Neurosurgery Fundamentals

With the fundamental mission to educate and empower neurosurgery trainees, this book aims to serve as a keystone to develop the next generation of neurosurgical professionals. Neurosurgery Fundamentals, Second Edition continues to offer a portable and digestible knowledge source for neurosurgical providers in training. Its updated content enables quick preparation for medical student subinternships or neurosurgical residency. Novel updates include the new chapters entitled "Rapid Review" and "Holding the Pager." Reflective of on-the-job training and teaching employed in neurosurgery, the "Rapid Review" chapter presents important takeaways in a question-and-answer format. The "Holding the Pager" chapter offers guidance to trainees, equipping them with keys to manage each consult while on call. The text also features an updated roadmap for matching into residency as well as advice from prominent academic neurosurgeons. -- section of preface by Dr. Agarwal