Cross-Post: It’s Never Too Late to Pivot From N.F.L. Safety to Neurosurgeon
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Today’s post originally appeared in the New York Times on Oct. 11 as part of the “It’s Never Too Late” series. The article discusses how Myron […]
Neurosurgery, COVID-19 and Health Disparities: Perspectives from a Minority Provider
COVID-19 has had a tremendous global impact and has taken the lives of many people. It has halted economies and disrupted our educational system. It has strained health care resources and has expedited health policy reforms. One particular impact of COVID-19 that troubles me as a minority provider is the disproportionate burden of illness and […]
Neurosurgery over NFL: Match Day 2017
Myron L. Rolle Medical student, Florida State University One of the more anticipatory moments of my life was the 2010 National Football League Draft. I sat on the couch in my home alongside my parents and brothers. There were camera crews from the NFL Network and ESPN crowded inside our small living room. My phone […]
NFL Advancing Progress on the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Concussions
H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FAANS, FACS (left) Co-Chair, National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee Dallas, TX Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FAANS, FACS (right) Co-Chair, National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee Seattle, WA The National Football League (NFL) has a tremendous opportunity, if not responsibility, to continue to advance progress on the […]
ThinkFirst About Concussion
Debby Gerhardstein, RN, BSN, MA (left) Executive Director ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation Naperville, Illinois Mark A. Spatola, MD, FAANS (right) Chairman, ThinkFirst Board of Directors Orange Park Neurosurgery Orange Park, Florida Over the years, the topic of concussion has moved from behind the shadows of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) to take on a […]
Summer’s End
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 Summer’s End Apples crisp and red fill Farmer’s Markets School corridors echo with new shoe squeak Cooling evenings draw in fast while Gridirons fill with collegiate cheer […]
Sports-Related Brain Injury: Lessons from the NFL
H. Hunt Batjer, MD (right) President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Lois C. A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department Dallas, TX Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD (left) Chair-elect, AANS/CNS Washington Committee Past-chair, AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA Editor’s Note: […]
Back to School! And to School Sports.
Guest post from Carrie R. Muh, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center September means the end of summer, and for those of us with kids, it’s back to school time! That also means it’s back to school sports. Sports are great for kids to help them keep in […]
AANS Annual Meeting Spotlight: Peyton Manning Tosses Leadership TD
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York When I was young, I would ride my bike across town to the Baltimore Colts training camp. Watching Johnny Unitas (the best quarterback of his generation) work […]
Neurosurgeons: Upfront on Concussions’
Guest post from Hunt Batjer, MD Lois C. A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department Dallas, TX Profession football is the most popular sport in the US. This popularity is growing despite increasing publicity over the impact of concussions and the potential for long term health consequences of […]