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One eighteen-year-old athlete’s journey of resilience from cardiac arrest, massive blood clots and multiple heart attacks through receiving a lifesaving heart transplant at the Cincinnati region’s only academic health center. Ebonie Sherwood beat the odds and now advocates for CPR instruction and AED’s in local schools.

After 39 radiation treatments, the moment Courtis Fuller had been waiting for finally came. He rang the bell — the one all cancer patients ring when their treatment is done. The WLWT anchor trusted our neuroscience and cancer experts to treat his rare brain cancer (a rare malignant tumor in his skull, or a chordoma.) with the most innovative approaches around—like only we can. That's the promise of academic medicine.

Our neuroscience specialists provide care using innovative treatments to meet patient’s needs best. From cognitive testing to using advanced biomarkers for more accurate diagnosis, the UC Health Memory Care and Brain Health Center customize every aspect of our patient’s care. UC Health’s UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute is leading the way in implementing cutting-edge screening tools for Alzheimer’s disease and offering patients access to the latest therapies and treatments. Dr. Rhonna Shatz is a national leader in detecting and treating memory disorders, recently partnering with the Alzheimer's Association and the Ohio Department of Health to lend her expertise to ongoing statewide efforts to develop care systems and pathways to support earlier detection of Alzheimer's. As the region’s only academic health system, UC Health provides patients access to the latest treatments and innovations, including clinical trials.

We recently hosted the “Neurotrauma Learning Health System Symposium: Creating A New Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Care Model,” a one-day program that took a deeper look at UC Health’s Learning Health System through a series of roundtable discussions, brainstorming, and interactive conversations. By combining research and provider expertise with caregiver and patient lived experiences, Learning Health Systems create a feedback loop for continuous learning and improvement that allows us to benefit patients in real-time. This care format is especially effective for TBI patients, who experience a unique set of challenges. Hear from Dr. Laura Ngwenya, Director of the Neurotrauma Center at UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and Anne Paul, MA, MBA, Learning Health System Lead, to learn more about our Learning Health System work and how it allows us to provide the most comprehensive TBI care possible.

Hear from Dr. Robert Neel, Director of the UC Health ALS Clinic, about what the “meteoric” $13.5 million gift from the estate of Hugh H. Hoffman, MBA ’63, means to the future of ALS care in the Cincinnati region and beyond.

At the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute, patients with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, have access to the leading therapy experts providing the most compassionate care unlike anything, anywhere. Hear from our occupational, physical, and speech therapy team members and the crucial role therapy plays in supporting the ALS patient journey.