Newsweek: Rescue Dog Suffered From Seizures—Until Vets Tried Groundbreaking Surgery
This is a preview of an article that originally appeared in Newsweek on March 15, 2025.
A rescue terrier mix named Geddy has made history after becoming the first dog to undergo groundbreaking neurosurgery that utilized cutting-edge augmented reality technology and infrared imaging.
Geddy may be small, but she certainly is mighty. At 8 years old, she began experiencing seizures in August 2024 and was referred to Penn Vet for further evaluation. They recommended MRI imaging of the pup's brain, which revealed a frontal lobe lesion.
Panek, a veterinary neurosurgeon, told Newsweek that the characteristics suggested that it was potentially "an aggressive brain tumor," known as glioma. But they couldn't know for certain without doing a biopsy or resection to test it.
Her owners elected for the surgery, and Geddy returned to Ryan Veterinary Hospital in September. She didn't know it then, but she was about to make history.
The Penn Vet team believe she's the first canine patient to undergo successful brain surgery using cutting-edge augmented reality technology called VisAR and Novarad. This was combined with infrared real-time guided resection and intraoperative ultrasound.
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