Practice Restructuring in the COVID-19 Era

From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other sources that we believe are relevant to our audience. We wanted to bring attention to this article from the Winter 2021 issue of Congress Quarterly titled “Considerations for Private Practice Groups in the Age of COVID.” Stacey Lang, an […]
RVU Compensation Model Insufficient for Measuring the Value of Academic Surgeons

From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other sources that we believe are relevant to our audience. We wanted to bring attention to the recent analysis of the worth of neurosurgeons in academic departments by Elad I. Levy, MD, FAANS, MBA, FACS, FAHA; Kunal Vakharia, MD; […]
Novel Strategies for Reducing Health Care Costs

From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other sources that we believe are relevant to our audience. We wanted to bring attention to the article from the Winter 2021 issue of Congress Quarterly, titled “Cost Effectiveness in Cranioplasty: Investigational 3D-Printed Method for Patient-Specific Cranial Implant.” Daniel […]
CNS Spotlight: 2019 Spring Congress Quarterly Released
The Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and is designed to reflect the changing nature of neurosurgery and foster discussion about the core being of the neurosurgeon, which is that of leadership, strength, innovation and the relentless pursuit to improve the care and quality of life of […]
Cross Post – Congress Quarterly Previews the 2018 CNS Annual Meeting
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. For today’s post, we wanted to highlight the recently released issue of Congress Quarterly, the official newsmagazine of the CNS. Each issue explores a new topic […]
Burnout and Renewal: Changing Perspectives in Neurosurgery
Guest post from Joseph C. Maroon, MD Clinical professor and vice-chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery and the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA Today, 57 percent of neurosurgeons currently report “burnout” in their career. It is time we recognize this common burnout as a very serious […]
Image Gently: A Pediatric Neurosurgical Perspective
Guest post from Sarah J. Gaskill, MD Professor, College of Medicine Neurosurgery and Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair at University of South Florida Chairman, AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Tampa, FL The Think-A-Head Image Gently Campaign rolled out last year, as a multispecialty campaign under the umbrella of the Image Gently Alliance, an […]
CNS Spotlight: Congress Quarterly Presents the CNS 2016 Annual Report
Guest post from Elad I. Levy, MD Editor, Congress Quarterly Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), written by and for neurosurgeons to explore topics of unique value and interest to our specialty, from neurosurgeons as artists to helping with U.S. tragedies. In today’s post we wanted to […]
Congress Quarterly Exhibits The Intersection of Art+Neurosurgery
Guest post from Gerald A. Grant, MD, FAANS Editor, Congress Quarterly Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, written by and for neurosurgeons to explore topics of unique value and interest to our specialty, from neurosurgeons as storytellers to helping with U.S. tragedies. In today’s post, we wanted to […]
Cross Post – Why Neurosurgeons Tweet
It’s no secret that the social media revolution has dramatically impacted the way we communicate. Social media is a powerful tool, and when used effectively it can add valuable knowledge to a physician’s toolbox. Today’s post originally appeared in the Congress Quarterly and is authored by Nathan Selden, MD, PhD, FAANS; and Jordan Amadio, MD. […]