What the Heck is Functional Neurosurgery? Restoring our Patients’ Quality of Life
Guest post written by Joshua M. Rosenow, MD, FAANS, FACS, from the Department of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern. For most neurosurgical subspecialties, the name is sufficient for an average to understand what we do. Spinal neurosurgery, neurosurgical oncology and cerebrovascular neurosurgery are all reasonably self-explanatory. However, the term “functional neurosurgery” fails to explain the breadth […]
Putting Patients First: Repeal the Medical Device Tax
Scott Whitaker President and CEO of AdvaMed (the Advanced Medical Technology Association) Creating life-changing innovations is central to the role the medical technology industry plays in improving patient care. For people with neurological conditions — like spina bifida, epilepsy, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and many others — advances in medical technology are not only improving, but […]