AANS Neurosurgeon | Volume 27, Number 1, 2018
“A dedicated faith in humanity will send ripples in all directions.” The Golden Notebook, Dorothy Lessing Clearly, many neurosurgeons demonstrate a dedicated faith in humanity and do a great deal to create tidal waves in positive directions. …
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An Interview with Maya Babu MD, MBA Harvey Cushing once said “A physician is obligated to consider [the patient] in his world,” uncannily presaging the everyday struggle we each face in attempting to care for our …
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The way we take care of patients is changing very quickly. Physicians and the rest of the health care system are being forced to learn new ways to do their work. Although the federal government’s …
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The views expressed in this presentation do not represent the official policy or opinion of the United States Navy, Defense Health Agency, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. “Diving officer, submerge the ship, …
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JeffHOPE is a student-run organization with five clinics that works to bridge access to healthcare for the homeless population of Philadelphia. As a steering committee member, many of the patients I have encountered will impact …
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Rescuing Healthcare: A Leadership Prescription to Make Healthcare What We All Want It to Be by Antony Bell and Denis A. Cortese, MD. Morgan James Publishing. New York. 2017. There is widespread agreement that American healthcare is …
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Delivering Immunotherapy Directly to Brain Tumors
Existing Drug Could Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer
Goal-oriented Rehab Improves Recovery in Older Adults
Both Low and High Levels of Hemoglobin Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
Heavier drinking linked to structural brain differences among young men in large brain imaging study
Honor Your Mentor (HYM) funds recognize neurosurgical luminaries, both past and present. The program started in 2014 with six funds and total pledges of $177,195 from 37 donors. Today, there are 54 HYM funds, with pledges totaling nearly $6 million from over 1,500 donors.
Today’s leaders within the world of healthcare purportedly desire quality outcomes and patient satisfaction. Both are laudable but are they related? STATLine presents some intriguing evidence to the contrary! While it may appear a little complicated statistically, the downward slope of the line demonstrates that when looking at one measure of patient satisfaction and one measure of improvement after spine surgery are inversely correlated!
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