Thanks. Giving.
Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH Thanks Thanks — not said enough and when said, often too casually. A shrug of the lips as one turns away. The gracious recognition of the efforts of others, offered from the heart infrequent. […]
Opioid Epidemic: What Families Should Know about Pediatric Post-operative Pain Control
Mirna Giordano (left), Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Columbia University Medical Center; Belinda Shao (middle), Research Assistant, Rutgers University; Richard C.E. Anderson (right), MD, FACS, FAAP, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery Columbia University Medical Center. Beyond the anxiety associated with any neurosurgical procedure in our pediatric population, most children and their families are also concerned with […]
Innovation in Football: The Confluence of Neurosurgery, Engineering and Business
Samuel R. Browd, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS, FAAP Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington; Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Seattle Children’s Hospital; Medical Director of the Seattle Children’s Sports Concussion Program; and Director of the UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute. Seattle, Washington Ironically, a decade ago concussion wasn’t part of our world […]
Cross Post—Dancing Doctor Helps Pediatric Patients Smile Through the Pain
We are constricted with words at times when it comes to our loved ones that have been overtaken by pain and sorrow, particularly when it comes to children. Fortunately, there are individuals out there that are changing the lives of the littlest patients and giving a reason for hope. Today’s post originally appeared in Inside […]
Pediatric Neurosurgery: The First Subspecialty
Marion L. (Jack) Walker, MD Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurological Surgery University of Utah Health Sciences Center Salt Lake City, Utah The care of pediatric neurosurgery patients has advanced tremendously in a short period of time. Thankfully, the spectrum of medical issues that pediatric neurosurgeons successfully address includes: Tumors; Trauma; Congenital malformations; Infections; Spine […]
Cross Post – Journal of Neurosurgery Covers All Aspects of #PedsNeurosurgery
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. Since we are smack-dab in the middle of our focus on topics related to pediatric neurosurgery we wanted to bring attention to some articles which recently […]
Animation: What’s a Pediatric Neurosurgeon?
Since Neurosurgery Blog has been putting a spotlight on all things pediatric neurosurgery, we wanted to take a moment to answer the following question: What’s a Pediatric Neurosurgeon? Featured below is an animation we developed which explains everything you need to know about these superheroes who care for the littlest of patients. We encourage everyone […]
Pediatric Scoliosis: Early Detection is Key
Emily Stankoski, MSPA, PA-C Physician Assistant, Orthopaedics and Spine, Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Curvature of the spine, otherwise known as scoliosis, was defined by Hippocrates as a concern dating back to ancient Greece, 400 BCE. Despite significant advances in public health and medical care, thousands of years later scoliosis is still present in […]
The Changing Face of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Campagna Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Portland, OR Watching a young child have a seizure is heartbreaking and frightening, especially for parents. Fortunately, modern medicine has had a profound impact on this problem. Since Sir Victor […]
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act
Sandi Lam, MD, MBA (left) Associate Professor Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery/Department of Neurosurgery Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine Baylor Center for Ethics and Health Policy Carrie R. Muh, MD, MS (right) Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics Duke University Medical Center Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Health of Children Once […]