Patient Stories

Just two weeks before his scheduled prostatectomy surgery, Bob learned of a new option: the TULSA-PRO procedure, an ultrasound procedure that is minimally invasive and doesn’t require incisions.

Jacob “Kobi” Vortman, PhD

Dr. Vortman played a central role in the development and commercialization of focused ultrasound technology. Now, he has become a patient himself, benefiting from the innovation he helped bring to life.

Hunter and Princess

Osteosarcoma

Treated with histotripsy for osteosarcoma at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunter and Princess’s care is helping advance research that may one day benefit human bone cancer patients.

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Melissa

Diagnosed in childhood, the condition disrupted Melissa’s daily routines and her sense of independence.

Bobby Krause

Focused ultrasound treatment relieved his tremors and motivated him to launch the Be Still Foundation.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Monica

Monica shares how focused ultrasound enabled her to return to work and spend time with friends again.

Clark Judge

Having suffered from essential tremor since childhood, Clark underwent focused ultrasound treatment in 2022.

Terri

Neuropathic Pain

Terri turned to focused ultrasound after surgeries and medications didn’t relieve her neuropathic pain.

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Tom Ryder

Tom Ryder underwent focused ultrasound for his essential tremor in 2021.

Reed Yadon

Reed, a meteorologist and helicopter pilot, learned he had prostate cancer after a routine annual physical.

Michael Swann

After a decade of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer, Michael was urged to undergo radical prostatectomy but chose focused ultrasound instead.

John Pizzi

Osteoid Osteoma

At age 11, John started experiencing severe pain in one of his legs. His family decided on a focused ultrasound clinical trial for his rare, benign tumor.

Gabsoo Han

Pancreatic Cancer

After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Gabsoo Han participated in a focused ultrasound clinical trial at Seoul National University Hospital.

Rick

Rick’s essential tremor made it hard for him to complete daily tasks. After undergoing focused ultrasound treatment, his hands are still for the first time in his life.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Anya

Thanks to focused ultrasound, Anya’s debilitating symptoms are under control and she is looking forward to exciting new milestones.

Chuck Walker

Chuck’s Parkinson’s disease symptoms disrupted his personal and professional life until he participated in a focused ultrasound clinical trial.

Harrison

Desmoid Tumor

A benign tumor forced Harrison to give up his favorite sport, but focused ultrasound treatment and a passionate doctor led the teen to great personal growth.

Jacksonville Mom of Two

Uterine Fibroids

A 40-year old mom of two with uterine fibroids was treated in August 2016 by Dr. Suzanne LeBlang at her clinic in Florida.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Jeffrey Kotas

Jeffrey was the first person in North America to participate in a clinical trial of focused ultrasound for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Julia

Julia was able to return to her hobbies like needlework and painting after focused ultrasound treatment stilled her essential tremors.

Jack

Osteoid Osteoma

After being the first pediatric patient in North America to have focused ultrasound treatment, Jack is back to playing the sports he loves.

Kimberly

Kimberly suffers from Parkinson’s disease, but she was able to return to hiking and biking thanks to focused ultrasound.

Della

Osteoid Osteoma

Della took part in a focused ultrasound clinical trial to relieve pain caused by a benign bone tumor.

Elizabeth

Uterine Fibroids

Elizabeth suffered from uterine fibroids, and it was affecting her ability to work. After focused ultrasound treatment, she’s back to a normal life.

Peter

As Peter’s symptoms worsened and made everyday tasks like eating, drinking and dressing nearly impossible, he turned to focused ultrasound.

Bilateral Essential Tremor

Tom

Tom received focused ultrasound for essential tremor in his dominant hand in 2019, and a year later, he had his other hand treated. Tom and his brother Phil talk about their experience.

Sunny Berry

The Michigan artist was forced to stop her creative pursuits after 50 years of dealing with the tremors. Then she received focused ultrasound treatment.

Steve

Diagnosed at age 25, Steve’s Parkinson’s symptoms were affecting his career and hobbies. Then, social media led him to focused ultrasound.

Ron Nickelson

Ron was the second patient treated at The Ohio State University Wexler Medical Center in a clinical trial investigating focused ultrasound for Parkinson’s dyskinesia.

Tammy

Neuropathic Pain

Tammy tried medications, surgeries, and more, but nothing alleviated her symptoms. She researched other options and was the first patient treated in a focused ultrasound trial at the University of Maryland.

Victor Murray

NASA safety engineer, Victor Murray, took a pragmatic approach to his prostate cancer diagnosis and found focused ultrasound therapy to be the answer.

Sivi Krishnan

Sivi Krishnan traveled internationally to receive focused ultrasound treatment for his essential tremor in 2013.

Bob Dienst

Bob Dienst is a man of many talents, but essential tremor sidelined him from his hobbies until his ‘life-changing’ focused ultrasound treatment.

Beverly McGowan

Beverly is a nurse who researched treatments for essential tremor, learned about focused ultrasound, and traveled over 1,000 miles for the therapy.

Dan Payne

Dan and his daughter share their struggles to ensure private insurance would pay for focused ultrasound.

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Rich Nagy

Rich Nagy underwent focused ultrasound therapy for Parkinson’s disease and has been able to resume his hobbies, including playing the violin and boxing.

Barbara Frisbie

Glioblastoma

Barbara was the first patient to be treated in a focused ultrasound clinical trial for aggressive brain cancer.

Paul Lyman

Paul had to sell his airplane after deciding to seek treatment for essential tremor. He then traveled 400 miles to have focused ultrasound.

Kristina

Breast Cancer

Kristina was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s and shares her focused ultrasound clinical trial story.

Paul Sayer

In 2018, Paul’s aggressive prostate cancer was successfully treated with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). Later that year, he founded the charity Prost8 UK to raise awareness and accessibility for the technology.

Ken Dychtwald

Dr. Ken Dychtwald shares how he was blindsided by his prostate cancer diagnosis and why he chose focused ultrasound.

Michael Werner

Michael shares his path to finding focused ultrasound, his “remarkable” results, and how he is helping to raise awareness.

John

John’s Parkinson’s disease tremors had significantly diminished his quality of life. Watch behind-the-scenes footage from his ‘miracle’ focused ultrasound treatment.