May is Brain Tumor and Brain Cancer Awareness Month and families around the metro and nation are relying on clinical trials to help save their loved ones.
The Glioblastoma Research Organization Launches Project Rush in Proud Partnership With Lenox Hill Hospital
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Dr. John A. Boockvar NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 11, 2021
The Glioblastoma Research Organization announces Project Rush in proud collaboration with Lenox Hill Hospital’s Department of Neurosurgery’s Brain Tumor Center. Project Rush was inspired by the passing of Neil Peart, star-drummer for the Canadian Band, Rush. Led by Dr. John A. Boockvar along with the Lenox Hill Neurosurgery research team, Project Rush continues to explore the effectiveness of repeated superselective intra-arterial cerebral infusion (SIACI) of Avastin® (bevacizumab) with radiation and Temozolomide compared to radiation and Temozolomide alone in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. Project Rush will assist in Phase 3 of this investigation. Previous Phases I & II have shown it is not only safe to deliver repe
Dr. Sy will help advance neurological care for Manhattan residents by developing a comprehensive neurocritical care program
Heustein Lu Sy, MD, has been appointed director of neurosurgical critical care at Lenox Hill Hospital. Over the past four years, Dr. Sy has served as an attending neurointensivist at the hospital’s department of neurosurgery.
In his new role, Dr. Sy will be responsible for developing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and integrative clinical neurocritical care program. In addition, Dr. Sy will provide leadership in meeting the hospital’s service excellence initiatives by implementing quality standards for neurocritical care; guide the educational needs of the neurocritical care team; and promote a culture of innovation, improving neurocritical care research.