Faces of Neurosurgery: On Track to Heal in a Disaster

Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Millions of viewers were glued to the news when an Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to New York City derailed outside Philadelphia on May 12, 2015. There were 238 passengers and five crew members on the train. As a result of […]

ThinkFirst: Raising Awareness about Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries for 30 Years

Guest post from Mark A. Spatola, MD, FAANS Chair-elect ThinkFirst Board of Directors Orange Park Neurosurgery Orange Park, FL Each year, millions of people in the U.S. sustain a brain injury, and thousands more sustain a spinal cord injury. In fact, injury is the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 1 […]