Surviving Neurosurgery — cover

Book · Springer

Surviving Neurosurgery

Vignettes of Resilience

A practical guide to the inner workings of the lives of neurosurgeons, healthcare partners, and patients — collected as short vignettes of resilience.

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About this book

Surviving Neurosurgery: Vignettes of Resilience is structured around seven parts — symbolic of the seven years of neurosurgical training — that traverse the career of a neurosurgeon: residency challenges, surgical nuances, research and funding, embracing humanity, patient experiences, and overcoming hurdles along the journey.

More than 100 contributors share their wisdom and experience, including patients, trainees, advanced practice providers, and attending neurosurgeons. The result is a candid, multi-perspective record of what it takes to do this work — and what it takes from you.

About the Author

  • Portrait of Nitin Agarwal, MD, MBA, FACS

    Nitin Agarwal, MD, MBA, FACS

    Editor

    Associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery, director of the Minimally Invasive Spine and Robotics Surgery program, and associate program director of the UPMC/Pitt neurological surgery residency. His research and writing center on spine outcomes, neurotrauma, and patient education.