Content from the Journal of the American Neurological Surgeons.

Mentors Are Needed

By Benson R. Wilcox, MD and Ashok Venkataraman  We are pleased to present to our readers an exchange of letters (in the modern format of emails) between a fourth-year medical student from Singapore and one of our most distinguished senior cardiothoracic surgeons. The letters bring up numerous important points. Perhaps the most important point is that…

An Exciting Time in CT Surgery?

All of us look back with fondness upon the golden years of cardiothoracic surgery, when surgical pioneers attempted and succeeded in performing daring operations and pushing the realm of the possible.  The birth of our specialty was one of the most exciting times in the history of medicine.  The rapid advances and unbelievable nature of…