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IN THE MEDIA

Oleh Antonyshyn (PlasSurg) and colleagues recently had coverage by CBC of their Canada Ukraine Foundation / Operation Rainbow Canada surgical mission to Kyiv.
http://www.cbc.ca/ news/canadian-surgeons-reconstruct-people-wounded-in-ukraine-s-revolution-1.2847053

UofT surgeons included:
Dr Todd Mainprize, Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook
Dr Steve McCabe, Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, UHN
Dr Tara Stewart, Plastic Surgery, recent Craniofacial Surgery fellow, Sunnybrook
Dr Siba Haykal, Resident, UofT Plastic Surgery
Dr Rayisa Hontscharuk, Resident, UofT Plastic Surgery

Giuseppe Papia (VascSurg) was recently on the CAHO (The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario) website for his tibial angioplasty work. Please see links.
http://caho-hospitals.com/ literal-breakthrough-angioplasty-restores-circulation-in-legs-of- patients-with-diabetes-spares-amputation/

Michael Cusimano (NeurSurg) together with Scott Russell, one of Canada's leading sports broadcasters, led the 2014 Heads Up Conference hosted by St. Michael's Hospital. Leaders in the fields of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and violence research shared the latest findings in sports- and accident-related concussion and head injury. The annual conference aims to translate concussion science to the general public and raise awareness. Coverage of the event can be accessed at:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/opinion/2014/10/field-of-play -the-dangerous-head-games-we-play.html

Michael Tymianski (NeurSurg) was featured in an article May 28 in the Globe and Mail. “Stroke drug approved for pilot program”. It is hoped that paramedics will eventually be able to administer his medication to stroke patients in the ambulance to protect the brain cells.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/ health-and-fitness/health/stroke-drug-approved-for-pilot-program-with-toronto-paramedics/article18901898/

Mark Bernstein (NeurSurg) wrote a piece on terminal illness and assisted suicide for Impact Ethics. The piece can be accessed at:
http://impactethics.ca/2014/11/10/ms-maynard- was-right-assisted-suicide-should-be-legal-everywhere/.

Michael Cusimano’s (NeurSurg) work on the link between teenage concussion history and drug and alcohol use was featured online in The Province. The article can be accessed at:
http://www.theprovince.com/health/Teens+with+history+ concussion+more+likely+drugs+alcohol+study/10416875/story.html

Charles Tator wrote for The Globe and Mail about the new Ontario concussion management policy and how schools can better intervene to mitigate the effects of concussions: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ life/health-and-fitness/health-advisor/canada-should-follow- ontarios-lead-in-student-concussion-management-policy/article21557332/.

Victor Yang’s work on the 7D Surgical Navigation system was features by CBC News online. The piece can be accessed at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scanner-gives-surgeons- real-time-road-map-of-human-body-1.2669579

Sunit Das was featured in a Globe and Mail six-part multimedia special entitled “Saving Cyla”, which documents his team’s use of awake craniotomy on a tumor patient at St. Michael’s Hospital. The piece, which features text, videos and interactive illustrations, can be accessed at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/video-saving-cyla-inside-the-operating-room-as-a-young-ontario-woman-undergoes-brain-surgery-while-awake/article20895176/

Charles Tator was featured by The Globe and Mail online in a debate on children and contact sports:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/should-children -be-banned-from-contact-sports/article19071456/

Andres Lozano’s work on deep brain stimulation for depression, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy was featured by the Mayfield Clinic:
http://www.mayfieldclinicblog.com/mayfield- lecturer-dr-andres-lozano-looks-to-dbs-for-new-solutions- to-depression-alzheimers-and-epilepsy/

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/11/meet_dr_zane _cohen_the_face_of_rob_fords_medical_team.html

Andres Lozano’s work on deep brain stimulation as a treatment for anorexia nervosa is discussed in Aeon magazine in a profile of a young woman who received the treatment:
http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/can-deep-brain-stimulation-treat-anorexia/

Michael Taylor’s research is discussed in a piece by Newswire about the Stand Up to Cancer Canada Baton Pass:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1397140/siemens-spreads- message-of-hope-with-stand-up-to-cancer-canada-baton-pass-at-sickkids

James Drake

James Drake

James Drake, Division Head at the Hospital for Sick Children and Director of Sick Kids’ Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention, was featured by the Toronto Star for his work in removing an osteoid osteoma using high-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS), a first such use in North America. The story can be accessed at:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/06/brampton_ teens_leg_tumour_removed_with_highintensity_ultrasound.html

Michael Cusimano

Michael Cusimano and his brother R.J. Cusimano

Michael Cusimano (St. Michael’s Hospital neurosurgeon) and his brother R.J. Cusimano (Toronto General Hospital, cardiac surgeon) were profiled in the Toronto Star entitled “Toronto’s 'surgeon brothers' on top of medical world”:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/05/torontos_ surgeon_brothers_on_top_of_medical_world.html.

Mojgan Hodaie wrote a feature article for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons on neurosurgical education in low-resource areas. The article highlights the work of the Neurosurgical Education with Universal Research ONline project (NEURONproject), the product of a visit to Ghana with Dr. Mark Bernstein, the Greg Wilkins-Barrick Chair in International Surgery at University Health Network:
http://www.aansneurosurgeon.org/features/ international-neurosurgery-education- are-we-keeping-up-with-the-times/.

Victor Yang’s work with the 7D Surgical Navigation device were featured by the CBC. The article can be accessed at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scanner-gives-surgeons-real-time-road-map-of-human-body-1.2669579.




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