Category: News & Views

  • 4th Annual ISNVD Meeting

    Eric Feigenbutz, RVT had the privilege of attending the recent 4th Annual ISNVD Meeting.  The meeting was held in San Francisco, California on February 7-9, 2014. Meeting directors included: Michael Dake, MD; Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD; Mark Haacke, PhD; Ziv Haskal, MD; Chih-Ping Chung, MD, PhD.  We feel very lucky that this year’s annual meeting…

  • 2nd Annual ISNVD Scientific Meeting & MS Patient Day

    Our bags are packed and we’re leaving TOMORROW for the ISNVD 2nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful event. Eric was lucky enough to attend last year’s meeting as well, so he’s anxious to run into some of the folks he met last…

  • CCSVI Doppler ultrasounds coming to Seattle (again)!

    We’re making another trip to Tukwilla, WA (just outside of Seattle) to provide CCSVI Doppler ultrasounds. We will be at Vascular Access Centers (VAC) on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11, 2012. Appointments have filled up very quickly, but we still have room for a few more. We will be offering the Zamboni protocol…

  • Our Arizona Story

    3TV Phoenix and Fox 11 Tucson recently aired a story about our work with CCSVI here in Arizona along with the very personal story of Ryan Noreen, one of our patients willing to talk about his experience with the liberation procedure.  As a scientist himself, Ryan is a credible source for the media. Of course,…

  • A small act

    When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She never imagined her quarterly donation of $15 would pave the way for Chris Mburu’s journey to Harvard Law School. Years later, Chris has become a United Nations human rights lawyer working to combat genocide and discrimination. He decides to seek…

  • Doppler Screening for CCSVI, Seattle

    We will be in Seattle on Saturday May 21st, 2011 to the Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center. If you are interested, please comment here or email us at ccsvi@azdoppler.com. Preliminary results will be given immediately and final results from our surgeons within a week, emailed to you. A little about us: Eric and Nicole…

  • It can get ugly

    Historically, scientific advances are made before society can conduct meaningful ethical and moral discussions about these advances. However, such discussions are crucial to setting policies that balance individual and public protections with the use of technology in medicine. (Sonia Y. Hunt, Ph.D. (Write Science Right) © 2008 Nature Education). 

  • CCSVI Awareness Day

    CCSVI Awareness Day is on May 5th. How do you plan to celebrate? How do you plan to take action? You can too can be a part of change. Here are some great resources: CCSVI Locator CCSVI in Multiple Sclerosis CCSVI Alliance Dr. Zamboni’s Website  

  • Our President responds recent comments about the BNAC Study

    We thought it would be best to have our President, Eric Feigenbutz respond directly to some of the comments that have been circulating around the web about the recent study out of BNAC, especially from his important perspective and what it means for the patients at Arizona Doppler Specialists. Having trained at BNAC for the…

  • Responsiveness is Key for Health Practitioners

    For many with Multiple Sclerosis, the do exhaustive research about CCSVI, check references, talk to other patients, engage in social media and attend events. Once they make a decision to move forward with diagnosis and treatment for CCSVI they want answers fast. This story highlights the need for health care professionals to react quickly when…