Rebecca Artz
Like most neurosurgeons, I have experienced thrill and exhilaration when my healing efforts succeeded and desolation when they failed. I give equal time to...
I would like to take a few minutes to review a new payment model that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced...
Gosh darn it (you may be thinking), I did not work so hard through eight years of college and medical school, seven years of...
At the beginning of each class, the late Martin H. Fischer, MD, (1) would address his medical students with the following disclaimer: “ physician...
"When Breath Becomes Air." Paul Kalanithi, MD. Random House. New York. 2016. 228pp. When has a neurosurgeon written a book that almost immediately...
Maintaining a quality family life as a neurosurgeon is definitely a challenge. In this day of quality metrics, I often wonder how we can...
The idea of blending work and pleasure has never really applied to neurosurgical employment. As sad and wrong as that may sound, physician work-life...
Years ago, in providing pre-marital advice to my soon-to-be wife and myself, a prominent and well-respected neurosurgeon warned us, “Neurosurgery is a jealous mistress.” ...
Editor's Note: The Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) Ad Hoc Neurosurgical Committee for Patient Safety consists of the following individuals, whose contributions were...
Raymond Sawaya, MD, FAANS, has been the chairman of the department of neurosurgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston...
