Laura Stone McGuire, MD
Laura Stone McGuire, MD, is a clinical instructor and endovascular/cerebrovascular fellow at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests include applications of artificial intelligence in neurosurgery and expansion of visualization techniques such as virtual and augmented reality.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest national association for physicians, with representatives from over 190 state and medical specialty societies, including both the AANS and CNS. The AMA serves many roles, but it maintains an important voice in advocacy to address issues facing the practice of medicine in courts and legislative bodies. The AMA is known as...
The role neurosurgeons play in the lives of their patients extends beyond the operating room. Not only can this involve research endeavors to propel forward our understanding of neurosurgical diseases and their management, but it can also extend into advocacy efforts. For vascular neurosurgeons, advocacy for brain aneurysm research serves as an important example. Brain aneurysms affect approximately one in every 50...
Prior to the start of residency, I was told that as a neurosurgical resident, a person could have one, perhaps two hobbies. The demands of training could prevent the growth of a new interest. The truth of that lesson may vary from person to person, but I found that by the end of residency, I picked up a few...
In the history of neurosurgery, anatomical sketches by neurosurgeons have played an important role in the development of surgical techniques. As the father of this specialty, Harvey Cushing pioneered the field, and his operative drawings, as well as detailed descriptions of his findings and approaches, represent an important element of this legacy. His drawings would often include several different...
Nanotechnology is a broad term used to describe the research and development of technology involving materials and devices at size scale less than 100 nm. Its application to medicine, “nanomedicine,” is an interdisciplinary field of sciences for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of medical conditions. In the realm of neurosurgery, nanotechnological advances are rapidly evolving in many domains, including...
The use of robotics in surgical practice has been a field of rapid development during the last few decades. From simple biopsies to complex reconstructive surgeries in anatomically challenging sites, robotic surgery has been adopted by multiple specialties, allowing surgeons to push the limits of their technical skills. Neurosurgery has been slower than other surgical specialties in incorporating robotics...
