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Cross Post: Celebrating the Life and Career of Sanjeet S. Grewal, MD (1987 – 2026)

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Every so often, we use the Neurosurgery Blog to share or link to impactful events and stories from the broader medical community. Today, we want to bring your attention to a deeply moving tribute, written by Dario J. Englot, MD, PhD, honoring the life, legacy, and profound impact of a remarkable young neurosurgeon who recently passed away.

Here is an excerpt from the In Memoriam honoring Sanjeet S. Grewal, MD:

“The field of neurosurgery lost one of its brightest rising leaders with the unexpected passing of Dr. Sanjeet S. Grewal on February 7, 2026. At just 38 years old, he had already built a career defined by technical mastery, academic productivity, mentorship, and an unwavering devotion to patients.  

Born in Ludhiana, India, and raised in Queens, New York, and later Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dr. Grewal’s life was marked early by energy, curiosity, and determination that would later characterize his surgical career. His academic path reflected precocity and discipline. He entered a highly competitive combined undergraduate and medical pathway through Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati, earning his Bachelor of Science in Biology before completing his medical degree. He then matched at his first-choice program, the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where he became one of the earliest residents in a newly established neurosurgery residency. As part of that inaugural cohort, he helped shape the culture of the program. He subsequently pursued fellowship training in surgical epilepsy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, followed by stereotactic and functional neurosurgery training at Mayo Clinic in Florida. 

Dr. Grewal joined the faculty at Mayo Clinic in Florida during the height of the COVID pandemic, immediately assuming substantial clinical and academic responsibilities. Board-certified in 2023, he rose rapidly to leadership roles, serving as Director of Epilepsy and Movement Disorders and as Associate Program Director of the neurosurgery residency. Even early in his faculty career, he was widely regarded as being on an accelerated path toward full professorship….”

Please join us in remembering Dr. Grewal’s dedication to our field and his patients by reading the full piece here: In Memoriam: Celebrating the Life and Career of Dr. Sanjeet S. Grewal (1987 – 2026)  | AANS Neurosurgeon

May 27, 2026

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Cross Post: Neurosurgery Publishes Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition

By DCOfficeCommunicationsCross Post, TBI, Trauma, Traumatic Brain InjuryNo Comments

From time to time on the 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, and so, we wanted to bring your attention to a recent supplement in Neurosurgery: “Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury, Second Edition.”

The Brain Trauma Foundation has updated the 2001 evidence-based guidelines for the care of patients with penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI). A working group of more than 30 expert panelists developed over 30 new evidence-based recommendations. To provide a bridge between these recommendations and the complexities of care at the bedside, panelists also used a rigorous Delphi process to develop consensus statements as well as treatment algorithms for the guidelines. The guidelines and algorithms are published together as a supplement to the March 2026 issue of Neurosurgery, the official publication of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), which is part of the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

The guidelines were reviewed for evidence-based integrity and endorsed by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

The algorithms portion of the supplement includes a toolkit for assessing futility in cases of pTBI, as well as toolkits for surgical management in general, managing a protruding foreign body, managing severe injury (multiple injured lobes, mass lesion, midline shift, or edema), managing penetrating skull base injury, and managing traumatic vascular injury.

To access the full supplement, click here.

Cover Attributions

“Inbound for Kandahar Airfield” ©Peter J. Robichaud; BTF Logo©Brain Trauma Foundation; USU/MTBI2 Logo © Uniformed Services

University; OHSU Logo © Oregon Health & Science University; MRDC. Logo courtesy of the US Army; all used with permission

March 24, 2026

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Cross Post: CNS Publishes New Guidelines on Care for Adults with Functioning Pituitary Adenomas

By DCOfficeCommunicationsBrain Tumor, Cross PostNo Comments

From time to time on the 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. We wanted to bring attention to a recent online-only supplement in Neurosurgery, “Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients With Functioning Pituitary Adenomas.” Neurosurgery is the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, which provides multimedia, prompt publication of scientific articles on clinical or experimental surgery topics important for the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves, reviews, and other information of interest to readers across the world.

Published August 15, 2025, the supplement provides comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on the care of adults with functioning pituitary adenomas (FPA). Tailored for neurosurgeons, endocrinologists, and other specialists, the guidelines mark a pivotal step in standardizing care, optimizing patient outcomes, and promoting multidisciplinary coordination.

The CNS and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) have endorsed the guidelines. The initiative was led by Isabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA, Professor of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors (2022–2024), along with D. Ryan Ormond, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Together, they assembled and worked with a multidisciplinary team of 18 experts in neurosurgery, endocrinology, neuroradiology, and radiation oncology from across the country to develop these guidelines.

To access the full supplement, click here.

August 26, 2025

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