Global Neurosurgery: An Overview

Authors

Roxanna M. Garcia, Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nathan A. Shlobin, McGaw School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ronnie E. Baticulon, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Kemel A. Ghotme, Translational Neuroscience Research Lab, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia.
Laura Lippa, Department of Neurosurgery, ASST, Ospedale Maggiore Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
Luis A. Borba, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.
Mahmood Qureshi, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Nqobile Thango, Division of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Tariq Khan, Northwest School of Medicine, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Peter Hutchinson, Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Gail Rosseau, Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In the following article, we define the practice of global neurosurgery and review the major historical events defining this movement within the larger context of global surgery. The current state of the neurosurgical workforce, disease burden, and ongoing collaborative efforts are highlighted. Ethical practice leading the sustainability is discussed, as well as future targets for the global community as we look beyond the next decade of opportunities to affect the neurosurgical burden of disease.

Medical Subject Headings

Humans; Neurosurgery (trends); Global Health; Neurosurgical Procedures (trends, methods); Neurosurgeons

Publication Date

9-1-2024

Publication Title

Neurosurgery

E-ISSN

1524-4040

Volume

95

Issue

3

First Page

501

Last Page

508

PubMed ID

39145649

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1227/neu.0000000000003109

Recommended Citation

Garcia, Roxanna M.; Shlobin, Nathan A.; Baticulon, Ronnie E.; Ghotme, Kemel A.; Lippa, Laura; Borba, Luis A.; Qureshi, Mahmood; Thango, Nqobile; Khan, Tariq; Hutchinson, Peter; and Rosseau, Gail, "Global Neurosurgery: An Overview" (2024). Neurosurgery. 2035.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/2035