The Spine Surgery You Probably Don’t Need
A Neurosurgeon’s Honest Guide on When to Wait Imagine you’re sitting in a waiting room, MRI images in hand, trying to process what the doctor just told you. There’ ... Read More
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Demystifying Brain Myths
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Neurosurgery Movies and television have long been fascinated with the human brain. From dramatic emergency surgeries to miraculous awakenings and su ... Read More
The Role of Nutrition in Brain Health: Foods That Fuel Your Mind
As a neurosurgeon, I often see patients when neurological problems have already reached a critical point—brain tumors, spinal cord compression, stroke, or degenerative disease. W ... Read More
Subdural Hematoma in Older Adults
A “Slow” Brain Bleed (A Neurosurgeon’s Friendly Guide) If you spend time in any neurosurgery clinic—or with a loved one in their 60s, 70s, or beyond—you’ll hear the p ... Read More
When To See A Surgeon For Back Pain
Back Pain: When to See a Neurosurgeon vs. a Chiropractor or Physical Therapist Back pain has a knack for striking at the most inconvenient moments—right before a long-awaited vac ... Read More
Back Pain vs. Pinched Nerve
Most of us meet back pain the way we meet a rainy Monday—uninvited, inconvenient, and somehow perfectly timed with the rest of life. For many people it’s a sore, stiff lower ba ... Read More