In the third year, medical students have the option of choosing neurosurgery as their three-week elective during their required surgery clerkship. The neurosurgery elective expands student skills through exposure to the outpatient office setting, as well as the acute-care hospital setting. This includes operating room essentials of neurosurgery.

The goal of the program is to familiarize students with the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system and spine disease or trauma which includes the interpretation of diagnostic imaging studies. The student will gain further understanding of neurosurgical diagnosis by performing neurological exams from the standpoint of neurosurgery.

News and Announcements

New R21 Supports TRaCES Project

Congratulations to the multi-PI team of Drs. Meucci, Jackson and Klase for receiving a new R21 award from NIDA. Funding from this award will support an ongoing project in our TRaCES facility, titled “Adult human brain tissue cultures to study neuroHIV.” The project also features a collaboration with co-investigators Drs. Alessandro Fatatis and Atom Sarkar of the Global Neurosciences Institute.

In the Media

December 17, 2024: Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, a chair in the College of Medicine, was interviewed in a WTXF-TV (FOX-29) "Good Day Philadelphia" segment looking at ASMR and how many people can experience its benefits.

December 8, 2024: Nestor D. Tomycz, MD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an IEEE Spectrum article about deep brain stimulation’s ability to help people walk after spinal injury.

May 13, 2024: Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, a chair in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an UPI article about new data suggesting that some patients with traumatic brain injuries who died after life support was withdrawn may have recovered if given more time.

April 26, 2024: Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, chair in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about Philadelphia 76ers player Joel Embiid’s Bell’s Palsy diagnosis.

November 26, 2023: H. Christopher Lawson, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, specifically his promotion to the role of division chief, Neurosurgery, at Reading Hospital, was highlighted in a Reading Eagle roundup.

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