Giving Thanks to the Neurosurgeons in the Military Who Have Served our Country
Each year on Veterans Day, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) pay tribute to the contributions of the many military neurosurgeons who have made significant contributions and sacrifices. Whether on the battlefield, in the operating room or research lab, neurosurgeons have served our country with distinction and grace throughout […]
Paying Tribute to Neurosurgery’s Military Veterans
Veterans Day is an appropriate opportunity to pay tribute to the contributions of the many military neurosurgeons who have made significant contributions and sacrifices. This storied history is filled with contributions from many of our field’s current and former leaders. We thought today our Neurosurgery Blog readership might want to revisit some of the profiles […]
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, […]
New Polytrauma System of Care Yields Tremendous Hope
Odette A. Harris MD, MPH, FAANS Department of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Director, Defense Veterans Brain Injury Center Stanford, CA Advancement of medical knowledge has often occurred during and after wars. For neurosurgery, the Civil War brought an understanding of peripheral nerve injuries and infection prevention, while World War I enabled a clearer understanding […]
Military Faces of Neurosurgery – A Hero So Named
Carlos A. David, MD, FAANS Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, MA It is shortly after midnight, April 17, 1961. The paratroopers of “A” company, 1st Battalion anxiously await the moment their C-46 plane will be airborne. One paratrooper […]
Service as a Neurosurgeon: My Mentors as the Military Face of Neurosurgery
Col (ret) Rocco A. Armonda, MD, FAANS; Director of Neuroendovascular Surgery for MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Director of Neurosurgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Washington, DC A man should be judged by the “dust on his sandals and not the polish on his boots.” During the […]
Military Faces of Neurosurgery – Vietnam 1968-1969: A Place and Year Like No Other
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 Their backgrounds couldn’t have been more divergent, yet fate brought the lives of Stan Pelofsky, MD, FAANS and Patrick Kelly, MD, FAANS together in the Da Nang field hospital during […]