Journal Club

Featuring presentations on selected papers published in this issue by Drs.Jean-Pierre Mobasser,Abdullah Feroze, andAlec Gibson。Moderated by Dr. Allan Levi, with Drs. William Couldwell (Editor-in-Chief) and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor).

Featuring presentations on selected papers published in this issue by Drs.Allan Levi,Daniel Sciubba,John Shin, andMaziyar Kalani。Moderated by Dr. Mark Bilsky, with Drs. William Couldwell (Editor-in-Chief) and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor).

In this conversation, Dr. Amanda Gosman (UC San Diego) and Dr. Mark Proctor (Boston Children’s) discuss Dr. Gosman and colleagues' video, "Rotation flap distraction osteogenesis for unicoronal synostosis” published in the April 2021 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus: Video。Moderated by Dr. Cormac Maher (University of Michigan). With Drs. Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus: Video) and William Couldwell (EIC,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Dr. Thomas Imahiyerobo (Columbia University) and Dr. Richard Hayward (Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK) discuss Dr. Imahiyerobo and colleagues' article, "Impact of Health Disparities on Treatment for Single Suture Craniosynostosis in an Era of Multi-Modal Care” published in the April 2021 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Co-moderated by Dr. Karin Muraszko (University of Michigan) and Prof. Concezio Di Rocco (International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover Germany). With Drs. Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus) and William Couldwell (EIC,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Dr. Caitlin Hoffman (Weill-Cornell) and Dr. Shelly Timmons (Indiana University) discuss Dr. Hoffman and colleagues' paper, "Increases in female academic productivity and female mentorship highlight sustained progress in previously identified neurosurgical gender disparities” published in the March 2021 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Co-moderated by Drs. Katharine Drummond (Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia), Mary Murphy (National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK), and Erica Bisson (University of Utah). With Drs. Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus) and William Couldwell (EIC,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Drs. Nidal Omar and Melissa Chambers (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Dr. E. Antonio Chiocca (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) discuss Drs. Omar, Chambers, and colleagues' paper, "Safety and interim survival data after intracranial administration of M032, a genetically engineered oncolytic HSV-1 expressing IL-12, in pet dogs with sporadic gliomas” published in the February 2021 issue of Neurosurgical Focus. Moderated by Dr. Gelareh Zadeh (University of Toronto). With Drs. Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus) and William Couldwell (EIC,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Dr. Ehsan Dowlati (Georgetown University) and Mustafa Baskaya (University of Wisconsin) discuss Dr. Dowlati and colleagues’ paper, "Microsurgical resection of previously embolized recurrent cerebellopontine angle AVM” published in the January 2021 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus: Video。Co-moderated by Drs. Adam Arthur (Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute) and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus), with Dr. William Couldwell (EIC,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Prof. Marlies Wagner (University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany) and Dr. Walter Stummer (University of Muenster, Germany) discuss Prof. Wagner and colleagues’ paper, "Neurotoxicity of subarachnoid GBCA accumulation: a potential complication of intraoperative MRI?” published in the January 2021 issue of Neurosurgical Focus. Co-moderated by Drs. Linda Liau (UCLA) and Peter Nakaji (Banner Health, Phoenix, Arizona). With Drs. Aaron Cohen-Gadol (Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus) and William Couldwell (EIC,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Drs. Ashish Suri (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India) and Franco Servadei (Humanitas University and Research Hospital, Milano, Italy) discuss Dr. Suri and colleagues’ paper, "Preparedness and guidelines for neurosurgery in COVID-19 era: Indian perspective from a tertiary care referral hospital,” published in the December 2020 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Moderated by Dr. Miguel Arraez (University of Malaga. Spain), with Drs. William Couldwell and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (EIC and Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Drs. Eric Sankey (Duke University Medical Center) and Regis Haid (Atlanta Brain and Spine Care) discuss Dr. Sankey and colleagues’ paper, "The medical legal impact of misplaced pedicle and lateral mass screws on spine surgery in the United States,” published in the November 2020 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Co-moderated by Drs. Catherine Mazzola (New Jersey Pediatric Neuroscience Institute) and Richard Wohns (University of Washington) with Drs. William Couldwell and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (EIC and Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Drs. Hanna Israelsson (Umeå University Hospital) and Mark Hamilton (University of Calgary) will discuss Dr. Israelsson and colleagues’ paper, "Risk factors, comorbidities, quality of life, and complications after surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: review of the INPH-CRasH study" published in the October 2020 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Moderated by Dr. Eric Schmidt (University Hôpital of Toulouse) with Drs. William Couldwell and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (EIC and Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Drs. Mark Oppenlander (University of Michigan) and Dean Chou (University of California San Francisco) will discuss Dr. Oppenlander and colleagues’ paper, "The feasibility of computer-assisted 3D navigated multiple-level lateral lumbar interbody fusion in combination with posterior instrumentation for adult spinal deformity" published in the September 2020 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Co-moderated by Drs. Christopher Shaffrey (Duke University) and Paul Park (University of Michigan) with Drs. William Couldwell and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (EIC and Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus).

Drs. Dean Chou (University of California San Francisco) and Paul Anderson (University of Wisconsin) discuss Dr. Chou and colleagues’ paper, "The association between lower Hounsfield units of the upper instrumented vertebra and proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery with a minimum 2-year follow-up” published in the August 2020 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Moderated by Dr. Timothy Witham (Johns Hopkins) and Drs. William Couldwell and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (EIC and Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus).

In this conversation, Drs. Chencheng Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and G. Rees Cosgrove (Harvard Medical School) will discuss Dr. Zhang and colleagues’ paper, "Habenula deep brain stimulation for intractable schizophrenia: a pilot study” published in the July 2020 issue ofNeurosurgical Focus。Moderated by Dr. Kendall Lee (Mayo Clinic) and Drs. William Couldwell and Aaron Cohen-Gadol (EIC and Associate Editor,Neurosurgical Focus).