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Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Nicholas Zender, DO, to the Munson Healthcare Neurology team. 

Dr. Zendler chose to specialize in neurology because of his interest in neurosciences, particularly epilepsy, and the challenges it provides. 

A diagnosis of epilepsy can be scary and difficult to...

Munson Healthcare Neurology is pleased to welcome Amanda Gross, MSBS, PA-C. 

Amanda is excited to be a part of the neurology team and make a difference in patients' lives facing complex conditions, including seizures and epilepsy. Her care approach includes helping to ease fears by providing...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Dallas Foley, NP, to the neurosurgery team. 

She enjoys learning new things every day in a field that is constantly evolving. 

Dallas earned her graduate degree from the University of Michigan and is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Leeda Bashardost, MD, to the Neurocritical Care team. 

Dr. Bashardost is a highly dedicated board-certified neurologist with a specialization in neurocritical care. Her passion for neurology was ignited during her undergraduate studies in Neuroscience at the...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Joseph Frazee, DO, to the Neurology team. 

Dr. Frazee chose to specialize in neurology because he is deeply fascinated by the nervous system and advancements in neuroscience. He attended medical school at Lincoln Memorial University and completed residency and...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome board-certified physician David Simpson, DO, specializing in Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine. 

A Michigan native, Dr. Simpson has a passion for helping his patients through neurological disease. He attended medical school at Kirksville College of...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meeting for August will be a special event featuring an inspirational speaker from Spokes Fighting Strokes at its meeting 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center in Traverse City. The Civic Center is located at 1213...

Munson Healthcare Neurocritical Care is pleased to welcome Ramiro Castro-Apolo, MD to the team.   

Dr. Ramiro Castro-Apolo is a dedicated and passionate neurologist specializing in neurocritical care. Born in Ecuador, Dr. Castro-Apolo moved to the United States in 2015 and has since lived in various...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome board-certified physician Anne Pawlak, DO, DFACN, FAAN, specializing in Neurology.  

A Detroit native from the Polish west side, Dr. Pawlak is a distinguished neurologist with a deep passion for teaching and patient care. She attended medical school at...

Munson Healthcare is pleased to welcome Chris Markules, PA-C to Munson Healthcare Neurosurgery in Traverse City. 

 

Chris completed his undergraduate degree at Grand Valley State University and his master’s degree at the University of Toledo. 

 

Chris is passionate about neurology and stroke care...

Munson Medical Center (MMC) today unveiled a new name for its comprehensive stroke center — The Witham Family Comprehensive Stroke Center — thanks to a $2.5-million donation from Richard and Marilyn Witham and their children, Chris Witham and wife Stephanie, and Kurt Witham.  

The family gathered...

Munson Healthcare (MHC) is proud to announce that The Joint Commission (TJC) has certified Munson Medical Center (MMC) as a Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC), placing it among just 221 hospitals in the United States and one of twelve in the state of Michigan. This is the first-ever Comprehensive...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2023 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award as well as the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award. These national awards recognize Munson’s stroke time to treatment with 85 percent of...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2022 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award along with the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award.

This recognition reflects the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients...

Neurologists Craig Kuesel, D.O.; Heather Lee, D.O.; and Cornelius Robens, M.D., have joined Munson Healthcare Neurology – Traverse City. They are excited to be joining neurologist Erica Austin, D.O., as Munson Healthcare expands neurology services in the Grand Traverse area. All of Munson Healthcare...

As part of National Stroke Awareness Month, Munson Healthcare offers a virtual presentation covering the disease that each year touches more than 750,000 Americans.

Kersti Bruining, M.D., neurologist and Munson Medical Center Stroke Program medical director, will discuss stroke prevention tips...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host an open discussion of stroke and stroke recovery during its April 14 virtual meeting.

This month the group will focus on answering practical questions from stroke survivors and their caregivers related to improving life after stroke. Things like:

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Erica A. Austin, D.O., will be joining Munson Healthcare Neurology – Traverse City, located within the Munson Professional Building, 1221 Sixth St., Suite 211, Traverse City, on Dec. 1, 2020. 

Dr. Austin is a board certified specialist in neurology, neurophysiology, and epilepsy. Her special...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2020 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Award as well as the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll Awards.

This recognition reflects the hospital’s...

Gary B. Rajah, M.D., has joined the staff of Munson Medical Center as a specialist in neurosurgery. 

In addition to general neurosurgery, Dr. Rajah has special interests in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery including stroke thrombectomy, aneurysm coiling, and skull-base...

Justine Pearl, M.D., has joined the staff of Munson Medical Center as a board-certified specialist in neurosurgery. In addition to general neurosurgery, Dr. Pearl brings neuro-oncology expertise for the treatment of tumors, brain metastasis, gliomas, and more.

Dr. Pearl practices at Munson...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host financial planner Vicki Beam from Fortitude Wealth Planners, LLC, at its Feb. 12 meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. 

The group meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City. The public is welcome.

Beam’s presentation will...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will host PACE North Community Outreach and Advocacy Director Michelle Reardon at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 8. 

The group meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City. The public is welcome.

Reardon will detail the...

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will hear “Updates on Stroke Prevention and Current Treatments” at its meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on June 12.

The club meets at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.

Munson Medical Center neurologist and stroke unit Medical...

As part of National Stroke Awareness Month in May, Munson Medical Center offers a mini expo on the disease that each year touches 750,000 Americans.

The stroke expo from 5:30 - 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, at the Cowell Family Cancer Center will feature a talk from Munson Medical Center Stroke...

The Grand Traverse Area Stroke Club will hear a presentation on “Personalized Chef Services” on Wednesday, Nov. 14.

The group meets from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road in Traverse City.

Ken Paulk of Bayside Executive Chef Services will talk about the importance...

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently honored Munson Medical Center with its 2018 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award and the Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite award.

The awards reflect the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most...

Neurologist Erica A. Austin, D.O., recently obtained epilepsy certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Austin is now board certified in neurology, neurophysiology, and epilepsy. The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.

Dr. Austin practices at Northern Michigan Neurology, 110 S. Madison St., Traverse City...

Munson Medical Center, Spectrum Health, North Flight Aero Med launch new protocol

As the “patient” arrived in Munson Medical Center’s Emergency Department with a suspected stroke, a new protocol triggered actions in Grand Rapids and North Flight Aero Med’s dispatch center.

Stroke claims 133,000...

Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club meets Wednesday, June 14

The Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club will learn more about “Munson Medical Center’s Brain Injury and Neurologic Rehabilitation Program: Memory Tips for Everyday Living” at its 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, June 14.

The...

Neurologist Erica A. Austin, D.O., recently obtained epilepsy certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Austin is now board certified in neurology, neurophysiology, and epilepsy. The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.

Dr. Austin practices at Northern Michigan Neurology, 110 S. Madison St., Traverse City...

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Erica A. Austin, D.O., has joined the staff of Munson Medical Center as a board-certified specialist in neurology and neurophysiology.

Dr. Austin practices at E.A. Austin, D.O., PC, 110 S. Madison St., Traverse City. She is accepting...

Munson Healthcare conducts an annual contest for students to help raise awareness of how to recognize and respond to stroke. 

Video courtesy of 9&10 News. 

 

Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club Meets Wednesday, May 13

Munson Medical Center neurologist Kersti Bruining, MD, will address the Grand Traverse Bay Area Stroke Club from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13.

The meeting is at The Presbyterian Church, 701 Westminster Road, in Traverse City.

Dr...