This article highlights a patient treated by Dr. Wael Asaad, whose successful neurosurgical procedure for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) underscores both the promise of psychiatric neurosurgery and the ethical considerations it raises.

On April 28, 2025, the Department of Neurosurgery, Brown Health, hosted a first-of-its-kind forum, inviting prominent neurosurgeons from Taiwan to visit Brown Health.

The Neurosurgery Department’s very own Dr. Belinda Shao, PGY-5, presented an abstract titled “Effect on Affect: Postsurgical Change in Cerebellar Neuropsychiatric Rating Scale Scores in Adults and Children with Chiari” at the 2023 AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery Annual Meeting, winning the Bobby Jones Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation Award.

In a recent post on X, Dr. Wafik El Deiry, director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown, shares the story of the expert care a loved one received from Dr. Ziya Gokaslan, chair of Neurosurgery at Brown.

Stop by the park to kick off PVD Fest with us! The Firearm Injury Prevention Fair will be happening alongside The RI Latino Arts ‘Sabor Latino’ cultural event!

“Ziya Gokaslan, MD, neurosurgeon-in-chief at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals, stood before his patient, a 24-year-old woman. She arrived at the Rhode Island Hospital emergency department the previous night, trembling with excruciating pain, a loss of balance and migraine…

Glioblastoma is a relentless cancer, known for its poor prognosis and rapid growth rate. Some glioblastomas double in size in just five days. Dr. Clark Chen, a neurosurgeon with Brown University Health's Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, emphasizes the need for immediate treatment.

Investigators at Brown University Health are studying whether an implant in the brain can help improve hand movement for people who have suffered strokes.
Preliminary results at the Cleveland Clinic have looked promising, and Brown University Health, the former Lifespan, is taking part in the next stage of the clinical trial, according to Dr. Wael F. Asaad, lead investigator for the study at Brown University Health… ‘You get useful function back,” Asaad said in an interview. “The preliminary results looked really strong…’

Essential tremors affect about 10 million people in this country. Deep brain stimulation is a very popular and effective option, but it requires surgery. That’s why many are opting for a less invasive procedure that, turns out, is also very effective.

This month’s Top Doctors 2024 edition of Rhode Island Monthly highlights the Neurosurgery Department’s Dr. Jared Fridley and Dr. David Borton’s Intelligent Spine Interface research.

Specialists in Rhode Island used new artificial intelligence technology to create a digital clone of 21-year-old Alexis Bogan’s voice after her major brain surgery damaged the part of her brain that controls eating and voice functions.

“Sutton and Rao write about “jargon monoxide” that confuses and complicates workplace communication.