COVID-19 and Neurosurgical Training: Impact on the Next Generation of Neurosurgeons (Part I)
In early March, our neurosurgery team at Mount Sinai Medical Center noticed a handful of COVID-19 cases admitted to our medical intensive care unit (MICU), which is just down the hall from the neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU). The daily news from Asia and Europe was certainly not encouraging, but we proceeded with our normal […]
Neurosurgeons as Neurointensivists
Guest post from Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS AANS Past President SNS President Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics The Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Neurocritical care is part of the continuum of neurosurgical care and neurosurgeons […]
Closed Intensive Care Units: Are Neurosurgical Patients Better Off?
Guest Blog from: J. Adair Prall, MD; South Denver Neurosurgery, Littleton, CO (top left) Jason Hauptman, MD; Department of Neurosurgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (top right) Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD; Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA (lower left) Deborah L. Benzil, MD; Mount Kisco Medical Group, Mount Kisco, NY (lower right) In […]