Aruna Ganju, MD, FAANS
Aruna Ganju, MD, FAANS, is an associate professor of neurological surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago and the current editor of AANS Neurosurgeon. She is a past chair of the AANS/CNS Section of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) and Residency Program Director in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her clinical areas of interest are surgical treatment of disorders of the spinal column and cord.
The word “hustle” gets its roots from the Dutch word “husselen” circa the late 1600s; while the original definition was “to shake,” over time, the term evolved and hustle came to mean “push roughly” or “move quickly.” In the United States, by the early 1920s, “to hustle” carried a more negative connotation and was synonymous with “to swindle.” However,...
This week marks the advent of the annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. From April 29 to May 2, 2022, neurosurgeons will convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to mark the culmination of President Regis Haid’s year of leadership. The conference, with a theme of “The Culture of Neurosurgery,” features luminaries from the worlds of music, journalism, art,...
The AANS Neurosurgeon is not only the socioeconomic-centered journal of the AANS but also the creative and personal voice of neurosurgeons and for neurosurgeons. I assumed the editor role of the publication in March 2020, just before the Covid lockdown commenced. Over the past eighteen months, the publication has served as a means for us to remain connected, to...
The AANS Neurosurgeon is not only the socioeconomic-centered journal of the AANS but also the creative and personal voice of neurosurgeons and for neurosurgeons. I assumed the editor role of the publication in March 2020, just before the Covid lockdown commenced. Over the past eighteen months, the publication has served as a means for us to remain connected, to...
The AANS Neurosurgeon is not only the socioeconomic-centered journal of the AANS but also the creative and personal voice of neurosurgeons and for neurosurgeons. I assumed the editor role of the publication in March 2020, just before the COVID lockdown commenced. Over the past eighteen months, the publication has served as a means for us to remain connected, to...
While many of us were attracted to the field of neurological surgery for a myriad of reasons, we have all been exposed to neurosurgical trauma early in our education — whether as a medical student, intern or junior resident. Most neurosurgeons may remember their first burr hole, ventriculostomy or craniotomy for hematoma. Alternatively, we may remember our first patient...
In this issue of the AANS Neurosurgeon, we explore the role of technology within our field. Neurosurgeons have a long history of creativity, innovation and the utilization of technological devices to advance the field and improve patient outcomes. Since the onset of the global pandemic, our relationship with technology has changed. For the general public, technological devices have enabled people...
Neurosurgery United: Stronger Together
Over the next few months, AANS Neurosurgeon will explore the theme of the 2021 AANS Annual Meeting, Neurosurgery United: Stronger Together. As AANS President Dr. Wilson notes, the Annual meeting theme selection predated the COVID-19 pandemic, but appears to have been a prescient choice. We chose to explore this theme from different angles. Neurological surgery continues to...
In this issue of AANS Neurosurgeon, we consider the financial aspect of neurosurgeons’ lives. Most of us have not received any formal education in financial matters at any point in our lives. Yet, financial health and security are of paramount importance for everyone. For those who are not old enough to remember recessions of decades past, the financial implications of...
Imagine this scenario: you are seated in the waiting room of the pre-eminent academic center in your city while your family member undergoes elective surgery. When the surgeon enters the waiting room, you give a sigh of relief, eager to hear about the successful outcome. If the surgeon were to make his or her way to another family in...
