Neurosciences News & Stories

A Father-Daughter Wedding Dance: Bob Fry’s Stroke Recovery Journey

All Bob Fry’s daughter Katie wanted was to be able to dance with her dad at her wedding. That simple, powerful wish became a driving force for Bob after a life-altering stroke. Seven years ago, Bob wa...

National Recognition for Excellence in Stroke Care

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) has once again earned national acclaim from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for its outstanding commitment to stroke care. The N...

How Sleep Care Helped Local Man Reclaim His Energy, Health, and Life

Jack Dopira confronted multiple health challenges – including heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer – before being hospitalized with sepsis in March. While undergoing care for the life-threatening co...

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...