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Miracle For Local Woman
(Published 11-24-05, CBS3(Ch.3)) On this night of Thanksgiving, Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl tells us about a story of
beating the odds of one family who has some special hope this holiday.
It was a horrific accident; 42-year-old Robin Goodman broke her neck.
“I thought I need to call for help and then I realized I could not reach for my phone,” said Goodman, adding, “And I realized
I was paralyzed.”
She was rushed to Thomas Jefferson hospital where surgeons used plates and screws to repair her neck and spinal cord.
“The chance of walking again is less than 1-percent,” stated Dr. Alex Vaccaro. However, Vaccaro was able to save Robin’s life.
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Jefferson Surgeons Perform Their First Lower Back Pain Procedure Using an Artificial Disk
(Published 3-16-2005) Recently approved by the FDA and available at Jefferson, the first artificial disc offers relief, mobility,
and improved recovery to those with progressive back pain who have not been aided by medication or braces.
News Archive
U.S.News & World Report Ranks Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Tops in Philadelphia in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Medicine
(Published 7-2-2004)
U.S.News & World Report has once again ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as the top hospital in Philadelphia for orthopaedics and rehabilitation
medicine.
Philadelphia Magazine "Best Care in Philadelphia" 2003
The Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been recognized as a place for the "Best
Care in Philadelphia" by Philadelphia Magazine in its Top Hospitals issue (May 2003).
Spinal Cord Injuries
(Aired 10-9-2003,
CN8) Alexander R. Vaccaro, M.D., Co-Director, Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson
University, and Co-Director, Reconstructive Spine Services, Rothman Institute at Jefferson, appears on CN8's Your Morning
talk show (Tuesday, Oct. 9) to discuss the latest research in repairing spinal cord injuries and the 25th anniversary of the
Spinal Cord Injury Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Phillies First Baseman Jim Thome to Be Special Guest at Geoffrey Lance Foundation Casino Night to Benefit Jefferson's Regional
Spinal Cord Injury Center
(Published 10-7-2003) Items signed by Thome and a walk-on network TV role in California will be among the auction items at
the fourth annual Journey to Recovery. Proceeds from the event will benefit Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s Regional
Spinal Cord Injury Center, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
