Neurosurgery In the News:

Neurosurgery Chair Dr. Joseph Neimat was featured on the cover of Kentucky's MD Update December Issue.

Oldham County Arvin Education Center students were spotlighted with Dr. Emily Sieg on WDRB. Dr. Sieg supports a UofL Health partnership with the Arvin Center to offer high school students the opportunity to shadow in surgical procedures.

Dr. Ajmal Zemmar provided an end-of-year update to WAVE network regarding the impact of his team’s unique study “Enhanced Interplay of Neuronal Coherence and Coupling in the Dying Human Brain” with Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

Dr. Ajmal Zemmar provided an end-of-year update to WAVE network regarding the impact of his team’s unique study “Enhanced Interplay of Neuronal Coherence and Coupling in the Dying Human Brain” with Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

Dr. Brian Williams and Neurosurgery's Neuro-oncology APRN Allie Schaber were featured with WDRB, WLKY, Courier Journal, WAVE, and Yahoo News after their team completed Kentucky's first GammaTile implant, providing cutting-edge treatment to their patient. 

Neurosurgeon, Dr. Ajmal Zemmar, published a unique study “Enhanced Interplay of Neuronal Coherence and Coupling in the Dying Human Brain” with Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience and was covered by news outlets around the world including CBS, USA Today, Insider, BBC, The Sun, Daily Mail, Spiegel, and more!

Dr. Emily Sieg was interviewed on MSNBC's Morning Joe on March 31st to explain the neurological condition of aphasia related to Bruce Willis's recent diagnosis.

• Movement Disorders on Aging in Kentuckiana
• Brain Injury Prevention
• UofL Neurosurgery in Nicaragua
• UofL Neurosurgeons Provide Robotic Laser Therapy

Neurosurgery Photo Gallery:

Graduation 2023

Above: Guest lecturer Dr. Laligam Sekhar leading a resident skull base course (March 2022)

Above: Senior neurosurgery residents take a photo together at 2020-2021 academic year graduation. 

 Above: Dr. Sarah Danehower PGY2 visiting with UofL Neurosurgery residents after matching (2021).

Above: Neurosurgery Residents, Dr. McCallum and Dr. Khattar.

Above: Resident, Dr. Shawn Adams, and Kimberly Meyer, APRN, PhD (pictured center) hand out free bike helmets to local Children's Educational Programs and CASA of River Region as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month March 2019.

Above: Neurosurgery Residents from left to right, Dr. Thatikunta, Dr. Adams, Dr. Sharma, Dr. Khattar, & Dr. Cruz at Churchill Downs for the annual Louisville Spine Symposium in 2018.

Above on left: Neurosurgery residents Dr. McCallum & Dr. Ball performing a bedside external ventricular drain. Above on right: Neurosurgery residents Dr. Adams & Dr. Thatikunta performing an osteoplastic laminectomy and spinal tumor resection.

Above: Dr. Brian Williams teaching a course to UofL School of Medicine Students.