While, as described in the cover story, great change is expected for all of neurosurgery over the next 40 years, three areas are particularly ripe for rapid advancement: spine, stereotactic and functional, and neuroendovascular surgery. The AANS Neurosurgeon asked experts in these areas to prognosticate on the types of innovations and resulting treatments that they expect by 2050.
The Future of Spinal Neurosurgery
Paul C. McCormick, MD
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery: A 21st Century Frontier
Michael Schulder, MD
Neuroendovascular Therapy in Vascular Neurosurgery
L. Nelson Hopkins, MD