Patient and Community Events
American Parkinson's Disease Association Optimism Walk 2018Saturday, April 28, 2018: It's time for the APDA Southern California Optimism Walk for Parkinson's disease. Register online today!
Check-in: 8:30 am | Walk: 9:30 am
South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
Patient and Community Events
Treating and Surviving Stroke - Free Community Lecture, May 9, 2018May 9, 2018: Attend this informative community lecture about how to recognized the signs of stroke and what to do.
Providence Little Company of Mary in Torrance. Free blood pressure and stroke assessment 5:30-6:30pm; Lecture 6:30 - 8:30pm. Speaker: Dr. Jason Tarpley, Director, Stroke & Aneurysm Center
PNI Press Releases and News Clips
PNI Building Receives Santa Monica Conservancy Award 2018Saint John’s Health Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute: Originally known as the Santa Monica Doctor’s Building, this Streamline Moderne commercial office building was originally constructed in 1952 as doctors’ offices.
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PNI Press Releases and News Clips
Alzheimer's disease reversal in preclinical modelsDr. Daniel Franc comments on a research paper about Alzheimer's disease. While the study done in mice showed complete reversal of disease symptoms, there is still a way to go in replicating these kinds of results in humans. But Dr. Franc is hopeful.
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PNI Press Releases and News Clips
Dr. Melita Petrossian encourages exercise for Parkinson's disease patientsOct 24, 2017: Pacific Movement Disorders Center director, Melita Petrossian, MD is a big proponent of exercise as part of the therapeutic tool kit for Parkinson's disease patients. Read Brian Grant Foundation's recommendations for getting a fun and functional gym bag together and Dr. Petrossian's words of encouragement.
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PNI Press Releases and News Clips
Dr. Saria helps patients get through ChemotherapyMarlon Garzo Saria PhD RN is one of the experts who offers his take on some helpful things to get a loved one who is going through cancer and treatment. Dr. Saria heads up our Center for Quality Outcomes & Research.
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CME Events for Physicians & Medical Staff
Monthly Brain & Pituitary Tumor CME ConferenceMonthly Brain & Pituitary Tumor CME Conferences take place on the 4th Wednesday of each month 7:30-9AM.
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Brain Tumor Support Group
May 11, 2017 – December 31, 2020
Ongoing: Free Brain Tumor Support Group Meetings
3rd Wednesday of each month: 1 – 2 pm
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
2121 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404
Team Conference Room, First Floor
Please call Lind Roberts for details at 310-829-8524
Stroke Patient Support Group
May 11, 2017 – December 31, 2020
Ongoing: Stroke Patient Support Group Meetings
Free meetings:
First Friday of each month: 2 – 3 pm
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404
4th Floor Conference Room (CSS)
Free valet parking
For more information, please call 310-582-7383 or email us at stroke.center@providence.org.
LIFE IN MOTION: Parkinson's Disease Support Group
June 20, 2017 – December 31, 2020
Ongoing: Free Parkinson's Disease Support Group Meetings
3rd Tuesday of each month: 6 – 7:30 pm
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
2121 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404
Flora Thornton Conference, First Floor
Please contact Giselle Tamula for details at 310-582-7433 or giselle.tamula@providence.org
PNI Building Receives Santa Monica Conservancy Award 2018
Saint John’s Health Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute: Originally known as the Santa Monica Doctor’s Building, this Streamline Moderne commercial office building was originally constructed in 1952 as doctors’ offices.
Read ArticleAlzheimer's disease reversal in preclinical models
Dr. Daniel Franc comments on a research paper about Alzheimer's disease. While the study done in mice showed complete reversal of disease symptoms, there is still a way to go in replicating these kinds of results in humans. But Dr. Franc is hopeful.
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Nanorobots in development to kill brain tumors
Nanomedicine researchers have successfully programmed nanorobots to find tumors and cut off their blood supply while leaving healthy tissue unharmed. Dr. Santosh Kesari talks to Healthline about how this can assist current treatments.
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What is a Mini-Stroke? Dr. Jason Tarpley Explains
Nov 1 2017: Pacific Stroke & Aneurysm director Dr. Jason Tarpley MD PhD talks to SELF magazine about strokes and mini-strokes called Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs).
Read ArticleDr. Saria helps patients get through Chemotherapy
Marlon Garzo Saria PhD RN is one of the experts who offers his take on some helpful things to get a loved one who is going through cancer and treatment. Dr. Saria heads up our Center for Quality Outcomes & Research.
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Drs. Saria and Kesari Publish Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Case Study
Oct 6, 2017: In a rare case study published in CNS Oncology, skin cancer spreading to the brain was treated with a drug combination that was found to benefit the patient.
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Dr. Melanie Goldfarb on Survivorship Care Gap for Young Adult Survivors of Thyroid Cancer
Sept 10, 2017: Although thyroid cancer is among the five most common carcinomas diagnosed in adolescents and young adults, Dr. Goldfarb's research shows a disconnect in their follow-up care. Read more about what can be done.
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Santosh Kesari MD PhD, and Colleagues Publish New Glioblastoma Papers
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Dr. Santosh Kesari publishes a GBM review about further understanding of the pathology of glioma: implications for the clinic
July 2017 - Glioma classification and grading has been historically based in morphologic appearance of tumor cells: astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, oligoastrocytomas and ependymomas. Recent molecular advances have transformed the field of neuro-oncology, as some molecular markers harbor diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications.
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Cognitive Dysfunction In Cancer Is More Than “Chemobrain”
July 2017: Drs. Marlon Saria and Santosh Kesari's article appears in the new issue of Cancer Connect. It explores the idea of an increasing number of individuals surviving a cancer diagnosis and the common concerns raised by cancer survivors -- cognitive dysfunction, frequently referred to as “chemobrain”.
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Monthly Brain & Pituitary Tumor CME Conference
June 6-6, 2020
Monthly Brain & Pituitary Tumor CME Conferences take place on the 4th Wednesday of each month 7:30-9AM.
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