tumor Center, was named one of "15 Neurosurgeons to Know" by Becker's Spine Review. Becker's states Dr. Sanai is "one of the nation’s leading brain tumor surgeons. An internationally recognized expert in neuro-oncology, he specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors, particularly those located in eloquent areas of the brain, and is known for his expertise in intraoperative brain mapping techniques that help preserve critical neurologic function." Read more: bar.rw/3SHwseJ

Help advance #ALSresearch—without leaving home! 🏠 The ALL ALS ASSESS study offers fully remote options for study participation for volunteers who have been diagnosed with #ALS. Together, we can make ALS a thing of the past! Visit ALL-ALS.org to learn more and join!

Happy Independence Day! Watch this #SevenSeries video showing this T9-10 laminectomy, perinidal myelotomy, resection of intramedullary spinal cord arteriovenous malformation (concentric type), on our website @BarrowNeuro by clicking on this link… Bar.rw/7series.

.@NAU recently featured four of our current interns in its official news source, "The NAU Review." Mandi Bluth, Stefan Muñoz, Noah Verdugo, and Wyatt Peterson are spending 10 weeks at #BarrowNeurologicalInstitute this summer, as part of our highly competitive Summer #UndergraduateInternship Program. They are among a class of 30 students from 13 universities across the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. #Datascience majors Mandi and Noah are interning in the Racette Laboratory in the Barrow Neuro Analytics Center, where they are building predictive models using clinical datasets. Stefan and Wyatt, meanwhile, are observing and supporting therapists in the Barrow #NeuroRehabilitation Center. In the article, the students discuss why they were interested in Barrow, the hard work they put into their applications, and how these opportunities align with their career aspirations. Read the story at bar.rw/nauinterns2026.

.@thejuansuribe has watched #spinesurgery evolve at an extraordinary pace. What has changed far less, he told @BeckersSpine, is how surgeons are trained on new approaches & technologies. The #SonntagSpineCenter at Barrow is changing that: bar.rw/futureofspine.