EDISON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Anuj Kapoor was able to attend his son's high school graduation in a proud and pain free moment. It is hard to believe that just a few days before, the 49-year-old was in ...

A surgery team at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland performed the system’s first surgical removal of a herniated disc without the use of general anesthesia. The surgical team included ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Neurosurgeon Dr. Stanley Hoang, FAANS, recently performed the hospital’s first awake spine surgery. Traditionally, patients undergo general anesthesia ...

Just a few months ago, much of Edith Gooch’s life was defined by pain. The 82-year-old Waterbury resident suffered from a condition called spondylolisthesis. As a result of her condition, one of the ...

Dr. Ernest Braxton of Vail Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery travels extensively to talk about different surgery techniques at conferences around the world — but a recent trip was a little ...

Vijay Yanamadala, MD, of Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare has leveled up his spine practice over the last five years, especially with refining awake spine surgery. Dr. Yanamadala said he refined his ...

HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center in Phoenix has added awake spine surgery, according to a May 4 feature from the health system. Surgeons with the hospital used awake spine surgery for an L4-L5 ...

(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Oregon Health & Science University has successfully completed its first awake spine surgery without using general anesthesia. The procedure, performed Nov. 30, is expected to pave ...

Procedure allows patient to go home the same day and speeds recovery. There are many patient benefits to awake spine surgery, including the recovery time, managing the use of narcotics for the surgery ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — Undergoing spinal surgery can be intimidating enough, but imagine going through it pregnant and wide awake. That was the case for 37-year-old Sarah Howe. While pregnant with ...