April 8, 2024 Elias Named to Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Innovators List

UVA neurosurgeon W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, has been recognized by a leading healthcare publication as one of its Innovators for 2024.

July 20, 2022 $5 Million Grant Boosts Innovative Effort to Treat Chronic Pain

UVA Health researchers are pioneering a new way to treat chronic pain that does not respond to medication.

November 17, 2021 FDA Approves Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Symptoms

The incisionless form of brain surgery was tested at the School of Medicine.

January 6, 2021 Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise for Parkinson’s Disease

A scalpel-free alternative to brain surgery has the potential to benefit people with Parkinson’s disease symptoms that are more severe on one side of the body, new research suggests.

January 3, 2019 FDA Approves Scalpel-Free Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Tremor

“We are very excited about this approval,” said UVA neurosurgeon Jeff Elias, who led the testing of the technology. “Now, patients with Parkinson’s disease will have more options if their symptoms become refractory to medication.”

May 30, 2018 As on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’: UVA Targets ‘Giggling’ Epilepsy With Focused Ultrasound

What was fiction on a recent episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” is being pioneered for real at the University of Virginia…

April 20, 2018 Pediatric Oncologist Honored on Top 10 List of Clinical Research Achievements

A School of Medicine researcher’s pioneering work in childhood cancer has been honored as one of the top 10 clinical…

January 31, 2018 Jeff Elias, MD, Honored as Innovator of Year for Focused Ultrasound Work

The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group has named W. Jeffrey Elias, MD, the 2018 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, an…

October 30, 2017 Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise to Treat Parkinson’s Tremor

An initial test to determine if focused ultrasound can reduce tremor caused by Parkinson’s disease has produced encouraging results. Further…

April 20, 2017 Focused Ultrasound Named a Top Research Achievement of 2016

The University of Virginia Health System’s pioneering use of focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder,…