Kingston surgeons perform first-of-its-kind brain surgery in Canada

KINGSTON — A pair of Kingston Health Sciences Centre neurosurgeons have performed a groundbreaking brain tumour surgery using a new device that allowed them to see cancer tissue in real time, for the first time in Canada.Drs. Jamie and Teresa Purzner operated on Rick Savoie, a Kingston patient with a recurring glioblastoma tumour, using a special handheld imaging device that allowed them to see brain tumour cells in real time during the surgery.The device, called Convivo and manufactured