COVID-19 and Neurosurgery: Response, Adaptation and Action on Behalf of Our Patients
“Death, be not proud, though some have called thee. Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so.” John Donne The COVID-19 pandemic is a generational event. It has disrupted every aspect of modern life. Businesses are shuttered. Schools and universities are closed. Social distancing has altered our normal mores for connecting with our neighbors, friends […]
Clinical Neuroscience in Action: Neurosurgery’s Contribution to Mapping the Human Brain
Guest post written by multiple neurosurgeons from the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF. Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, MD FAANS (left); Edward F. Chang, MD FAANS (center); and Mitchel S. Berger, MD FAANS (right). Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have been interested in the mechanisms responsible for human thought and behavior since the earliest days of recorded […]
#NeurosurgeryMonth: Profiles of Neurosurgery Departments
Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA (left)Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations CommitteeGeisingerWilkes Barre, PA Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD (right)Neurosurgeon at Rochester Regional HealthRochester, NY Every August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month (#NeurosurgeryMonth), an initiative organized by the American Association of Neurosurgeons (AANS). Past years have been focused on conditions such as concussion, back pain, […]
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 […]
AANS Meeting Spotlight: Louise Eisenhardt Lecture – Dr. Sally Satel
Guest post from Catherine Miller, MD (right) Neurosurgical Resident, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN and Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, (left) Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Although she was not a neurosurgeon, Dr. Louise Eisenhardt had a significant influence on the field of neurosurgery. Her accolades include world renowned neuropathologist, […]