The Surgical Mother
All of us have a protective mother that nestles inside us. This Mother’s Day, we salute her resilience and valour.
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The Surgical Marriage
Why becoming a successful surgeon requires the same grit and dedication expected from a married couple, negotiating complexities of love and
The Surgical Chatter
When all’s not well, surgeons often rely on voices in their head, where ideas and uplifting thoughts are sometimes replaced
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The Surgical Caregiver
There’s a need to ‘recognise, celebrate and salute’ the untiring job of caregiving, which has become doubly challenging in the
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Split cord, but unbroken spirit
A genetic defect in the formation of the spine in a foetus means severe impairment of motor and sensory functions.
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Taking it personally
Developing clinical detachment isn’t easy. Doctors experience pain and grief in equal measure when a patient is long gone. A
The exquisiteness of neuroscience: its intricacies and evolution
“Mazda, you have to speak at the Global Tipping Point Summit,” Coomi called to tell me in her usual erudite
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Leave it to the doctor to decide
While a patient may think they know what’s good for them, it’s our job to convince them that we know
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The Perfect Storm
Often we end up striving for perfection where excellence will do. Neurosurgeons learn this eventually on the operating table. We
What’s is your favourite bodily fluid?
That’s usually the question that dictates the speciality a surgeon chooses “I have these drops of liquid trickling from my