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A Surgical New center makes brain and spine surgery better — and lays foundations for future advances. It was about four years ago that Melvin Field, MD, neurosurgeon, was dreaming of an operating room of the future, one that would allow physicians to work with devices and gadgets wirelessly. “In neurosurgery we have a lot of state-of-the-art technology,” says Melvin Field, MD, Dr. Field. “We’re always trying to Neurological find newer, more e cient ways to Surgery improve patient care.” Fast-forward to 2011, when construction was just completed on a 35,000-square-foot neurosurgical center for patients requiring brain or spine surgery. The facility, which boasts eight state-of-the-art operating rooms in the Ginsburg Tower at Florida Hospital Orlando, opened in September and spans the entire third floor. “There’s no other place like it in the country,” marvels Dr. Field. “This is going to change the face of neuroscience for Central Florida.” Revolution brain and spine conditions that previously may have been considered inoperable or untreatable. Patients with common conditions such as brain tumors, spinal disorders, epilepsy, movement disorders and blood clots from strokes will benefit from this advanced imaging technology. “Although these changes revolutionize the care that we can provide our neurosurgical patients in the operating room today,” Dr. Field says, “it’s just the beginning of amazing things that we plan to bring to Central Florida before they are available anywhere else in the country.” the Next Discovery Nurturing e neurosurgical center is also home to a one-of-a-kind surgical suite, the “InnovatOR Suite,” designed to allow surgeons of all specialties to develop improved practices and approaches to surgery through research and partnerships with industry leaders. “With the opening of the new space, we’ll be poised to develop new approaches to diagnosing and treating patients with brain and spine disorders,” adds Beth Weagraff, senior vice president for Florida Hospital Orlando. “From the most simple problem to the most complex, treatment will take place all within one facility and with one team,” she remarks. TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR Visit NeurosurgicalRevolution.com to view photographs, take a virtual tour and learn more. SURGERY AND SCANS IN ONE ROOM The new operating rooms include a movable 3-Tesla MRI and 40-slice CT. Traditionally, neurosurgical centers across the country have been only able to obtain MRI and CT scans before or after surgery is completed. However, the new MRI and CT machines at Florida Hospital Orlando are intraoperative, which allows scans to be performed during surgery. By combining technologies such as intraoperative lasers, GPS-like neuronavigation systems and highdefinition optical devices, Florida Hospital neurosurgeons will gain a real-time, complete 360-degree view of the problem at hand so they can provide unmatched safety and outcomes for their patients. This technology is the first of its kind in the Southeastern United States. “These technologies will significantly enhance our ability to fight multiple brain and spinal disorders,” notes Field, who believes intraoperative MRI and CT imaging will significantly decrease the chance that a patient will need to return for additional surgery. Combining these technologies allows surgeons to treat e new operating rooms at Florida Hospital Orlando allow MRI and CT scans to be performed during surgery. HEALTHY 00tips GO FOR NATURAL SNACKS Snack on “original” snack foods, those that come from the tree or vine — apples, grapes, oranges, watermelon or strawberries — to satisfy sugar cravings with healthy benefits. FloridaHospital.com 9 http://www.NeurosurgicalRevolution.com http://www.FloridaHospital.com

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