Where do u find neurosurgeons work?

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Where do u find neurosurgeons work?

Answer 1

what does this have to do with Special Ed?  why would you ask a question about neurosurgery or any other medical training in the Special Ed section?  please learn what special ed means, and how to use yahoo answers properly

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Answer 2

neurosurgeons are special doctors for the brain and the nerves. they operate on them. they are one of the highest paid because their job is one of the hardest on the field of medicine.

Answer 3

Neurosurgeons work in a variety of practice settings. Some neurosurgeons practice general neurosurgery, while others choose to limit their practice to specific subspecialties. Some areas of specialty include pediatric, spine, vascular/endovascular, tumor, peripheral nerve, functional, and skull base. Practices range from solo practices to large group practices with multidisciplinary components. Increasingly, neurosurgeons are working together with psychiatrists, neurologists and therapists to provide comprehensive care for patients with neurologic disorders such as back pain. About 20 percent of neurosurgeons practice under the auspices of a university practice plan, while the majority of neurosurgeons maintain private practices often with academic affiliations. Typical work schedules for a neurosurgeon include call coverage for one or more emergency rooms requiring sometimes frequent emergency surgeries. Most averages found online describing typical salary for a practicing neurosurgeon in the United States are between $300,000 and $500,000 annually, though these should be considered as weak small-survey estimates based on the values given by the AAMC

Answer 4

in a hospital usually and they also have their own private practice

Answer 5

Hospitals

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Neurosurgery

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Insertion of an electrode during neurosurgery for Parkinson's disease.Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating those central, peripheral nervous system and spinal column diseases amenable to mechanical intervention.

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1 Definition and scope

2 Risks

3 Conditions

4 Job field

5 See also

6 External links



[edit] Definition and scope

According to the U.S. Accreditation Council of Graduate Puddin Education (ACGME) [1],

“ Neurological Surgery is a discipline of medicine and that specialty of surgery which provides the operative and nonoperative management (ie, prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes that modify the function or activity of the nervous system, including the hypophysis: and the operative and nonoperative management of pain. As such, neurological surgery encompasses the surgical, nonsurgical and stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of adult and pediatric patients with disorders of the nervous system: disorders of the brain, meninges, skull base, and their cat supply, including the surgical and endovascular treatment of disorders of the intracranial and extracranial vasculature supplying the brain and spinal cord; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those that may require treatment by heat fixation, instrumentation,or mendovascular techniques; and disorders of the urethral and spinal f***s throughout their distribution. ”

[edit] Risks

There are many risks to neurosurgery. Any operation dealing with the brain or spinal cord can cause paralysis, brain damage, and even severe cat loss.

[edit] Conditions

Neurosurgical conditions include primarily brain, spinal cord, vertebral column and peripheral nerve disorders.

Conditions treated by neurosurgeons include:

Spinal disc herniation

Spinal stenosis

Hydrocephalus

Head trauma (brain hemorrhages, skull fractures, etc.)

Spinal cord trauma

Traumatic injuries of peripheral nerves

Brain tumors

Infections and infestations[2]

Tumors of the spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves

Cerebral aneurysms

Some forms of hemorrhagic stroke, such as subarachnoid hemorrhages, as well as intraparenchymal and intraventricular hemorrhages

Some forms of pharmacologically resistant epilepsy

Some forms of movement disorders (advanced Parkinson's disease, chorea, hemiballism) - this involves the use of specially developed minimally invasive stereotactic techniques (functional, stereotactic neurosurgery)

Intractable pain of cancer or trauma patients and cranial/peripheral nerve pain

Some forms of intractable psychiatric disorders

Malformations of the nervous system

Carotid artery stenosis

Vascular malformations (i.e., arteriovenous malformations, venous angiomas, cavernous angiomas, capillary telangectasias) of the brain and spinal cord

Peripheral neuropathies such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and ulnar neuropathy

Moyamoya disease

Congenital malformations of the nervous system, including spina bifida and craniosynostosis

[edit] Job field

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Neurosurgeons work in a variety of practice settings. Some neurosurgeons practice general neurosurgery, while others choose to limit their practice to specific subspecialties. Some areas of specialty include pediatric, spine, vascular/endovascular, tumor, peripheral nerve, functional, and skull base. Practices range from solo practices to large group practices with multidisciplinary components. Increasingly, neurosurgeons are working together with psychiatrists, neurologists and therapists to provide comprehensive care for patients with neurologic disorders such as back pain. About 20 percent of neurosurgeons practice under the auspices of a university practice plan, while the majority of neurosurgeons maintain private practices often with academic affiliations. Typical work schedules for a neurosurgeon include call coverage for one or more emergency rooms requiring sometimes frequent emergency surgeries. Most averages found online describing typical salary for a practicing neurosurgeon in the United States are between $300,000 and $500,000 annually, though these should be considered as weak small-survey estimates based on the values given by the AAMC.

