Recently, St. Bernards Neurosurgeon Dr. Nicolas Khattar performed our region's first neuroendovascular thrombectomy procedure, successfully treating Fred Holub of Goodwin, Arkansas. Mr. Holub had suffered significant neurological deficits following an ischemic stroke, many of which were reversed thanks to the quick actions of the emergency and stroke teams at St. Bernards. In this procedure, Dr. Khattar and his team used a minimally invasive surgical procedure to physically remove a blood clot from a blocked artery in Mr. Holub's brain. Once removed, blood flow was restored, preventing further brain damage. Dr. Khattar has since performed two additional thrombectomies, bringing a new standard of stroke care to northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri.
