Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ranked #27 nationally and rated high-performing in back surgery and stroke treatment.
Clinical Science
Faster Technology Helps Man with ALS ‘Speak’ in Real Time
UC Davis researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind brain-computer interface that holds promise for restoring the ability to have real-time conversations to people who have lost the ability to speak due to neurological conditions, like ALS. In a new study published in Nature, the researchers demonstrate how this new, faster technology can instantaneously translate brain activity into voice as a person tries to speak.
RESEARCH
Do MicroRNAs Hold the Key to Neurodegenerative Disorders
A new study published in Nature Aging identifies specific microRNAs in the brain that likely contribute to bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, PTSD and Parkinson’s disease. Thomas Wingo, M.D., co-senior author of the study, is a professor in the Department of Neurology.
SURGERY
Spine Surgeon Performs New Type of Outpatient Endoscopic Surgery
Richard Price, M.D., is one of only a few spine surgeons in the U.S. specializing in outpatient endoscopic spine surgery, which can be used to relieve nerve pressure. This procedure successfully gave 62-year-old Alma Contreras the ability to walk without pain for the first time in years — and even dance.
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Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Nationally ranked #27
Our renowned neurologists specialize in treating Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular conditions, headache and sleep disorders while providing leading-edge diagnostic approaches, including advanced neuroimaging technologies.
Ranked high-performing in stroke treatment
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high-performing in stroke treatment.
Ranked high-performing in spinal fusion
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high-performing in spinal fusion.
Level 4 epilepsy center
UC Davis Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a member of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers and is a self-designated Level 4 Epilepsy Center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, cancer, orthopedics, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.