Neurosurgery

Upcoming Meetings

  • The SBNS/Society of British Neurological Surgeons Meeting (Aug & Sept)
  • The EANS/European Association of Neurosurgical Societies Congress (Oct 2020, Belgrade)

Useful Websites/Resources

Websites:

  • UK website offering course listings, education and training info: sbns.org.uk
  • Neurosurgical teaching through videos, cases and seminars (by Aaron Cohen-Gadol): neurosurgicalatlas.com
  • The Wiki of radiology, neurosurgical and otherwise: Radiopaedia.org
  • Advanced neuroanatomy from the Rhotan Collection: rhonton.ineurodb.org
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Apps:

  • Neurosurgery Survival Guide‘: CNS approved app for neurosurgeons in training
  • Neurosurgical Atlas‘: App version of the above website

Courses

Biannual 3-day residential courses tackling the neurosurgical curriculum over 6 modules – ‘The British Neurosurgical Trainee Course’ at Cambridge University: via sbns.org.uk

  • ‘Neuroradiology and Functional Neuroanatomy Course’ at University College London: via ucl.ac.uk
  • ‘Leeds Neuroanatomy Course’ Part I & II: via sbns.org.uk
  • ‘St. George’s Cadaveric Neuroanatomy Course’: via sbns.org.uk
  • GALEN Foundation Course on Neuroradiology by the European School of Radiology/ESOR: via esor.org

Journals

  • The JNS/Journal of Neurosurgery & The Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine
  • Acta Neurochirurgica
  • The British Journal of Neurosurgery
  • World Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry

Books

  • Beginner text: Neurosurgery for Surgical Trainees, (by Liebenberg and Johnson)
  • Beginner-intermediate text: Neurology and Neurosurgery illustrated, (by Lindsay)
  • Beginner-intermediate text: Oxford Case Histories in Neurosurgery, (by Hasegawa)
  • Intermediate-advanced text: Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery (by Connolly)
  • Intermediate-advanced text (aka Baby Greenberg): The Neurosurgeon’s Handbook, (by Samandouras)
  • Intermediate-advanced text (aka The SpR’s Bible): Handbook of Neurosurgery, (by Greenberg)