GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A neurosurgeon with Corewell Health earlier this summer performed the first incisionless brain procedure for patients with essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease.
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids was the first hospital in the state to offer this treatment, known as focused ultrasound, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016.
The platform was installed at Butterworth Hospital in late April. The first two procedures were performed by Dr. Luyuan Li, functional neurologist with Corewell Health, in mid-May…