pediatric neurosurgery

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Hi I am not sure if this is the right place but there is not much people in the neurosurgical forum
There is a lot of the older surgeons here who warn me to stay a way from it
What I want to know is? In your professional opinion is there REAL progress in the children after surgery (speaking in general)
I been hearing a lot of bad things about the field so I am not really 100% sure

 

[BigNavyPedsGuy]

Hi I am not sure if this is the right place but there is not much people in the neurosurgical forum
There is a lot of the older surgeons here who warn me to stay a way from it
What I want to know is? In your professional opinion is there REAL progress in the children after surgery (speaking in general)
I been hearing a lot of bad things about the field so I am not really 100% sure

To become a pediatric neurosurgeon one has to go through a neurosurgical residency and then subspecialize in Pediatrics. This forum is full of pediatricians.

But I can say that your question is very broad. Some kids really improve after neurogsrugical intervention, some don't. Most of that depends on the underlying disease and reason for intervention in the first place.

 

[twilightdoc]

Hi I am not sure if this is the right place but there is not much people in the neurosurgical forum
There is a lot of the older surgeons here who warn me to stay a way from it
What I want to know is? In your professional opinion is there REAL progress in the children after surgery (speaking in general)
I been hearing a lot of bad things about the field so I am not really 100% sure

I have worked with several Pediatric neurosurgeons, and they seem to have rewarding careers. The "progress" that patients make depends largely on the nature of the surgical issue, but I have seen some dramatic successes for many of their patients. The field is quite competitive in terms of securing a neurosurgery residency slot and then the pediatric neurosurgery fellowship, and the training path is long. You may want to read some of the books by Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins, for insight into some of the issues.

 

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Hi thank u for the reply so far If I want to operate on neonatal patients must I undergo further training after general PNS training?
Thank u for the book recommendations

 

[oldbearprofessor]

Hi thank u for the reply so far If I want to operate on neonatal patients must I undergo further training after general PNS training?
Thank u for the book recommendations

assuming PNS means pediatric neurosurgery, then the answer is "no". Neonatal neurosurgical cases are part of pediatric neurosurgery.

 

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assuming PNS means pediatric neurosurgery, then the answer is "no". Neonatal neurosurgical cases are part of pediatric neurosurgery.

Thank u for the answer

Is there any trustworthy websites that u guys can recommend for pediatric neurosurgery ?