neurosurgeon
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neurosurgeons
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NHS Tayside "fell significantly short" when asked to provide details linked to disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, Scotland's information commissioner has ruled.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
After the surgery, her neurosurgeon had assured us she would live a long and healthy life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The system was designed to notify the most appropriate subspecialist, such as a stroke neurologist or neurosurgeon.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
The two students killed were Ella Cook, vice president of Brown's Republican Party association, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, originally from Uzbekistan, who had hoped to become a neurosurgeon.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
John Lawrence became interested in radiation medicine through his work with the pioneering neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing at Harvard.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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More precise maps could also help neurosurgeons navigate one of the brain's most delicate regions with greater confidence.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Implementing a GammaTile program isn’t simple: It requires certification through state health authorities, specialized training for neurosurgeons and radiation physicists and buy-in across the oncology, radiology and surgery departments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
During the complex operations, the neurosurgeons carefully removed the affected hippocampus in one piece, curing the majority of the patients of their seizures.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
During the operation, paediatric neurosurgeons at St Nicholas Children's Hospital successfully removed part of Rachel's brain to relieve her from the debilitating seizures.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
But the short story or novella comes to life — or fails to — within a margin of error more familiar to neurosurgeons than to writers of fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
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