Dr. Robert S. Bakos

"There are at least a dozen theories of what is happening in the brain when deep brain stimulation is applied, but the fact is that no one has really understood the process completely," said Robert Bakos, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the University of Rochester and a co-author of the paper, who has performed more than 100 DBS surgeries in the last decade.
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Bakos linked her detailed description of astrocyte activity to what he sees happening in the brain when deep brain stimulation is applied.
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"The correlation between what we see in the clinic and Dr. Nedergaard has found in the laboratory is really quite startling," said Bakos.
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In addition to Nedergaard and Bakos, other authors from Rochester include research assistant professors Guo F. Tian and Takahiro Takano; graduate students Arnulfo Torres and Ditte Lovatt; technical associate Qiwu Xu; former post-doctoral research associate Xiaohai Wang; and Erika Williams, a Fairport native and an undergraduate student at Williams College.

Robert Bakos, M.D. Surgical management of pain, stereotactic neurosurgery, linac radiosurgery, functional stereotactic surgery for Parkinson's disease patients, microelectrode recordings and deep brain stimmulators

Join Dr. Robert S. Bakos for a panoramic view of Vienna and the impact of the Strauss family still in evidence today.There are few places in the world where the sound of The Blue Danube Waltz does not captivate the imagination.Dr. Bakos is an Associate professor of Neurological Surgery on the faculty of the University of Rochester and Chief of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery.Sunday, 12/2 from 2:00-3:30 PM in the Fisher Meeting Room.Registration required.

Robert Bakos, M.D.
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Robert Bakos, M.D.

Robert S. Bakos, M.D.

Robert S. Bakos, M.D.Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery University of Rochester Medical Center

Dr. Robert Bakos, associate professor of neurosurgery at URMC, says that the surgery is unique because the patient is awake to help guide the placement of the electrodes.

"We use computers to pinpoint the specific area on the brain for placement of the electrodes, but then we work with the patient during the surgery to find the precise area that is the major source of Parkinson's disease symptoms," Bakos said."We then ask the patient to hold a coffee cup or write on a pad as we fine-tune the electric impulse."

This surgery is followed by another minor procedure, where the electrodes are connected by lead wires under the skin to a pulse generator-similar to a pacemaker-implanted under the collarbone.Medtronics Inc. of Minneapolis, makes the device, called Activa Parkinson's Control Therapy.

"Because the amount of electricity is adjustable, we can provide significant symptom relief while minimizing side effects," Dr. Bakos added.

The talk, Music in Medicine: Is Music Really Therapy?, given by Robert S. Bakos, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center and sponsored by the Friends of the Academy was well received by the audience that filled the parlor and spilled out into the hallway.In his multimedia presentation, Dr. Bakos used music and pictures to demonstrate the history and current thinking related to music therapy.