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 […]
Innovation and Diversity Anchor Successful Neurosurgical Department at Cleveland Clinic
Guest post written by multiple surgeons from the Department of Neurological Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FAANS (top left); Andre Guelman Machado, MD, PhD, IFAANS (top right); Thomas E. Mroz, MD (bottom left); and Michael P. Steinmetz, MD, FAANS (bottom right). LeBron James have departed for the sunny west coast, but Cleveland […]
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 […]
Neurosurgeons and the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Joshua M. Rosenow, MD, FAANS, FACS Director of Functional Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, sometimes is described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity. The pain typically involves the lower face and jaw, although sometimes it affects the area around the nose […]
We’ve Said It Before; We’ll Say It Again: Neurosurgeons are NOT Just Brain Surgeons
For today’s post, we are going “Throwback Thursday” style to once again underscore that neurosurgeons are NOT just brain surgeons. Since August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the breadth of neurosurgical practice. Featured below is an animation demonstrating that neurosurgery is indeed more than just brain surgery! We […]
Neurosurgeons are NOT Just Brain Surgeons
Most people think neurosurgeons are only brain surgeons, but that is far from the truth. Since August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the breadth of neurosurgical practice. Featured below is an animation we developed demonstrating that neurosurgery is indeed more than just brain surgery! We encourage everyone to […]