Brain Tumor Nonprofit StacheStrong Donates $110,000 for the Launch of the SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program
The Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) has established a Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program (NSTP) to increase the pool of neurosurgery residents conducting research and to enhance their success rate in becoming independent neurosurgeon-scientists. The NSTP will serve as a formal mentored research program for those neurosurgery residents who are beginning a protected research year or have […]
Increasing Patient Access to Stereotactic Radiosurgery through Innovation
Neurosurgery supports and welcomes transparent physician-industry interactions to foster healthy relations and spur innovative device development to benefit patients. Within the specialty of neurosurgery, there are numerous examples of just such benefits, including increased access to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). SRS is a treatment that delivers radiation to precise targets in the brain, such as tumors, […]
Brain Tumors, Drug Development and Neurosurgeons: Ending the Losing Streak
For many neurosurgeons, years of training and technical refinement culminate in safely removing a patient’s brain tumor. We dedicate our careers to shepherding people past this inflection point, but the patient journey does not end there. For those with malignant tumors, our surgical heroics are quickly unraveled by tumor recurrence. Theoretically, adjuvant medical therapy should […]
University of Miami Increases Neuro-Oncology Collaboration and Mentorship Through Innovative New Fellowship Program
Neurosurgery has a long history of mentorship through a trainee’s dedicated time under a more experienced surgeon’s tutelage. Surgical training has long been considered a more advanced form of apprenticeship, mastering a skill under a more experienced practitioner’s guidance. In this tradition, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center — part of the University of Miami Miller […]
Socioeconomic Status and Short-term Glioblastoma Survival: Does it Make a Difference?
The recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted socioeconomic differences in health care access detrimental to the outcome, including a per capita excess mortality highest among the Black and Latino population. The prognostic role of socioeconomic factors for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has been hotly debated. GBM is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in […]
Neurosurgical Oncologists as Champions of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Recent events of systemic discrimination have led to national introspection on the importance of tolerance and diversity. The tragic killing of George Floyd in May 2020 was a sentinel event that raised awareness of the pervasive nature of systemic discrimination and served as a significant impetus for positive change. This was a clear reminder that […]
Introduction to Tumor Focus Series: Bringing “Better” to Our Patients in Multiple Ways
Neurosurgery has historically been a uniquely wide-ranging and varied specialty. Unlike other specialties that focus on a particular organ system or body region, neurosurgery is quite literally a “head-to-toe” specialty dealing with the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and the other organs intimately related to the nervous system. Neurosurgeons classically had to be experts in […]
AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: Winter 2018 – Neurosurgery’s Crystal Ball
The winter 2018 edition of AANS Neurosurgeon presents Neurosurgery’s Crystal Ball – neurosurgeons speculating on possible advancements and the effects to be had on the specialty. Read through the pages to explore theories, perspectives and insights from those who have taken the time to look ahead to future innovations. This issue is packed with information […]
Voices of Our Patients — Becoming Legendary Requires Being Bold
Kimon Bekelis, MD Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Instructor, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Greg was seven-years-old when his family received the devastating news that he was suffering from a brain tumor with a dismal prognosis. Due to his parents’ persistence, he received a revolutionary operation at the Mayo Clinic […]
Neurosurgeons Advance Aggressive but Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Care
Shabbar F. Danish, MD, FAANS (left) Chief, Section of Neurosurgical Oncology, Rutgers University / Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSC (middle) Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Nitesh V. Patel, MD (right) Neurosurgery Resident, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New […]