Neurosciences News & Stories

Center for Neuroscience Helps Those with Same Illness as Billy Joel

This week Billy Joel canceled his concert tour because of little known medical condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH. The good news for fans of the 76-year-old “Piano Man” singer is t...

Stroke Patient Saved by 2nd Opinion

Michole Pignato, a teacher, credits St. Luke’s physicians with saving her life when an artery in her brain was on the brink of rupture. Pignato, 43, of Northampton, was out to dinner with her teenage ...

Relief for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome following Dog Attack

A year ago, David Guerrero fell victim to an attack by his neighbor’s dog while he was walking down the road from the bus stop. He was rushed to the emergency department at St. Luke’s University Hospi...

Milestone Achievements in Physical Therapy Residency Programs

Physical Therapy at St. Luke’s has advanced key education programs, obtaining accreditation for its Neurologic Residency and candidacy for its Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency. Neurologic physical...

Pocono Resort GM Recovers from Stroke with SLUHN Help

Pocono Resort GM Recovers from Stroke with Help of St. Luke’s Don Pleau can recall with disturbing clarity the moment he realized something was seriously wrong. It was on a November evening five years...

National Recognition for Outstanding Stroke Care

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) has been honored by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for its exceptional work in stroke care, earning numerous 2023 Get with The ...

Cup Filled with Hope for Stroke Patient

Charles Cifarelli is no stranger to adversity. In his 2022 autobiography “14th and 2nd,” the 58-year-old retired maximum-security corrections officer detailed how he overcame an abusive childhood, bou...

Carbon Campus Awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission

National Recognition for Quality Stroke Care

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) has been honored by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for its exceptional work in stroke care by earning numerous 2022 Get with Th...

Neurosurgical Associates Welcomes New Surgeon

St. Luke's Neurosurgical Associates is pleased to welcome Craig Goldberg, MD, to the practice. A board-certified neurosurgeon, Dr. Goldberg is working at St. Luke's Neurosurgical Associates’ offices a...

New Treatment for Migraines

Gwen Hercik enjoys the thrill of reading a good whodunit by James Patterson. The suspense makes the time fly as she follows the plot and tries to figure out who the villain is. But for the past decad...

New Spinal Navigation at Upper Bucks Campus for Precise Spinal Surgeries

Justice O. Owusu-Agyei, MD, of St Luke’s Neurosurgical Associates has performed the first stereotactic spinal fusion at St. Luke’s Upper Bucks Campus using its new Spinal Navigation System. The proced...

Generous Donation from Allentown Family Provides Lifesaving Technology

Having grown up in families where “giving back” was fundamental, both Mark and Debbie Lieberman have been long-time supporters of St. Luke’s, especially the Sacred Heart Campus, where Debbie’s father,...

St. Luke’s Doctors Win First-Ever Award from Neurocritical Care Society

Two St. Luke’s physicians have won the inaugural Best Case Report Award from the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS). Jennifer Axelband, DO, and Nora Ko, MD, won for their abstract “Cocaine Use and Toxic...

St. Luke’s University Health Network Welcomes Two Neurosurgeons

Dr. Lee Hwang & Dr. Justice Agyei Lee Hwang, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgical oncologist who treats patients with brain and spine tumors, degenerative spine diseases, epilepsy and trau...

I trusted in St. Luke’s to Save My Life

Dr. Powell experienced a major stroke which “came on suddenly, like a bolt from the blue.” He experienced common signs of a stroke: sudden numbness and weakness on the right side of his body, tr...

First in PA to Offer GammaTile Therapy for Brain Tumors

Just after St. Luke’s Neurosurgeon Evan Marlin, MD, surgically removed his patient’s brain tumor earlier this month, he made Pennsylvania medical history by placing five small collagen sponges, embedd...

Virtual Care May Be ‘Silver Lining’ to COVID’s Dark Cloud

“If there’s a ‘silver lining’ to this pandemic for providers and patients, it’s a more expanded use of MS Teams to improve access to care,” said James Balshi, MD, chief medical informatics officer for...