{"id":70077,"date":"2019-07-02T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-northwestern-medicine-launches-hispanic-brain-and-spine-tumor-program\/"},"modified":"2019-07-02T15:21:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:21:02","slug":"northwestern-medicine-lanza-un-programa-de-tumores-cerebrales-y-de-la-columna-vertebral-dirigido-a-hispanos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/northwestern-medicine-lanza-un-programa-de-tumores-cerebrales-y-de-la-columna-vertebral-dirigido-a-hispanos\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern Medicine Launches Hispanic Brain and Spine Tumor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 2, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently launched the Northwestern Medicine Hispanic Brain and Spine Tumor Program in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> to make life-saving neurological care more accessible for the Hispanic and Latino population by removing cultural, linguistic barriers to patients who speak Spanish. Led by neurosurgeon and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico City<\/span> native Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Adam Sonabend<\/span>, the program aims to provide patients with brain and spinal tumors and their family members personalized care in Spanish from diagnosis to treatment.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a diverse city with two dominant air transportation hubs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, I was compelled to start a program that accommodates the Hispanic community and provides world-class care for patients with brain and spinal tumors from all over the world,&#8221; said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=735520563&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Fdoctors%2F1023261138%2Fadam-m-sonabend-worthalter-md&amp;a=Adam+Sonabend%2C+MD%2C\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Adam Sonabend<\/span>, MD,<\/a> neurosurgeon and director of the Hispanic Brain and Spine Tumor Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. &#8220;With this program, patients will be able to pick up the phone to schedule an appointment in Spanish, understand their diagnosis and treatment options, and undergo treatment and surgery including brain mapping for language in the operating room in Spanish. They also receive care by a clinician in Spanish at all follow-up appointments and while recovering at the hospital.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Along with Dr. Sonabend, the multidisciplinary team includes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=270448083&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Fdoctors%2F1265478119%2Fjeanpaul-wolinsky-md&amp;a=Jean-Paul+Wolinsky%2C+MD%2C\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Jean-Paul Wolinsky<\/span>, MD,<\/a> a neurosurgical expert in spine tumors, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=3980812126&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Fdoctors%2F1295271088%2Froger-stupp-md&amp;a=Roger+Stupp%2C+MD%2C\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Roger Stupp<\/span>, MD,<\/a> a world-renowned neuro-oncologist who treats patients with brain and spine tumors, and an expert neuro-oncologist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=2059536997&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Fdoctors%2F1649410036%2Fpriya-u-kumthekar-md&amp;a=Priya+Kumthekar+MD\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Priya Kumthekar<\/span> MD<\/a>. The program also includes Spanish speaking nurses, medical assistants and phone operators. <\/p>\n<p>Guillermo Mu\u00f1oz understands first-hand the significance the Hispanic Brain and Spine Tumor Program has had on his life. Born in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santiago, Chile<\/span> and now living in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, Mu\u00f1oz was getting ready to conduct the Christmas Eve church service in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> when he started experiencing an unsurmountable headache that wouldn&#8217;t go away causing him to become nauseous. Concerned with the headache, Mu\u00f1oz decided to call Northwestern Memorial. An avid marathon runner who follows a vegan diet, Mu\u00f1oz wasn&#8217;t sure why he was feeling sick especially since he hadn&#8217;t experienced a headache of this magnitude before. <\/p>\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz called Northwestern Memorial where he was advised to get MRI scans which showed a plum sized tumor in the back of his brain which was compressed on his brainstem and needed to be removed. These images alerted doctors to send Mu\u00f1oz to the emergency room right away for more testing. <\/p>\n<p>Less than 24 hours later, on Christmas Day, Mu\u00f1oz had to cancel his plans to fly to <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span> to visit his family for the holidays and instead was wheeled into the operating room where Dr. Sonabend spent hours removing the tumor from Mu\u00f1oz&#8217;s brain. <\/p>\n<p>After surgery, Mu\u00f1oz spent the next two weeks in the hospital recovering and then was transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a few blocks from Northwestern Memorial, where he began the process of recovering. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I count my lucky stars that I was under the care of Dr. Sonabend and I was able to communicate to him in Spanish,&#8221; said Mu\u00f1oz. &#8220;This allowed me to be able to connect with him under his care and I was able to learn the proper medical terminology for my condition so that I could accurately share the information with my family in the U.S. and <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The program also provides one-on-one support with a care team member who will help assist in travel plans, airfare, hotel accommodations, banking services and connecting the patient and family with places of worship, if desired. <\/p>\n<p>For more information or to schedule an appointment, fill out the form <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=3079876477&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Fconditions-and-care-areas%2Fneurosciences%2Fhispanic-brain-and-spine-program%2Fhave-a-nurse-contact-me-brain-spine-program&amp;a=here\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a> and a member of our staff will contact you directly. For immediate assistance, please call 312.926.3576.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Hispanic Brain and Spine Tumor Program at Northwestern Memorial, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=3593423549&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Ftumorcerebral&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nm.org%2Ftumorcerebral\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nm.org\/tumorcerebral<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Northwestern Medicine, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2512528-1&amp;h=3862492609&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nm.org%2Fabout-northwestern-medicine.html&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nm.org%2Fabout-northwestern-medicine.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/news.nm.org\/about-northwestern-medicine.html<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><i>Editor&#8217;s Note: Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Adam Sonabend<\/span> and Guillermo Mu\u00f1oz are fluent in Spanish and English<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Northwestern Memorial Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 2, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently launched the Northwestern Medicine Hispanic Brain and Spine Tumor Program in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> to make life-saving neurological care more accessible for the Hispanic and Latino population by removing cultural, linguistic barriers to patients who speak Spanish. 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