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    JNF AWARDS THREE SEED GRANTS AT 2016 SNIS ANNUAL MEETING

    The Joe Niekro Foundation was pleased to award $60,000 in research seed grants at the 2016 SNIS Annual Meeting in Boston this July. Among a pool of thirteen amazing applications, the Grants Review Board selected three to each receive a $20,000 seed grant that advances the study of brain aneurysms or brain arteriovenous malformations. The […]

    Posted on Monday, August 1, 2016
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    Swedish Medical Center Testing New Brain Aneurysm Treatment Technology

    JNF Medical Advisory Board Member, Dr. Donald Frei of Swedish Medical Center, is leading the study of an investigation device called WEB to treat brain aneurysms. Swedish is one of the 20 sites across the country doing trials on this new technology. The device is already approved in Europe, and doctors just put it into the […]

    Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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    Dr. Lopes Joins JNF Medical Advisory Board

    The Joe Niekro Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Demetrius Lopes to our Medical Advisory Board. Demetrius Klee Lopes, MD is the Section Chief of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is highly skilled in endovascular surgery, microsurgery and radiosurgery of brain and spinal vascular problems. This unique set of skills […]

    Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2014
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/aneurysms/jnf-welcomes-two-new-advisory-members/

    JNF Welcomes Two New Advisory Members

    The Joe Niekro Foundation is excited to announce our newest Medical Advisory Board Members, Dr. Peter Rasmussen of Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Aman Patel of Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Patel, MD is a neurosurgical attending at Massachusetts General Hospital with clinical interests in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery with a focus on the treatment of cerebral […]

    Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2014
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/aneurysms/jnf-names-2014-medical-humanitarian-of-the-year/

    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, 2014
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