For Patients, Telemedicine a Stroke of Good Fortune

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(Photo courtesy UNM Department of Neurosurgery) Dr. Laila Mohammad, left, Dr. Branko Huisa-Garate, center, in computer monitor, and Dr. Huy Tran, right, all of the University of New Mexico’s Department of Neurosurgery, test the video feed that helps diagnose and treat stroke and brain injury patients in rural areas. The ACCESS telemedicine program, started by UNM neurosurgeons in 2014, is expanding to include five more hospitals statewide.

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    Every minute counts during a stroke. Blood-thinning drugs and surgery can prevent traumatic brain injury, but doctors must act fast: A life-saving procedure called a clot retrieval, for instance, is only effective within about eight hours of a stroke’s…

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