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Encyclopedia > Neurosurgeon

Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating the central and peripheral nervous system.


Neurosurgeons undergo a rigorous training program consisting of 6-7 years post-graduate study after medical school.


Neurosurgical conditions include primarily brain and spinal cord disorders.


Some of the most common conditions treated by neurosurgeons include:


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Anesthesiology - Dermatology - Emergency Medicine - General practice - Intensive care medicine - Internal medicine - Neurology - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Pediatrics - Podiatry - Public Health & Occupational Medicine - Psychiatry - Radiology - Surgery
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Cardiology - Endocrinology - Gastroenterology - Hematology - Infectious diseases - Nephrology - Oncology - Pulmonology - Rheumatology
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General surgery - Cardiothoracic surgery - Neurosurgery - Ophthalmology - Orthopedic surgery - Otolaryngology (ENT) - Plastic surgery - Podiatric surgery - Urology - Vascular surgery

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www.patientcenters.com -- Hydrocephalus Center -- When You Need a Neurosurgeon (1523 words)
Neurosurgeons are doctors who are trained to operate on the brain, spinal cord, and other nervous structures of the body, making neurosurgery one of the most complex and challenging of medical specialties.
The neurosurgeon offers you the option of getting a second opinion for your daughter, and even offers to call another neurosurgeon in the area for you to take her to that day or the next.
This neurosurgeon recommends that your daughter be shunted as soon as possible to treat her hydrocephalus.
www.patientcenters.com -- Hydrocephalus Center -- Selecting a Neurosurgeon, Part 2 (4088 words)
For example, if a pare nt has taken her child to see a particular neurosurgeon before, she will be able to tell you honestl y how she feels about the way the neurosurgeon handled the surgery and how he treated her child.
Neurosurgeon s are often short on time and book appointments close together on days they are seeing patients in t heir office.
When you meet with a new neurosurgeon for the first time, you should inform him that you are new to the area and that you are trying to decide whom you would like to manage your case.
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