Terra Miller

The Neurosurgery Executives’ Resource Value & Education Society (NERVES) is a vibrant organization that has evolved to support the critical work of neurosurgeons across the nation.  NERVES recently held its annual meeting April 20-22, in Hollywood, Calif., that coordinated with the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting. The topics covered, the spectrum of sessions, and the networking interactions proved extremely...

Erlick Pereira, MA, BM, BCh, DM, FRCS(SN), SFHEA Senior lecturer in neurosurgery, consultant neurosurgeon and director of Functional Neurosurgery, St George’s, University of London and Atkinson Morley Neurosciences Unit, St George’s Hospital, London, UK; Consultant neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon, The London Clinic, London, UK. Website: www.londonbrainsurgery.com Email: [email protected] What a treat!  Erlick Pereira, MA BM BCh DM...

The first neurosurgical craniotomies in the modern era in Albania were reported to have taken place at the King Zog I Hospital in Tirana. They were performed over the course of six years by Walter Lehman, a general surgeon from Charité Hospital Berlin, who escaped Nazi rule in 1932. The first center in the country dedicated uniquely to...

This past April, neurosurgeons from near and far convened in California at the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles. International medical attendees made up 20.65 percent of total attendance one of the biggest international turnouts in recent years.   International Symposium Preceding the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting was a two-day event honoring the career of Robert...

As the philanthropic arm of the AANS, the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) is dedicated to funding groundbreaking neurosurgical research and providing extraordinary educational opportunities for neurosurgeons at all stages of their careers. The NREF welcomes the following new members of the Cushing Circle of Giving with their commitment of $25,000 or more: Individuals Michael Chabraja, Esq. Ali...

The General Membership of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) met during the Annual Business Meeting on April 24, 2017, to consider a member’s appeal of the decision by the AANS Board of Directors to Censure him based on the recommendation of the Professional Conduct Committee. The Censure pertained to unprofessional conduct while serving as an expert witness...

Intro to Neuroimaging: Spine Webinar June 14 – 6 PM CDT Learn More Intro to Neuroimaging: Cranial Webinar June 21 – 6 PM CDT Learn More Neurosurgical Coding One-day Seminars July 22 Rosemont, Ill. Learn More From Cranial to Spine: An Overview of Neurosurgical Topics for the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 ...

Historically, the idea that surgical education involved a graduated increase in responsibility and that the professor used his or her discretion in determining at which point a given trainee required direct versus indirect responsibility was taken for granted. The surgeon, as captain of the ship, was trusted to make appropriate decisions regarding patient care, including the level of involvement...

It is fashionable to complain about technology. As each new technology becomes available and integrates itself in our daily lives, we find new ways to complain about how that technology does not do everything it should and does not do everything it does do perfectly. With our new complaints, we forget what we were complaining about before and we...

There is evidence, dating back to prehistoric times, of trepanation and the removal of brain tumors in India by Jivaka, surgeon to Lord Buddha. Sushruta, the father of Indian surgery, described neurosurgery in his writings over 200 years ago. While general surgeons in modern India had been doing isolated neurosurgical operations mainly for trauma, it was in 1949 that...