BECOMING A (NEURO)SURGEON D. ROXANNE TODOR, MD DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER

WHAT IS NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY? Neurosurgery is the discipline in medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system. Because of this emphasis, it is a discipline that focuses on a complete system rather than any specific region of the body. It is first and foremost a surgical discipline, and with rare exception, its practitioners are physicians who operate on the nervous system.

Because it is a young specialty, neurosurgery is rapidly evolving Because it is a young specialty, neurosurgery is rapidly evolving. An important tradition in neurosurgery is change and rapid dissemination of new ideas and techniques. Today neurosurgeons practice in a variety of locations from academic centers, to community hospitals, to major research facilities such as the NIH. After adequate training, a practitioner of the art of neurosurgery has many opportunities for a variety of career paths.

The First Steps Apply to College Earn a Bachelor’s Degree Take MCAT’s in Junior Year Apply to Medical School Get into Medical School Consider summer research Be realistic about your interests

The Next Steps Apply for Residency in Neurosurgery Get Into a Residency Program Consider a Fellowship Pediatrics Spine Tumor Skull Base Functional Vascular

Finished at Last Becoming Board Certified ABNS MOC Finding a Job Finding Balance