GK Financing LLC, a Subsidiary of American Shared Hospital Services, Acknowledges 20th Anniversary of First Patient Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Peru

GK Financing LLC joins with Instituto de Gamma Knife del Pacifico SAC (IGKP) to celebrate this momentous occasion with experts in the field of Radiosurgery in Peru

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire  –  GK Financing LLC (GKF), a subsidiary of American Shared Hospital Services (NYSE American: AMS), a leading provider of creative financial and turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgery services and owner of International Gamma Knife Cancer Centers (IGKP) , announced today that Dr. Aldo Berti, Medical Director of IGKP in Lima, Peru,  hosted a grand event to acknowledge the 20th anniversary of the first patient to be treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery Surgery in Peru by inviting expert clinicians from Lima and surrounding provinces to share in this momentous event. The celebration was held at "La Tiendecita Blanca" on September 28, 2023.

Dr. Aldo Berti, Medical Director of IGKP, has been treating patients successfully on Gamma Knife technology for the last 29 years and including since 2017, at IGKP, which has treated nearly 800 patients since the Center opened in 2017. He and his team have been providing a much gentler option for patients having brain cancer, AVMs or functional disorders in a non-invasive and non-surgical fashion.

Dr. Berti stated, “It is with great honor and pleasure that I am able to be part of this 20-year anniversary where we reflected and talked about the history and evolution of radiosurgery in Peru, including a discussion on  the new Gamma Knife Esprit that will soon be installed and available to treat patients.  This will be the first Gamma Knife Esprit in Peru and possibly in South America as well.”

Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a gentler alternative to open surgery and conventional radiotherapy as it can target the smallest and most challenging intracranial tumors and lesions with minimal effect on healthy tissue. This vital precision safeguards motor, sensory and neurocognitive function to help protect the mind and the person.  After locating tumors, specially trained neurosurgeons focus beams of radiation from the Gamma Knife Esprit directly to the affected area for non-invasive treatment, with minimal effect on healthy tissue. Patients can return home the same day and resume their normal activities within days.