Wellness Podcast: Impact and Possible Solutions for Decreasing Admin Burden for Neurosurgeons
Title: Wellness Podcast: Impact and Possible Solutions for Decreasing Admin Burden for Neurosurgeons
Guest Faculty: Anthony DiGiorgio and Charles Mackel
Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Lara Massie
In this episode of the CNS Wellness Podcast, Charles Mackel and Anthony DiGiorgio will discuss sources of physician burnout, meaningful work, and the administrative component of a successful career in neurosurgery.
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Microsurgical Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
May 2025 Journal Club Podcast
Title: Microsurgical Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Collaborative Investigation From the Multicenter Consortium for Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes Research
To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/05000/microsurgical_treatment_of_intracranial_dural.12.aspx
Author: Kunal Raygor
Guest Faculty: Matthew Koch
Moderator: Zachary Sorrentino
Committee Co-chair: Kimberly Hoang
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Controversies in Neurosurgery: Carbon Fiber vs. Titanium in Metastatic Spine Cancer
Title: Controversies in Neurosurgery: Carbon Fiber versus Titanium in Metastatic Spine Cancer
Guest Faculty: Ilya Laufer
Hosts: Brian Gantwerker, MD and W. Christopher Newman, MD
In this episode we will discuss the use of carbon fiber implants for spinal instrumentation in patients with metastatic spine cancer, covering the indications, benefits, and limitations. We also will discuss how to incorporate these implants into your practice.
Patients with metastatic brain tumors (MBTs) require a multidisciplinary team-based approach to select the best treatment interventions. This podcast updates recommendations addressing whether Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) provides benefit regarding local control, OS, PFS, performance status, or reduction in CNS side effects compared with standard management with chemotherapy, immune modulators and molecular targeted agents, SRS, WBRT, and surgical resection.
J. Bradley Elder, MD
Mark E. Linskey, M.D., FAANS
Kristin Huntoon, PhD, DO
Brandon Lucke-Wold, MD, PhD
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Spatial Distribution of Meningiomas: A Magnetic Resonance Image Atlas
April 2025 Journal Club Podcast
Title: Spatial Distribution of Meningiomas: A Magnetic Resonance Image Atlas
To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/04000/spatial_distribution_of_meningiomas__a_magnetic.9.aspx
Authors: Wenya Linda Bi and Ruchit Patel
Guest Faculty: Jennifer Moliterno
Moderator: Rafael Vega
Resident Planner: Helen Shi
The CNS' suite of complimentary podcasts cover CNS journal articles from Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery, as well as CNS Guidelines, Controversies in Neurosurgery, Optimizing Neurosurgical Practice, CNS Partner Podcasts and the CNS Leadership Institute. Podcasts are available on Apple, SoundCloud, Spotify and YouTube.