peter konrad

March 24, 2016

Deep brain stimulation program marks milestones

Vanderbilt Clinical Neurosciences is marking two milestones — the 20th anniversary of its deep brain stimulation (DBS) program and its 1,000th DBS procedure.

By Tom Wilemon
December 3, 2015

Study to explore spinal cord stimulation to ease paralysis

A Vanderbilt neurosurgeon is looking to recruit patients with paraplegia to investigate whether intraspinal microstimulation technology can restore complex body movements.

By Tom Wilemon
robot hand
September 11, 2013

Vanderbilt Medicine: Robotics revolution

In the foreseeable future, robots will be sticking steerable needles in your brain to remove blood clots; capsule robots will be crawling up your colon as a painless replacement for the colonoscopy; and ultra-miniaturized snake robots will remove tumors from your bladder and other body cavities.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 8, 2012

Surgery calms patient’s epilepsy-related seizures

In June, Tommy Schroader was in the crystal blue waters off Grand Cayman Island petting a giant stingray.

By VUMC News and Communications