Patient Stories

A 10-year-old-girl collides with a bike, leading to emergency brain surgery—and her family’s renewed appreciation of life’s most important pleasures.

Families in one Belle Mead, New Jersey, neighborhood look forward to their end-of-the-summer block party. Streets are closed to ...

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“I was partially awake during the surgery,” Anne recalls, “but I remembered nothing upon awakening. All I knew was that I felt as if Dr. Danish had given me my life back. I had been so debilitated by Parkinson’s, but now I can walk, write and talk again.”

A transformative procedure brings symptomatic relief for Parkinson’s patients. When we talk about stimulating the brain, most of ...

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“The way I was treated, I would do it again,” she declares. “For me, that’s just how simple a procedure this was. The care I received, not just from Dr. Chakhtoura but from the nurses and technicians, was incredible.”

An Inventive Approach to Unblocking Arteries has Given Sandra G a New Lease on Life For Sandra Gaudiosi, her third experience ...

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Cathy is feeling "great" and continuing to improve.

When Cathy Delanoy faced a debilitating cervical spine diagnosis, she turned to Dr. Jonathan Lustgarten, Chief of Neurosurgery ...

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“Years ago, my sister had to have open heart surgery for a similar issue and it was a long and difficult recovery,” said Joseph. “My family was amazed at how different my recovery was immediately following the procedure. I was home the next day.”

Joseph Wares credits the TAVR procedure (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) for improving his overall quality of life. At ...

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“I knew right away that I was where I needed to be. My experience there was head and shoulders above the care I had received anywhere else.”

With an active life that included participation in college athletics, the U.S. Navy, the Marine Corps, and 25 years as a priest, ...

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“He took me for a walk around the hospital,” she says. “He spent the time to make sure I understood how lucky I was. He said it won’t be easy, but that I can do things to get healthier. I appreciated that he was so honest.”

Support from her social circle and doctor helped one woman control high blood pressure . Now she’s paying it forward. Tracy ...

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Just as it has been said that it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to bring a patient from diagnosis through treatment, into recovery, and on to a long, healthy life.

Who knew when I went for my annual gynecological/mammography appointment in May 2016 that I would begin a journey that many ...

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“It’s a miracle, I feel blessed every day.”

Carlos, a 49-year-old accountant from Florida was healthy and fit and working in Elizabeth, NJ during tax season this past ...

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