When surgeons go to war
After a brief surgical hiatus, a neurosurgeon walks into a COVID-19 battleground to experience the most impersonal but moving procedure […]
Practicing medicine over mobiles
Because time equals life for neurosurgeons, calls from the hospital mean the world must stop, the mind must jump start.
Because two heads are better than one
Traumatic brain injury surgery is staple for India’s neurosurgeons given our rash driving tradition and top spot in head injury
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Theatrical conversations
“Here is my MRI and it shows a brain tumour, for Christ’s sake. Why me?” implored Elton John, a visibly
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
Touching a raw nerve to relieve the pain
Living with trigeminal neuralgia means the most basic of tasks that stimulate sensation in the face, like brushing your teeth,
Why our shadows never leave us
Our daughters are aged around 4 and 6, give or take a few months: take from the 6-year-old and give
The gland that makes Goliath of David
A pea-sized gland that sits snug at the base of the skull plays crucial enough a role to cause havoc
The sterile nurse and other unique residents of the OT
As neurosurgery takes a seasoned cast and crew. And a ceremony marked by detail and diligence When a friend inquired