Pediatric Neurovascular Disease: Finding a Better Way
Sandi K. Lam, MD, FAANS Director of Pediatric Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Program Co-Director of Craniofacial Surgery Program Texas Children’s Hospital “She is going to write about this in her college application,” her father states while she nonchalantly takes a selfie in our clinic room. Two years ago, my patient was undergoing surgery to remove an arteriovenous […]
Cross Post – Journal of Neurosurgery Covers All Aspects of #PedsNeurosurgery
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other places when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. Since we are smack-dab in the middle of our focus on topics related to pediatric neurosurgery we wanted to bring attention to some articles which recently […]
Faces of Neurosurgery: More than Meets the Eye, Dr. Leland Albright’s Kenyan Experience
Thomas Pieters, MD (left) Neurosurgical Resident at University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Tyler Martin Schmidt, DO (right) Neurosurgical Resident at University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Leland Albright, MD, with his wife, Susan Ferson. Leland Albright, MD, FAANS(L), remembers the moment when he began considering the challenge of starting a pediatric neurosurgery […]
Cutting Edge Caring: The Impact of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH For all the clichéd sayings about illness and injury in children, no words truly capture the struggles and emotions of parents, siblings and loved ones who are engulfed by cancer, trauma, congenital difficulties, scoliosis […]
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, […]
Recommendations are on the Way!
Guest post written on behalf of the neurosurgery members of the CDC Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup Michael S. Turner, MD, FAANS; Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS; Edward C. Benzel, MD, FAANS; Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD, FAANS; Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FAANS, FACS; John Ragheb, MD, FAANS, FACS; Patricia B. Raksin, MD, […]
Caring for our Littlest Patients: New Hope with Seizure Surgery
Jason S. Hauptman, MD PhD Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Los Angeles, CA As surgeons, our greatest ambitions and desires revolve around making the lives of the people we take care of better. In the case of pediatric neurosurgery, we not only focus our efforts on helping children with challenging and sometimes devastating neurological […]
AANS Spotlight: Pediatric Neurosurgery’s Ever-changing Challenges
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 issues related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. The spring 2014 issue of AANS Neurosurgeon focuses on the complex world […]