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SEP-OCT 2012
Hope and Cures Closer to Home
ON THE COVER PAGE
(L-R) Neurologist and stroke specialist James Gebel, neurosurgeon Georges Markarian, and neurointerventionalist Firas Al-Ali lead Akron General's new Neuroscience Institute.
FEATURES HOPE AND CURES CLOSER TO HOME
METROHEALTH INVESTS $5.4 MILLION TO CURE CANCER
The MetroHealth Cancer Care Center recently invested $5.4 million in radiation oncology technology to improve the treatment of cancer for patients in northeast Ohio.
CONTROLLING AND CURING PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY 26
Akron Children's Hospital's new Pediatric Epilepsy Program is equipped to diagnose and treat the many facets of epilepsy. The program's goal is to normalize the lives of children with this disorder.
DEPARTMENTS LOCAL DOCS IN NATIONAL NEWS RECENT RESEARCH BUSINESS SECTION HOSPITAL ROUNDS
SPECIAL SECTION: TECHNOLOGY 7 12
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Akron General Health System's Neuroscience Institute, chaired by Georges Markarian, MD, offers hope and cures through comprehensive services closer to home for patients in Akron and Canton.
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COVER PHOTO © JOE SMITHBERGER, SMITHBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY, NORTH CANTON
