Most people think neurosurgeons are only brain surgeons, but that is far from the truth. Since August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the…
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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…
Did you know that August is AANS Neurosurgery Awareness Month? This year, for Neurosurgery Awareness Month, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons is raising awareness on the causes and prevention…
Guest post from Ricardo Komotar, MD University of Miami, Department of Neurosurgery Miami, FL Thirty-two teams of neurosurgeons from top medical institutions competed on May 30th in New York City’s…
Guest post from Catherine Miller, MD (right) Neurosurgical Resident, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN and Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, (left) Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis,…
Today’s post originally appeared on the AdvaMed’s Life Changing Innovation website. The post addresses the all-important topic of the how recent clinical trials have shown conclusive evidence that endovascular stroke…
Guest post from Ricardo Komotar, MD University of Miami, Department of Neurosurgery Without question, neurosurgeons can be competitive; it seems to come with the territory. Nearly every day, they fight…
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and…
Guest Post from Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Wilkes Barre, PA Acute ischemic stroke due to a blockage of a larger vessel in the brain…
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and is the number one cause of disability in the United States, and a significant public health problem worldwide. According to the…