Dr. Charles Teo: Neurosurgeon

The progress of neuroscience has been significant in the past 500 years. and with the advance of technology, there is yet a multitude of chapters left to write in the history books of neuroscience. The book The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: written by Sam Kean was an engrossing and captivating read. It gives the reader a better appreciation for the growing pains of neuroscience and provides an educational, albeit entertaining overview of the anatomy and physiology of the brain and nervous system. From the early life and discoveries of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and his fascination with Golgi’s method la razione nera, which allowed Cajal to deduct after observing

Three years later, she became a director of neurosurgery at the children’s hospital. Under her guidance, the department was soon seen as one of the best in the country. In addition to her work, Canady conducted research and taught as a professor of neurosurgery at Wayne State University. She maintained a busy schedule until her retirement from the Children’s Hospital in 2001. After retiring, Canady moved to Florida. When she learned that there were no pediatric neurosurgeons in her immediate area, she began to practice part-time at Pensacola’s Sacred Heart Hospital.

Most likely he performed the surgery. He is the number one doctor in pediatric outpatient surgery at Nightingale Community Hospital.

She called requesting to speak with Dr. Rosenblatt , to give a formal complaint about Dr. Cano . The patient was upset that Dr. Cano verbally told her before he went on vacation, he was going to place iron infusion order for this week.

The first reason the endoscopic third ventriculostomy is the best choice in treatment is because, the chances of blockage is lower. “Shunting involves the implantation of two catheter and a flow control valve system to drain the excess cerebrospinal fluid form the brain’s ventricles to another

How Ben Carson Changed Neurosurgery Gautham Pillai In Ben Carson’s autobiography, he has gone through many experiences to reach where he is today. He has dealt with racism, failing grades, and embarrassment to become a doctor. As a doctor, he also faced many challenges such as a few deaths duringwhen he was doing neurosurgery. When he was eight years old, Ben Carson lost his father because he did bad things(Carson,14).

“As a surgeon you have to have a controlled arrogance. If it's uncontrolled, you kill people, but you have to be pretty arrogant to saw through a person's chest, take out their heart and believe you can fix it. Then, when you succeed and the patient survives, you pray, because it's only by the grace of God that you get there.”-Mehmet Oz. One never considers themselves able to accomplish something great until they meet someone great who has already acquired insight of the world from the other side, the side where all of the talented men dwell. A young girl does not grow up dreaming of becoming an oral surgeon; she dreams of traveling and seeing the world outside of the walls of her small town. I had already had my fair share of adventure, having more surgeries than my mother had by the time I was three months old. I had what specialists call Van der Woude Syndrome. Basically, I was the 1 in 100,000 babies in the world who happened to have this genetic disorder. A key characteristic of Van der Woude Syndrome is a cleft lip. With that being said, I had many surgeons in my lifetime, but one man stuck out. Maybe it was because it was one of the biggest surgeries I had, or maybe, just maybe it was because God had put him in my path to inspire me for greatness.

Pierre Marie, a French neurologist was one of the first to describe the conditions of what is now known as Foreign Accent Syndrome in 1907. His descriptions came from a patient who began to speak French with an Alsatian accent after suffering from a stroke. In 1919, twelve years later, a neurologist named Arnold Pick from the Czech Republic, reported a case where a patient who also suffered from a stroke, spoke the Czech language with a Polish accent. During World War II, 1941, there was another foreign accent syndrome case that occurred during the German assault on Norway. A Norwegian woman, Astrid L, suffered a brain injury due to an explosive shell during an air-raid. Astrid’s left side of her skull splintered and exposed her brain. In result of her brain being exposed, there was damage to her brain caused hemiplegia, paralysis of one side of the body; her right side, along with Broca’s aphasia, and a seizure disorder. After her sudden recovery from her injury, she was left with a German accent that was later rejected by her fellow Norwegians. Six years later, neurologist Monrad-Krohn described Astrid’s incident in a more in depth reported case.

Timothy Murphy, PhD, a professor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences, from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, came to Madison to talk about Queer families and surrogate decision-making. He first talked about what surrogate decision making is. He defined surrogate decision making as a mechanism for healthcare decisions for people unable to make decisions, usually structured by ethical and legal standards. There are three different types of decision-making court-appointed, self-selected, or statute-defined. In his discussion he is going to tie surrogate decision making into the LGBTQ community and their people.

I have always been a firm believer in self-exploration and diversification. Though I started my medical career in Pakistan, I moved to US to learn and experience the medical distinction. I started appreciating the value of evidence-based medicine and best practice guidelines in the western medicine. I always desired to be a critical care physician. I got chance to learn and experience Neurocritical Care for the first time at UNM. This experience facilitated my special interest in Neuroscience. Recently, I completed my basic training in Neurology and am one step closer to my fundamental goal of getting the best available training in Neurocritical

Gifted Hands is a Christian biography detailing the life of Dr. Ben Carson and his renown in the world of neurosurgery and American medicine itself. Early in life, Dr. Carson’s father left his family which included Dr. Carson, his brother Curtis, and his mother Sonya. Overcoming such obstacles as a pathological temper, academic hurdles, and an upbringing in the poverty-ridden slums of Detroit, Dr. Carson rose to international prominence with his divine talents and his reliance on God. Dr. Ben Carson’s simplistic writing style, detailed descriptions of medical events, and emotional transparency work in conjunction to make Gifted Hands an enjoyable and informative read.

As a neurosurgeon, the profession asks for a lot of time and training to become a specialist of the field. “Sarah” B. MD, currently practice neurosurgery at Maimonides Medical Center, New York Methodist Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine located around New York City. Sarah B. attended University of Pennsylvania and graduated with Bachelor Degree in Biological Basis of Behavior. She later attended one of the most prestigious medical school, John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. After graduating John Hopkin, Dr. Sarah B. began her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and finished after 5 years. To specialize in spine surgery, Dr. Sarah B. went on to complete fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Sarah joined

As a child, my one desire was to become a pediatrician. Every time I went for a regular checkup at the doctor’s office, I enjoyed playing and watching cartoons in the waiting room, and getting stickers and toys afterward for being well behaved. My pediatrician, Dr. Victor Lui, was a huge inspiration to me, mostly in his way of treating children. He always carried a pleasant attitude to care for every child. The way he always knew how to treat me and the fact that he always joked around with me left me with a huge desire to become a part of the medical field, particularly pediatrics.

Varieties of devices are available for CTO’s, includingspecialty wires and dedicated CTO crossing devices. The technique or device used depends bothon lesion characteristics and physician experience. Usingmultiple techniques, the overall success rate of crossingeven complex (TASC C and D) lesions is expected to be85–95% for experienced operators. (Ye et al, 2011)

Technology is transforming the medical field with the design of robotic devices and multifaceted imaging. Even though these developments have made operations much less invasive, robotic systems have their own disadvantages that prevent them from replacing surgeons all together. Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is a broad notion encompassing a lot of common procedures that existed prior to the introduction of robots. It refers to general procedures that keep away from long cuts by entering the body through small, usually about 1cm, entry incisions, through which surgeons use long-handled instruments to operate on tissue inside the body. Such operations are directed by viewing equipment and, therefore, do not automatically need the use of a robot. Yet, it is not incorrect to say that computer-assisted and robotic surgeries are categories that fall under minimally invasive surgery (Robotic Surgery, n.d.).