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. Today’s…
The winter 2018 edition of AANS Neurosurgeon presents Neurosurgery’s Crystal Ball – neurosurgeons speculating on possible advancements and the effects to be had on the specialty. Read through the pages…
Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Past-Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH For the last five years, I have written and…
With the U.S. House of Representatives switching to Democratic control for the first time since 2010, and the Republicans gaining seats in the Senate, the voters in the 2018 midterm…
Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Past-Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH As 2018 draws to a close, so does my…
According to a new study released by the Pacific Research Institute, “The medical device tax is bad tax policy that has increased patient costs, reduced access to life-saving technology, and…
Debraj Mukherjee, MD, MPH (left) Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Chaim B. Colen MD, PhD (right) Neurosurgeon Pompano Beach, FL Patient access to care…