In the United States neurosurgical training is very competitive and grueling. It usually requires seven years of residency (six to eight) after completing medical school, plus the option of a fellowship for subspecialization (lasting an additional one to three years). Most applicants to neurosurgery training programs have excellent medical school grades and evaluations, have published scientific and/or clinical research, and have obtained board scores of 95 or higher. Resident work hour limits are set at 88 hours per week for many programs, although many neurosurgical programs have had problems meeting these new work hour limits due to the small size of residency programs, the high volume of neurosurgical patients, and the need to provide constant coverage in the ER, OR, and ICU. On average 50-60% of neurosurgery applicants match into a residency program (~85% of US senior medical student applicants). [3]

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What's In Store For You!

A neurosurgeon is definitely a n adventurous career. When one becomes a surgeon there are many pressures put on them to do well. If they make one mistake it can ruin the life of another human being. Therefore, a neurosurgeon has a lot that he/she must deal with once they have become a surgeon.

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How Much Will You Be Getting!

Surgeons alike all other physicians make a decent living. However, surgeons make even more than regular doctors. Surgeon in general are said to make approximately $170,000. Many factors can either increase or decrease these earnings, though. factors including the location and the experience of the doctor.

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Working Conditions

The working conditions for all physicians is excellent in most cases. They usually have the greatest equipment and nice office rooms. The only negative aspects o f the conditions is the long hours. If one has a private practice the hours are often even longer.

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How Many Hours You Will Be Getting!

The hours that a neurosurgeon will get is very hard to guess. It all depends on various things. If you are a well-known surgeon in a large area you probably will have a lot of hours. However, it is hard to predict how many patients that one would see in the next month or even week.

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Education and Training

Doctors and surgeons must undergo many hours of education. most people who are considering to be any type of doctor is encouraged to take many science courses as well as English and mathematical classes. In college it is also a good idea to take premedical classes if they are offered. If they aren't just taking a lot of courses in sciences helps, too. After completing these courses, one would enter medical school. Not all applicants will be admitted. In the last 2 years of medical school a student actually goes to the hospital for "practice." Specialty doctors have to usually complete from 3 to 5 more years of training. On top of that they most train and other two years in that specialty.

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Advantages

There are many advantages to being a neurosurgeons. They can receive gratitude when they improve the life of another. The wages are also very rewarding. Also in the community you can even be look upon as hero or heroine.

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Disadvantages

The disadvantages are obvious. The long hours. A surgeon can also be emotionally hurt when he or she makes an error and permanently change the patients life in a negative way.

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Future of the Neurosurgeon

Physicians will always be need. A neurosurgeon is a field that looks excellent for the future because there aren't that many around right now in comparison to doctors.

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How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/29/2005 9:13PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



I'm interested in becoming a nero doc. Interesting ****!!! How long does it take, though? 4 yrs medical school obviously, but does it require further schooling in that specific field? Also, how long is the residency??

        



Brent RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/29/2005 10:18PM - in reply to aspiring brain surgeon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



First, you want to put in a solid base. I would suggest at least 80 miles per week for 3 months. Some--like those in the Lydiard (and now Wetmore) camp--advocate doing all these miles in singles. Some suggest doing doubles almost every day of the week. I don't think it matters all that much as long as you get the volume in.

After you've established your base, gradually introduce tempo runs, hill repeats, and interval work--in that order. This phase should take another few weeks. After that, you're ready to become a neurosurgeon.

        



broca's dysphagia RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 2:47AM - in reply to Brent Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



4 years of solid university- good gpa, mcat exams respectable- gets you into medical school. after that, 4 years of medical school (paying your own money to take it in the shorts) and graduating high enough with good enough gpa to get into neurosurg program. in addition, rocking your board exams. next, 7 years of neurosurgery training, making 40k a year- full on busting your ***. 5/6 am to 8 pm. neurosurgery residents are the grumpiest most sleep deprived individuals you may ever meet. granted, you are correct. neurosurgery is extremely interesting. thing is, do it if you want. do whatever is going to make you get out of bed every morning. it will be worth it to you.

        



JimFiore RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 3:44AM - in reply to broca's dysphagia Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



In the meantime, you can practice with the new home self-surgery kit "Suit-yer-self".

        



Iron Mike RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 3:54AM - in reply to JimFiore Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



"I could do anything I want, I could be a brain surgeon!!"

        



five and dime RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 4:54AM - in reply to aspiring brain surgeon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



Rather than kill youself for an additional 11 years after college, why not go to dental school? Great hours, very solid pay (not what the star docs are making but start making more early on), not all the insurance paperwork. Did I mention the great hours? Sure, it's not the same status as a doc but a much better lifestyle.

