Cross Post – Alexa Canady, MD: Neurosurgeon, Mentor and Olga Jonasson, MD, Lecturer
Alexa Canady, MD From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog you will see us cross-posting pieces from other places when we believe they really hit the mark on an issue. During black history month, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, spotlighted Alexa Canady, MD, FAANS(L), the first African-American woman neurosurgeon in the US. Throughout […]
Faces of Neurosurgery: Kathryn Ko, MD
Kyle A. Smith, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” – Mark Twain The practice of medicine, especially in this era of reform, consolidation, and an increased focus on economic efficiency, can become dreary work. Patients, administrators, colleagues […]
Creating Tomorrow’s Neurosurgical Leaders Today
Guest post from Matthew A. Hunt, MD, Associate Professor and Resident Program Director, University of Minnesota Department of Neurosurgery Coridon J. Quinn, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, University of Minnesota Kristi Olafson, Stone River Consulting, LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota Teach a neurosurgeon to be a leader? If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. […]
Virtual Reality in Neurosurgery
Bryan Ladd, MD (left) Neurosurgical Resident, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSC (middle) Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Director, Spinal Neurosurgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Andrew W. Grande, MD, FAANS (right) Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery and Co-director, Earl Grande Stroke and Stem Cell Laboratory University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN According […]
Working for all Neurosurgeons: Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Tony Anene-Maidoh, MD (left) Neurosurgery Resident, Virginia Commonwealth University Socioeconomic Fellow, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies Kimon Bekelis, MD (right) Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellow, Thomas Jefferson University Instructor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice During the 2016 CSNS Annual Meeting in San Diego, Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, Chair of the Council of […]
AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: December 2016 – Neurosurgical Subspecialization
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. In the December 2016 edition, the AANS Neurosurgeon explores the theme, […]
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, […]
A Tenuous Balance: Technology, Innovation, and Health Care Costs
Stephen Reintjes, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of South Florida Tampa, FL While wandering around the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ (CNS) 2016 Annual Meeting and 84th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, I was fascinated by the displays on the exhibition floor. Towering booths demonstrated everything from spine implants to imaging […]
Neurosurgeon’s Breakthroughs with Eye Tracking Adds Insight to Concussion Understanding
Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS Rockswold Kaplan Endowed Chair, Hennepin County Medical Center Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Concussions are a problem. Everyone agrees on that. But it is rather less apparent how to define a concussion accurately, or how to diagnose, track and follow-up post-concussion. Effective treatment is based […]
CNS Spotlight – Exceptional Speakers at the 2016 CNS Annual Meeting
This year’s 2016 Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-28, 2016, in San Diego, CA, has an exceptional ensemble of featured speakers which embody the meeting theme Neurosurgery: Advance, Adapt, Achieve. These speakers are innovators and leaders in technology, sports, literature, military and history. CNS President, Russell R. Lonser, MD, FAANS, selected neurosurgical leader, Edward […]