Barrow Neurological Institute

Located at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, this is one of the world's premier centers for neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroscience research. Founded in 1962, it performs more neurosurgical procedures annually than any other U.S. facility.

Trials

This is a PRIME and CONVOY study site, and the location of Neuralink's first human implants, starting with Noland Arbaugh in January 2024.

Patients

• Noland Arbaugh, patient 1, spinal cord injury, PRIME (first human Neuralink patient)
• Alex Conley, patient 2, spinal cord injury, PRIME and CONVOY
• Brad Smith, patient 3, ALS, PRIME
• Mike Melgarejo, patient 4, ALS, PRIME
• Rob Greiner, patient 6, spinal cord injury, PRIME
• Jake Schneider, patient 7, ALS, PRIME and CONVOY
• Zach McManus, patient 22, ALS, PRIME (from Corpus Christi, lives in San Antonio, Texas; implanted at Barrow)