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Four New Trustees Join Barrow Neurological Foundation Board

October 8, 2020

Barrow Neurological Foundation appointed four new members to the Board of Trustees further strengthening the board during these unprecedented, challenging times. Alexis Glascock, Pierre LeRoy, Andy McCain, and Heidi Teets…

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New Trustees Join Barrow Neurological Foundation Board

August 21, 2020

PHOENIX (August 21, 2020) – Barrow Neurological Foundation has appointed Tim Flaherty and Margot Knight to its Board of Trustees. Board members provide governance to fulfill Barrow Neurological Foundation’s mission…

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Stroke Program Receives Prestigious Award

August 17, 2020

Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center recently earned the prestigious 2020 Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from American Heart Association….

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Barrow Expert Offers Advice on Exercising Safely in Arizona’s Summer Heat

August 17, 2020

Assistant professor in the Barrow Sports Medicine Program, Kareem Shaarawy, MD, provided expert advice on exercising safely outdoors in the Arizona summer to avoid heat-related illness in a KTAR article. Dr. Shaarawy…

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CDC: Sports-Related Concussion Rates Decreased from 2012-2018

August 17, 2020

A recent CDC study showed the rate of ER visits for sports-related brain injuries among youth athletes decreased by a third from 2012 to 2018. Barrow physician, Dr. Javier Cardenas,…

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Barrow Expert: High School Sports Face Obstacles Because of COVID-19

August 17, 2020

Javier Cárdenas, MD, director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center and member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Sports Medicine Committee, recently discussed the obstacles high school sports programs will face…

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Update: Barrow Responds to COVID-19

August 13, 2020

Dear Friend, We wanted to reach out to thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for Barrow Neurological Institute. These are challenging times for all of us, whether dealing…

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Barrow Neurologist Shares Student-Athlete Concussion Research

July 9, 2020

Javier Cárdenas, MD, director of the Concussion and Brain Injury Center at Barrow, was featured in an article by Sports360AZ discussing his work with ASU to research ways to decrease the…

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Barrow President and CEO Shares Expertise with AANS

July 9, 2020

Michael T. Lawton, MD, President and CEO of Barrow, co-authored an article for AANS Neurosurgeon | Volume 29 that addressed the challenges facing neurosurgeons in handling complex cases. In the article, Dr….

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Stroke Patients Delay Treatment for Fear of COVID-19

July 9, 2020

The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 continues to increase and amid concerns about the illness, many stroke patients are delaying treatment, impacting both survival and recovery rates. Barrow neurosurgeon,…

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