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Thanks to a gift from the Lyonhearted Foundation of southern California, Dr. Mark Souweidane and Dr. Uday Maachani will initiate a new research project in the Children’s Brain Tumor Project laboratory. The team expects the new investigation to validate the use of cell-free tumor  DNA (cf-DNA) as a biomarker of the disease burden in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

DIPG is an infiltrative tumor, difficult to image and measure and impossible to remove surgically....

We were saddened to learn of the passing of retired neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Fraser, 79, on September 14. He was a warm and compassionate physician and colleague, and he will be missed.

Dr. Fraser was a board-certified neurosurgeon and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of British Columbia, then completed his residency at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He became an attending...