Honoring Those Who Have Served
Each year on Veterans Day, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) pay tribute to the contributions of the many military neurosurgeons who have made significant contributions and sacrifices. Whether on the battlefield, in the operating room or research lab, neurosurgeons have served our country with distinction and […]
AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: Winter 2020 – The Mind of a Neurosurgeon Part II
Articles in the latest issue of AANS Neurosurgeon: “The Mind of a Neurosurgeon” take on the daunting task of better understanding what makes us tick! Many of the best and brightest have graciously considered aspects of this question and shared their poignant thoughts: The Case for Mindfulness and Compassion James R. Doty, MD, FAANS Focus […]
Paying Tribute to Neurosurgery’s Military Veterans
Veterans Day is an appropriate opportunity to pay tribute to the contributions of the many military neurosurgeons who have made significant contributions and sacrifices. This storied history is filled with contributions from many of our field’s current and former leaders. We thought today our Neurosurgery Blog readership might want to revisit some of the profiles […]
COL (ret) Rocco A. Armonda MD, FAANS: Bringing the Cutting Edge of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery to the Battlefield
Randy S. Bell MD, FAANSCDR, MC, USNAssociate Professor and Chief, Neurological Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterUniformed Services University of Health Sciences Bethesda, MD As we continue to highlight the incredible advancements within cerebrovascular neurosurgery this month, it is important to remember the paradoxically positive contributions to medicine that originate from the experience treating […]
Paying Tribute: Women as the Military Faces of Neurosurgery
Randy S. Bell MD, FAANS CDR, MC, USN Associate Professor and Chief, Neurological Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Bethesda, MD Please note: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army/Navy/Air Force, […]
Rate of Return to Military Active Duty after Single and Two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Four Year Retrospective Review
Luis Manuel Tumialan, MD, FAANS Neurosurgeon, Barrow Neurological Institute Scottsdale, Ariz. Can a member of the United States Marine Corps return to unrestricted full duty after a cervical fusion? How about a Navy SEAL or a Navy F-18 fighter pilot? Wearing a 60-pound rucksack for hours, parachuting from 11,000 feet, diving into the depths of […]
DoD/VA Lead the Way in the Opioid Crisis
Christopher Spevak, MD, MPH, JD (left) Chair of the DoD/VA Opioid Clinical Practice Guideline Medical officer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he directs the National Capital Region Opioid Safety Program Bethesda, MD Randy Bell, MD, FAANS, MC, USN (right) Associate professor and chief of neurosurgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center […]
Military Faces: Donald O. Quest, MD
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Care Mount Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Donald O. Quest, MD, FAANS(L), is the consummate neurosurgeon, having reached the pinnacle in surgical technique, as an educator, and in administrative and leadership positions. Medical students, […]
New Polytrauma System of Care Yields Tremendous Hope
Odette A. Harris MD, MPH, FAANS Department of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Director, Defense Veterans Brain Injury Center Stanford, CA Advancement of medical knowledge has often occurred during and after wars. For neurosurgery, the Civil War brought an understanding of peripheral nerve injuries and infection prevention, while World War I enabled a clearer understanding […]
We Are Talking Past One Another!
By General Peter Chiarelli (Ret.) Chief Executive Officer, One Mind Scientific chaos seems to rule in the world of concussions and traumatic brain injury (TBI). This may come as a surprise given the high profile concussions have been given recently. For example, the National Football League (NFL) has been denigrated for hiding the effects of […]