News
Happening Now
Barrow Grand Ball 2020 Raises Record $8.3 Million for Research
PHOENIX, AZ (January 21, 2020) – The Women’s Board of the Barrow Neurological Foundation raised a record $8.3 million for Barrow Neurological Institute through the 2020 Barrow Grand Ball. Women’s Board…
Read MoreYoung Los Angeles Woman Returns Home after Undergoing Critical Brain Surgery in Phoenix
A neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix has successfully removed a rare aneurysm from the brain of a 34-year-old Burbank, Calif., woman who was facing paralysis and possibly death….
Read MoreMexico City Psychology Student Prepares to Return to School After Remarkable Recovery Following High Risk Brain Surgery
Phoenix, AZ – When Constanza Giesemann began suffering painful headaches, the active university student chalked it up to stress at first. It turned out to be much more serious, requiring…
Read MoreArizona Cardinals Honor Concussion Expert, Dr. Cardenas with Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award
Tempe, AZ – The Arizona Cardinals Football Club has selected Dr. Javier Cardenas, MD, the Director of the Barrow Concussion and Brain Injury Center, as the recipient of the NFL’s…
Read MoreBrain ‘Pacemaker’ Gives Hope to Alzheimer’s Patients
Barrow Neurological Institute first to conduct trial in international study (PHOENIX – Sept. 10, 2019) – A groundbreaking procedure that offers new hope for patients with Alzheimer’s disease is being…
Read MoreDr. Ponce Celebrates 1,000th Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
(PHOENIX – Sept. 4, 2019) – Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgeon, Francisco Ponce, MD, has reached an impressive surgical milestone, performing his 1,000th groundbreaking Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure for a…
Read MoreBarrow Survey: Fewer Arizona Parents Allow Kids to Play Contact Sports
PHOENIX – Amid growing concussion concerns, only 65 percent of Arizona parents say they will allow their children to play contact sports – a sharp drop in two years, according…
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Names Barrow #1 in Arizona
Institute climbs to #11 in neurology and neurosurgery nationally (PHOENIX – July 30, 2019) – Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has been rated…
Read More