Daniel K. Resnick, MD, FAANS
Daniel K. Resnick, MD, is Professor, Vice Chairman, and Residency Program Director of Neurological Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
The transition from a neurosurgery resident to a staff neurosurgeon involves several challenges. These include the selection of a new employer, negotiation of employment terms, assumption of much greater professional responsibility, completion of the ABNS certification process and relocation with the management of family concerns. One of the more pleasant aspects of the transition is the fact that the...
Neurosurgery is a potentially dangerous career choice. Unlike many vocations, being a neurosurgeon very quickly becomes an integral, and often dominant part of our identity. We become existentially tied to our profession in many ways. Everything we do or say in public is interpreted with a peculiar lens and reflects upon us in the context of being a neurosurgeon...
