Michael Groff, MD

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and its partner organizations NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) and the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) are establishing a new registry effort directed at better understanding long-term care of women suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The registry, entitled BRAIN-SCORE (BRAin INjury and Sports Concussion Outcomes REgistry) aims to partner with other...

Within medicine, and especially within surgical specialties, the idea of “work-life balance” has often remained an evasive - and at times taboo - topic. However, there has been a rising emphasis on the importance of prioritizing life outside of the hospital as an attempt to reduce physician burnout as well as improve professional satisfaction and productivity. I was excited to...