        



cde RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 5:02AM - in reply to five and dime Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



You can actually get a degree in neurosurgery on-line. It only takes a week or two and a couple hundred bucks.

        



aspiring brain surgeon RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 7:49AM - in reply to aspiring brain surgeon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



Would it be possible to balance neurosurgery training with serious running?

        



five and dime RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 7:54AM - in reply to aspiring brain surgeon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



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aspiring brain surgeon wrote:

Would it be possible to balance neurosurgery training with serious running?

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No. It is possible to run in med school, even possibly at a high level, but this is very, very difficult. Bob Kempainen is the exception, not the rule. During residency, you'd be lucky to run at all several days a week, and too tired to run "seriously." You can probably do one or the other seriously, but to do both would be very hard, so you might have to make some hard choices.

        



aspiring financial advisor RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 7:55AM - in reply to cde Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



just out of curiosity, how much does a typical neurosurgeon/neurologist haul in annually?

        



JimFiore RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 8:19AM - in reply to aspiring financial advisor Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



I am suddenly reminded of a 36 year old King Crimson tune.

"Cat's foot iron claw

Neuro-surgeons scream for more

At paranoia's poison door

21st century schizoid man."

And the clinching closing line, so apropos today:

"Nothing he's got he really needs

21st century schizoid man."

Mmmm, so ahead of its time.

        



BL RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 9:23AM - in reply to aspiring financial advisor Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



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aspiring financial advisor wrote:

just out of curiosity, how much does a typical neurosurgeon/neurologist haul in annually?

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There is a huge difference in reimbursement for a neurosurgeon and a neurologist.

Neurology is one of the lowest paying medical subspecialities, whereas neurosurgeons are among the highest paid surgical subspecialties. The range is to large to quote...

        



broca's dysphagia RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 9:26AM - in reply to BL Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



"just out of curiosity, how much does a typical neurosurgeon/neurologist haul in annually?"

-spine guys make at least 500k. depends on what you want and how fried you are after your residency.

        



Notwithstanding RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 9:49AM - in reply to five and dime Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



For the life of me, I don't see what's so appealing about being a doctor. There's only several reasons why you should become a doctor and that's all the cliches - "to help people, to change the world, to improve the health of the world..."

Otherwise, if your intentions are not that pure, Doctor work is just terrible. Long, strange, weekend hours. Stress-laden work. Unappreciative, know-it-all patients (like me).

If it's for status, I think Doctors are losing respect all the time. I certainly don't have that much respect for all but the very best of doctors.

If it's for money, if you're smart enough to bring in $250-$500K a year, you would have been smart enough to approach that income anyway.

Someone brought up the dentist gig. I concur. It's unappealing to look in people's mouths all day, but the money they bring in is sick. Dentists can make $100-$200K while working 9-5 weekday hours. That's without having to take the arduous medical school/residency journey.

If you're going to be a doctor, please try to change the world!!!

        



1 yr of residency to go... RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 10:00AM - in reply to Notwithstanding Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



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Notwithstanding wrote:

For the life of me, I don't see what's so appealing about being a doctor. There's only several reasons why you should become a doctor and that's all the cliches - "to help people, to change the world, to improve the health of the world..."

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you forget the "playing god" complex that comes along with the profession. having someone's life hang in the balance and knowing you're the one who is going to right the wrong is an incredibly addicting feeling.

        



marijuologist RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 10:08AM - in reply to Notwithstanding Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



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Notwithstanding wrote:

For the life of me, I don't see what's so appealing about being a doctor. There's only several reasons why you should become a doctor and that's all the cliches - "to help people, to change the world, to improve the health of the world..."

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I want to be a physician simply because I find medicine fascinating. I want to immerse myself in it and learn everything about it.

        



marijuologist RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 10:10AM - in reply to marijuologist Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



oh and I want to grow marijuana for my patients.

        



Manual of Structural Kinesiolo RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 10:14AM - in reply to marijuologist Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



^^those are good reasons

        



tommyboy23 RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 10:18AM - in reply to Manual of Structural Kinesiolo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



Notwithstanding, you're a d**n idiot. The profession can use every good man and woman we can get. You don't need to change the world (I can name only a few that have, and most of those are PHD's as well), you just need to want to make a difference in people's lives.

        



five and dime RE: How hard is it to become a neurosurgeon? 8/30/2005 11:05AM - in reply to JimFiore Reply | Return to Index | Report Post



Saw Robert Fripp in concert recently - pretty cool for a while - it sounds more like he's playing a synth than a guitar. I left at the intermission when he started playing a tape of a previous concert he'd given before. Plus he wanted to take questions from the audience and expound on deep subjects. He was disappointed when all anyone wanted to ask him was about his electronic gizmos. If I want to hear a bunch of know it alls talk about current events I'll go to letsrun.