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FOX61 Exclusive: This man is awake, and singing, during brain surgery

By Admin | September 30, 2019

NEW HAVEN --  It's a nightmare scenario when under the knife, waking up in the middle of surgery and knowing what's going on.

But in some cases, it can be a life saver.

Surgeons at Yale New Haven's Smilow Cancer Hospital have perfected a procedure called an awake craniotomy.  FOX61's anchor Jenn Bernstein and photographer Mike Howard were invited into the operating room, where they had a chance to see an incredible procedure first-hand.

For more information please read: FOX61 Exclusive: This man is awake, and singing, during brain surgery, by FOX61.

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