CNN's chief medical correspondent has produced a half-hour segment on scalpel-free focused ultrasound that has been broadcast to hundreds of millions around the world.
A high-tech approach we pioneered to treat essential tremor continued to offer relief over five years, a new study shows.
his just in: The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of focused ultrasound for tremor associated with Parkinson's disease. This follows clinical trials led by our Jeff Elias, MD.
I've told you about many of the ways we're exploring the use of focused sound waves to do brain surgery without actually cutting into the skull, but here's a new one: Dr. Nathan Fountain is testing focused ultrasound to treat a rare brain mass that causes unintentional giggling, seizures and…
The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group has named Dr. Jeff Elias the Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work with focused ultrasound. The award recognizes a UVA faculty member whose work is making a major impact on society, and Dr. Elias' certainly is. Dr. Elias is basically the…
A few years ago, our Dr. Jeff Elias conducted the first test of focused ultrasound for the treatment of the most common movement disorder, a condition called essential tremor. A trial participant went into an MRI machine with a hand that shook so violently he couldn't feed himself cereal. When…
