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Walking for Brain Tumor Awareness at PNI
by Amelia Garrison
PNI experts joined the brain tumor community for a special walk around Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on May 26th, 2022 . Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI) concluded Brain Tumor Awareness Month 2022 with a special walk around Providence Saint John’s Health Center...
A Center of Excellence Approach to Diagnosing Pituitary Disease
by Amelia Garrison
Diagnosing a pituitary disease is complex. At PNI, experts work together to provide an accurate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
Celebrity Guests Raise Brain Tumor Awareness at Pacific Neuroscience Institute
by Amelia Garrison
Good Day LA meteorologist Maria Quiban and brain tumor survivor Tatiana Sarkisian kicked off Brain Tumor Awareness Month at PNI's Social Hour on May 3rd, 2022.
Providence Saint John’s patients, doctors, nurses ‘Go Gray’ for Brain Tumor Awareness Month
by PNI Experts
Tatiana Sarkisian is on a mission. As a brain cancer patient and survivor, the 31-year-old hopes to use her voice to create lasting change in cancer care, brain health and ongoing support for brain tumor patients.
Pacific Neuroscience Institute Physicians Named “L.A.’s Top Doctors” of 2022
by Zara Jethani
This year, six of Pacific Neuroscience Institute’s physicians were included in Los Angeles Magazine’s April 2022 roster of “L.A.’s Top Doctors.”
May Is Brain Tumor Awareness Month
by Akanksha Sharma
May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. We “Go Gray in May” and celebrate our patients, their loved ones, and their important journeys with a full calendar of special events. Raising Awareness for Brain Tumors Our brain tumor patients and their loved ones often report that...
Treating the Blood Vessels That Fuel Your Brain | Dr. Walavan Sivakumar
by Anthony Effinger
Your brain is an energy hog. It accounts for just one percent of your body weight, but it consumes about 20 percent of your total energy. The blood carries oxygen and 20 percent of blood flow goes to the brain, because all that work requires oxygen. Large arteries are constantly rushing blood to your brain, where it filters into smaller and smaller vessels.
PNI team at Saint John’s first in the nation to treat glioblastoma patient with revolutionary radiation therapy
by Guest Author
Using the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System, the landmark procedure may help extend progression free survival and improve quality of life for those battling deadly form of cancer. SANTA MONICA, CA – A team of multidisciplinary specialists at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI) became the first in...
Voting Open for 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
by Amelia Garrison
If you are registered on Doximity, and board-certified in one or more of the ranked medical specialties, you are eligible to vote for next year’s U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals. Providence Southern California hospitals and affiliates are honored to have received more than...
PNI Founders’ Message 2022
by Daniel F. Kelly
At Pacific Neuroscience Institute, we are looking forward to what lies ahead with fresh excitement. Neurological diseases do not stop and neither have we.
Last updated: January 18th, 2022