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Congratulations to this year's RAR physicians that were honored by being selected as Top Docs in the Richmond area survey by Richmond Magazine in it's April 2013 issue as selected by their peers. Listed alphabetically within each specialty: Diagnostic Radiology: Lowrey H, Holthaus, A. John Kuta, Interventional Radiology: Jeffrey E. Hull, Philip Pieters, Efstathios "Ike" Spinos
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New Frontiers in Stroke Therapy at CJW Neuroscience & Gamma Knife Center's Neurovascular Lab
Dr. Efstathios Spinos, neurointerventional radiologist at CJW, is the first physician in the Richmond area to place Boston Scientific's Wingspan Stent System into a patient's artery in the brain. The Wingspan stent opens blocked arteries and quickly restores blood flow to brain tissue which assists in prevention of further strokes. CJW is one of only three Medical Centers across Virginia that has performed this procedure.
Blockages in the delicate blood vessels within the brain are much more prone to rupture and are most often treated with medicine. If medications fail, these patients had no other effective or safe alternative until this procedure was developed. more...
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Balloon Kyphoplasty
Kyphoplasty is indicated for the treatment and reduction of Vertebral Compression Fractures (VCF) caused by primary and secondary osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, bone metastases, and hemangioma. The benefit and objective of the procedure is to provide immediate pain relief through stabilization of the fracture and restored height of the vertebrae. more...
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