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JNF Welcomes New Patient Advocates
Please join us in welcoming our two newest Patient Advocates, Tammy Curmano and Linda Legner-Romano. We are excited to have you on board and thank you for your continued commitment to The Joe Niekro Foundation and our mission. Tammy is a 5-year brain aneurysm survivor and extremely passionate about patient support and advocacy. Tammy states, […]
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2014Read More -
JNF Shines at SNIS Annual Meeting
The Joe Niekro Foundation’s participation in last week’s 11th Annual Meeting for Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) proved to be a huge success. The Joe Niekro Foundation was invited to attend this five day conference which gave them the opportunity to speak to hundreds of neurosurgeons, neurointerventionalists, neuroradiologists, neuro nurses and all the major medical […]
Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014Read More -
JNF Names 2014 Medical Humanitarian of the Year
The Joe Niekro Foundation is excited to announce Orlando Diaz, MD as this year’s Medical Humanitarian of the Year. This award honors a Houston based medical professional for their ongoing research advancements and treatment studies of cerebral aneurysms, AVMs and/or hemorrhagic strokes, as well as their philanthropic endeavors. Dr. Diaz will be presented with this […]
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2014Read More -
GET READY TO PITCH ANOTHER GREAT EVENING
CONTACT Natalie Niekro nniekro@joeniekrofoundation.org 602-318-1013 Chairman, Natalie Niekro, of the 5th Annual Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life, on September 20th, at Hotel Zaza, is pleased to announce some of this year’s participating athletes who will be honoring her father and former Houston Astros pitcher, Joe Niekro. Over 40 MLB, NFL and NBA athletes will […]
Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2014Read More -
Questions, Questions, Questions
Ever wonder what sort of questions you need to ask your doctor when preparing for treatment? We have put together a few of those for you! QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR IN PREPARING FOR SURGERY/TREATMENT By Carrie Myrick Hirmer 1. What possible problems should I look for after brain surgery? 2. What happens […]
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014Read More