Mahesh Jayaraman, MD, Becomes 28th President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS)

FAIRFAX, Va. — Mahesh Jayaraman, MD, an interventional neuroradiologist at Rhode Island Hospital who has led national efforts to improve stroke systems of care, has been named the 2023 president of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), the leading scientific and educational association dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurointerventional surgery. As president, Dr. Jayaraman

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Research Shows Less Invasive “Liquid Biopsy” May Avoid Complications, Improve Treatment Options for Some Children with Arteriovenous Malformation Gene Mutations

 SAN DIEGO—A study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting indicated that it may be possible to use a less invasive technique to identify the gene mutations responsible for some arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in pediatric patients.   AVMs, including vein of Galen malformations, which are usually diagnosed soon after birth, are

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Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery: “We support a physician’s ambition to have a family as well as start, develop, and maintain a career in neurointerventional surgery.”

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery: “We support a physician’s ambition to have a family as well as start, develop, and maintain a career in neurointerventional surgery.” FAIRFAX, Va. — The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), a scientific and educational association with more than 1,000 members dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurointerventional surgery, has made a

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J Mocco, MD, MS, Becomes 27th President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Contact: Faith James, fjames@vancomm.com, 202-248-5450 J Mocco, MD, MS, Becomes 27th President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery FAIRFAX, Va. — J Mocco, MD, MS, an endovascular neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai in New York City has been named the 2022 president of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), a scientific and educational association dedicated to

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COVID-19 Increases Stroke Risk in Younger Patients and Results in Poorer Outcomes, Study Shows

CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460  COVID-19 Increases Stroke Risk in Younger Patients and Results in Poorer Outcomes, Study Shows  TORONTO — Stroke patients with COVID-19 are facing worse outcomes and are often younger and healthier, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting. People with COVID-19 are

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More Stroke Patients Could Experience Benefits from Thrombectomy, Studies Show

CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460  More Stroke Patients Could Experience Benefits from Thrombectomy, Studies Show  TORONTO — New research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting shows that thrombectomy, a minimally invasive procedure typically reserved for treating a severe type of stroke known as large vessel occlusions (LVO), achieves

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