UNC Health offers integrative medical group visits to support brain tumor patients. Led by Division Chief of Neuro Oncology, Dr. Soma Sengupta, these visits give brain tumor patients a chance to learn from other patients and health care professionals, and the opportunity to contribute to group discussions on a variety of topics including nutrition, how … Read more

“So there is something wrong because everyone was making me feel like I was crazy.”  EB is a passionate wrestler and has spent years training on the mat of his high school gym in a coastal town of North Carolina. But in November of 2022, EB was injured during a practice when another wrestler executed … Read more

Division Chief of Neuro Oncology at UNC Health, Dr. Soma Sengupta, and Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Dr. Dominique Higgins, attended the National Brain Tumor Society’s (NBTS) annual Head to the Hill event to lobby for support of crucial brain tumor research. NBTS hosts the Head to the Hill event every May, Brain Tumor Awareness Month, … Read more

“We wanted to do everything we possibly could so that our son gets more time with his dad.”  In January 2024 Sam developed a headache that would not go away. He then started experiencing fainting spells. On February 24, 2024 while attending a birthday party with his 8-year-old son, Sam started to feel unwell. His … Read more

“My whole life had changed. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t go out because I was worried about falling.” In August of 2022 Cheryl fell and fractured her right foot. For 12 weeks, Cheryl was unable to put weight on her foot while it healed. During that time, Cheryl noticed that, while her foot slowly improved, … Read more

Devinder describes her mother, Bhupinder, as fairly healthy and very active. But in September of 2022, Bhupinder started to notice numbness and tingling in her legs. She then developed frequent and intense cramps to her lower body. Her symptoms made it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep, or sit for long periods of time. … Read more

PGY 2 neurosurgery resident, Olivia Gilbert, MD was selected for induction into UNC’s chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) National Medical Honor Society. Membership in AΩA may be attained as a medical student, resident, fellow, faculty member, alumni, clinician, or distinguished leader in medicine. Dr. Gilbert was nominated by a former UNC School of Medicine medical student, … Read more

PGY 6 neurosurgery resident Kelly Chamberlin, MD, MSCR was selected for induction into UNC’s chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) National Medical Honor Society. Membership in AΩA may be attained as a medical student, resident, fellow, faculty member, alumni, clinician, or distinguished leader in medicine. Dr. Chamberlain was nominated by a former UNC School of Medicine … Read more

UNC Health’s Department of Neurosurgery hosted the focused ultrasound open house on campus for UNC Health and School of Medicine leadership and faculty to thank them for their continued support of the focused ultrasound program. The open house included presentations from UNC Health leadership, functional neurosurgeon Dr. Vibhor Krishna, and from UNC Health focused ultrasound … Read more

UNC Health hosted the Weatherspoon inaugural brain tumor mini-symposium at UNC Health last week featuring presentations from UNC faculty and keynote speaker, Dr. Timothy Gershon from Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Gershon’s research aims to understand the rules and instructions brain tumors are following and how he can use that knowledge to devise new and … Read more