Robin - I am delighted to report that just two weeks ago Parkinson's
subthalamic brain stimulation surgery was performed for the first time at
the University of Arizona Medical Center.  A lot of people here are very
excited.

                        Bob


At 4:39 PM 11/6/98, Parkinson's Disease Foundation wrote:
>Gentlefolk:
>
>Here's what we at PDF know (or knew as of four weeks ago; the list may now be
>longer) of the centers offering subthalamic brain stimulation surgery for
>Parkinson's disease:
>
>Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City
>212-305-3771
>
>New York Medical College, New York City
>914-493-8392
>
>Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
>401-444-8090
>
>New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
>212-263-8002
>
>Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
>215-829-6500
>
>Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Glenview, IL
>847-657-5875
>
>Illinois Neurosurgery and Spine Network, Kankakee, IL
>815-936-5160
>
>Indiana Neurology Association, Indianapolis, IN
>317-872-7466
>
>Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
>708-216-8235
>
>Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL
>312-563-2037
>
>Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL
>407-539-0051
>
>Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
>904-953-7229
>
>Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
>706-721-4581
>
>North Ridge Neuro Science Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
>954-928-0611
>
>University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
>813-253-4455
>
>Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
>713-798-7438
>
>Methodist Hospital, Lubbock, TX
>806-615-5206
>
>UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
>310-794-1221
>
>University of California, Irvine, CA
>310-652-0979
>
>USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
>213-342-5720
>
>Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
>215-707-4068
>
>York Neurosurgical Associates, York, PA
>717-747-9911
>
>Struthers Parkinson's Center, Golden Valley, MN
>612-993-5495
>
>University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
>913-588-6094
>
>University of Virgina, Charlottesville, VA
>804-924-8374
>
>Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
>410-955-2257
>
>Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
>804-828-9165
>
>Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
>310-659-7475
>
>Good Samaritan Hosipotial, Los Angeles, CA
>213-977-2234
>
>San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
>415-750-2057
>
>Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
>650-723-5574
>
>University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
>415-476-9147
>
>East Bay Neurology, Berkeley, CA
>510-849-0159
>
>Pacific Neurosciences Institute, Orinda, CA
>510-253-7635
>
>It's a good, and growing, list.  Feel free to e-mail us if you have questions
>(and forgive us for any errors or omissions!)
>
>Robin Elliott, Executive Director, Parkinson's Disease Foundation