Counterpoint: Pitfalls of Technology in Neurosurgery

Jamie S. Ullman, MD, FAANS

Pitfalls of technology? Perhaps this counterpoint is a losing argument, for in the last 50 years, neurosurgery has been greatly impacted by technology. The microscope added new dimension to operating on small structures, such as …

A Decade of Transformation for Neurosurgery That Spawned Its Next Generation of Leaders: The 1930s

Ellen L. Air, MD, PhD, FAANS

After two decades of rapid evolution, the field of neurosurgery entered the 1930s with a critical mass of talent. While heavily influenced by the legacy of Dr. Harvey Cushing and Dr. Walter Dandy, young neurosurgeons …

The Evolution of Neurosurgery in the 1940s

Lisa Mulligan, MD, FAANS

The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. …

1950s - Boom Time USA

David H. Harter, MD, FAANS

Everything was booming in the U.S. in the 1950s - the economy, international influence and babies! This stood in stark contrast to the bleakness that shrouded most of Europe as rebuilding after World War II …

Council of State Neurosurgical Societies: Evolving and Maintaining Relevance

Clarence B. Watridge, MD, FAANS; Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS

The Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) is the designated neurosurgical organization focused on socioeconomic issues, socioeconomic effects on neurosurgical practice and access of patients to neurosurgical care. It is a joint committee parented by …

Projecting the Present Into the Future: Evolution of Neurosurgical Education

Tyler J. Kenning, MD, FAANS; A. John Popp, MD, FAANS(L); Alan S. Boulos, MD, FAANS

“The principal means of projecting the present into the future is by training those who will follow.” -William J. German, MD …

Irving J. Sherman, MD, FAANS(L) - A Centenarian Deeply Connected With Neurosurgery

Kristopher Kimmell, MD

1916: History, Neurosurgery and Irving Sherman Irving J. Sherman, MD, FAANS(L), born in 1916, is a living participant of and influencer to the evolution of neurosurgery. One hundred years ago is a distant and impossible …

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