Hustle, Work, Think, Play: Sports & Neurosurgery

Articles On The Topic

Triathlons and Neurosurgery: Part 2
Exercise for the Surgeon 8: Counteracting the Effect Surgery Takes on the Surgeon
Living on Both Sides of Medicine: Figure Skater Turned Medical Student
The Neurosurgeon's Studio: The Years of Living Ambidextrously
Football and Neurosurgery: More in Common than You Think
The Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament: Team Building Through Competitive Sports
Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
Diversity of Experience: Hockey and Neurosurgery
A Life of Sports and Neurosurgery
The Neurosurgeons Sports Medicine Laboratory
Soccer-to-Surgeon Paradigm: Why is there Better Technology at the World Cup than in the Operating Room?
The Potential for Peripheral Nerve Lacerations in Skiing
Gone Fishing
Sports and Neurosurgery: Embrace the Suck
Neurosurgery in Washington
Skiing and Neurosurgery
Trek to K2 Base Camp: The Savage Mountain

Say What?

Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FAANS; Christopher J. Neal, MD, FAANS | Features

Sports quotes are a dime a dozen and have certainly entered into everyday application. As this issue honors the fascinating intersection neurosurgeons have with the world of sports, we have attempted a lighthearted project of …

Why I Like Running Marathons

Gail Rosseau, MD, FAANS | Features

When I finished my residency and started my first job in practice, I was eager to spend more time running and to begin participating in races. I went online and joined a runner’s group that …

Competitive Weightlifting and the Spine

Steven Denyer; Laura Stone McGuire, MD; Ankit I. Mehta, MD, FAANS | Features

When done correctly, weightlifting can help build muscle mass and strength, which can help stabilize the spine, improve posture and reduce back pain. When done incorrectly, it can worsen or cause back injuries. There is …

Exercise for the Surgeon 8: Counteracting the Effect Surgery Takes on the Surgeon

Kevin Oelschlaeger; Christopher J. Neal, MD, FAANS | Departments | Wellness Outside the OR

As the exercises become more advanced, it is important to maintain good form. Form fatigue is a common source of injury and can decrease the effectiveness of the exercises. It is better to do fewer …

The Years of Living Ambidextrously

Kathryn Ko, MD, MFA, FAANS | Departments | The Neurosurgeon's Studio

I switched to my left hand to stay awake. Being a kinetic learner who needs to be engaged through active movement, sitting through a lecture was torture. Forced to be still, I would often be …

The Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament: Team Building Through Competitive Sports

Hannah E. Goldstein, MD; Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FAANS | Features

The Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament (ANCST) represents one of the largest events in organized neurosurgery, involving over 600 neurosurgeons from 40 programs across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.3 While other events in …

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The Football and Neurosurgery Connection

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13th Annual International Symposium on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Feb. 21-23, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

2020 Winter Clinics for Cranial & Spinal Surgery
Feb. 23-27, 2020; Snowmass Village, Colo.

71st Annual Meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society
Feb. 26-29, 2020; Richmond, Va.

3rd Annual Mayo Clinic Advances and Innovations in Complex Neuroscience Patient Care: Brain and Spine 2020
Feb. 27-29, 2020; Sedona, Ariz.

Multidisciplinary Neuro-Oncology Symposium: Updates in Medical and Surgical Management of Brain Tumors
March 6-7, 2020; Orlando, Fla.

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