Barrow Neurological Institute
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{{Infobox hospital
| name = Barrow Neurological Institute
| org/group = Dignity Health
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| image = Barrow Spetzler NeuroscienceTower 900x653.jpg
| caption = The Robert F. Spetzler Neuroscience Tower at Barrow
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.480726|-112.079483|region:US-AZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = 350 West Thomas Rd
| region = Phoenix
| state = Arizona
| country = US
| type = Teaching Hospital, Research Institute
| speciality = Neurosurgery, Neurology, Neuroscience
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| emergency = I
| beds = 64 Neuroscience ICU beds, 80 Neuroacute Beds
| founded = 1961
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| website = {{URL|www.barrowneuro.org}}
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Barrow Neurological Institute is the world's largest neurological disease treatment and research institution, and is consistently ranked as one of the best neurosurgical training centers in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.doximity.com/residency_navigator/programs#residency_specialty_id=46 |title=US News Rankings }}{{cite news |title=Neurological Symptoms |url=https://releaf.co.uk/conditions/neurological}} Founded in 1962, the main campus is located at 350 W. Thomas Road in Phoenix, Arizona.
Introduction
Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is the world's largest dedicated neurosurgical center and a leader in neurosurgical training, research, and patient care.Lochhead RA, Abla AA, Mitha AP, Fusco D, Almefty K, Sanai N, Oppenlander ME, Albuquerque FC. A history of the Barrow Neurological Institute. World Neurosurg. 2010 Jul;74(1):71–80 More operative neurosurgical procedures take place at Barrow than at any other institution in the United States. Under the directorship of Dr. Michael T. Lawton,{{Cite web|url=https://www.barrowneuro.org/get-to-know-barrow/person/michael-lawton-md/|title=Dr. Michael Lawton|website=Barrow Neurological Institute|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128012658/http://www.bnaneuro.net/Spetzler-Bio.html|archive-date=28 January 2012}} the institution's unique capabilities and achievements are recognized internationally.
Barrow was established by physicians John Green and Betty Clements as a regional center for patients with neurosurgical issues. It was named after a donation from Charles Barrow, whose family owned Joy Manufacturing and other companies.{{Cite journal| pages = 4| title = The Charles A Barrow Collection}} Barrow treats disorders such as cerebrovascular aneurysms, hypothalamic hamartomas and other brain tumors, complex spinal disorders, stroke, and Parkinson's disease at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. The center is home to one of the largest neurosurgical residency programs in the United States.{{Cite journal | doi=10.1097/00006123-199710000-00030|pmid = 9316056|title = Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute| journal=Neurosurgery| volume=41| issue=4| pages=930–937|year = 1997|last1 = Kick|first1 = Shelley A.| last2=Sonntag| first2=Volker K.H.| last3=Spetzler| first3=Robert F.}}
Education
Barrow Neurological Institute accepts four residents per year to its neurological surgery residency program.Barrow Residency Website. {{cite web |url=http://www.bniresidency.com |title=Barrow Residency |access-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504204322/http://bniresidency.com/ |archive-date=4 May 2013 }} They also host residency programs in neuropsychology and neurology, as well as fellowships in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery, endo-vascular surgical neuroradiology, and complex spine surgery.
Rankings
In 2024, Doximity ranked the Neurosurgical Residency Program at Barrow Neurological Institute as the #1 training program in the U.S. Additionally, in 2014 Khan et al. performed a comprehensive analysis of the academic productivity of 1225 Neurosurgeons in the United States. The authors found that the Barrow Neurosurgery Department was #2 in terms of overall academic productivity.{{Cite journal |last1=Khan |first1=N. R. |last2=Thompson |first2=C. J. |last3=Taylor |first3=D. R. |last4=Venable |first4=G. T. |last5=Wham |first5=R. M. |last6=Michael Lm |first6=2nd |last7=Klimo Jr |first7=P. |year=2014 |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery |volume=120 |issue=3 |pages=746–55 |doi=10.3171/2013.11.JNS131708 |pmid=24359012|title=An analysis of publication productivity for 1225 academic neurosurgeons and 99 departments in the United States |doi-access=free }}
Ivy Brain Tumor Center
In 2018, Barrow Neurological Institute received a $50 million grant from the Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation in coordination with the Barrow Neurological Foundation to establish the Ivy Brain Tumor Center. This represents the single-largest research grant in the history of brain tumor research, worldwide. The nonprofit translational research program is singularly focused on discovering new therapies for patients with glioblastoma and other aggressive brain tumors through a broad portfolio of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic-driven clinical trials, combining industry-partnered drug development with the largest operative brain tumor volume in the United States.
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External links
- [https://www.barrowneuro.org/ The Barrow Neurological Institute]
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