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According to U.S. News & World Report's 2018-19 rankings.
Welcome Jared Marks, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery and Suburban Hospital are pleased to welcome new spine surgeon Jared Marks, M.D. Dr. Marks’s clinical focus is spinal surgery, including treatment of degenerative changes in the spine as well as spine tumors, spine infections, spine trauma and spinal deformity.
Muscle Gene Mutations Implicated in Human Nasal/Sinus Cancer
“In terms of research linking genetic alterations to cancers, this is a true mountain and not a molehill,” says Gary Gallia, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “It’s fairly rare that a single gene is tied so tightly to the same cancers in unrelated people.”
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Stroke | Amy's Story
At just 47 years old, Amy wasn't expecting a stroke would leave her unable to identify or communicate with her own family members. See how the expertise of Dr. Rafael Llinas helped her get the diagnosis and treatment she needed.
Pediatric Brain Tumor: Declan’s Story
Five-year-old Declan had an MRI to monitor a growth hormone deficiency. Afterward, his parents got shocking news: The scan showed Declan had a large craniopharyngioma brain tumor. The family found themselves at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, where Declan had brain surgery the next day. Watch neurosurgeon Alan Cohen and the pediatric neurosurgical team discuss how they removed this tumor.