Kristin M. Huntoon, PhD, DO
Kristin Huntoon is a research fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center passionate about neuro-oncology care and research.
As I begin my career as a neurosurgeon-scientist, I feel incredibly fortunate that I have remained in contact with my senior residents from Ohio State University who have served multiple roles as friends, colleagues and mentors. I reconnected with them recently to garner some of their perspectives on the next stage and wanted to share their thoughts. Â Ahmed Mohyeldin,...
The career lifespan of a neurosurgeon is a challenging concept to quantify but, in this issue, we have attempted to calculate this. With the aid of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons membership team, we have been able to gather information about some milestones in a neurosurgeon’s career. As such, we defined the career start as the timepoint at which...
Until recently, retrieving a patient's medical record was a labor-intensive process.10 A task such as accessing past lab results once required the patient or their legal designate to submit a written request to the medical records department. Several days to weeks later, numerous printed documents would be mailed to the patient. Today, accessing medical records is different; retrieving these...
