Our real teachers
The most pertinent revelation of the lockdown has been an abundance of time and insight. It has put the brakes […]
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You learn on rounds what you don’t in textbooks
When you are on the other side, you realise the value of hospital “rounds” and why Sir needed to ask
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TB or not TB
The importance of an accurate diagnosis can decide the distance between life and death, as we face the constant challenge
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Cuts like a knife
Should surgeons treat family members if they have mastered the kind of operation their loved ones need? I was rounding
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When I am the first responder but second opinion giver
Neurosurgery, given its complications, often nudges patients into approaching a second expert; a practice I encourage at the expense of
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A bolt from the blue
Your life can change forever in one second. A ruptured aneurysm in the brain can do that for you. Tell
The super highs and the extreme lows
A complicated eight-hour surgery to remove a spinal tumour against advice from colleagues in the OT, led me to the
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When there is a volcano in the head
Migraines are very common, and democratic, affecting the poor and famous alike but can be tackled with medication and lifestyle
There will be an answer, let it be
Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to do nothing. This is true for the Queen of England, and neurosurgeons
When doctors give up, but patients don’t
A man of science must surrender to strength of will and power of positive realisation if he is to be