The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents

The lucky few who get to call Brigham home.

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[Joseph Driver @josephdriverMD]

Good times at the annual neurosurgery softball tournament in NYC @BWHNeurosurgery @MGHNSResidency

[Wenya Linda Bi @wenyalindabi]

Privileged to learn from Professor Paulo Kadri @BWHNeurosurgery White Matter Dissection course. Thank you @arikappelmd for organizing such an enriching #neuroanatomy #microneurosurgery course!

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

August Geise (Brigham '61), was briefly at Brigham before continuing training @umnneurosurgery. He shared a passion for photography with Dr. Ingraham. He became chair @StLukesSTL, and served as physician coordinator @ThinkFirstFndt.

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Robert Schick (Brigham '60), entered private practice in NYC with academic appointments @WCMCBrainSpine, then @ColumbiaNeuro. Recognized for his contributions to education @CNS_Update @AANSNeuro, he also was an avid birder, seeing over 4,000 species (https://t.co/o5CiUYLc6y).

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Ernest Mathews (Brigham '59), loved his training under Drs. Matson and Ingraham - going on to be chief of pediatric neurosurgery at @NYUneurosurgery, @HopkinsNsurg, @MountSinaiNeuro. Later, he took on more adult patients at @BIDMCNeurosurg, @BUmedical, and @MGHNeurosurg.

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Walter Cotter (Brigham '58), loved his training and stayed nearby practicing at @BUMedicine, @BUmedical, @TuftsMedicalCtr, @TuftsNeurosurg, before becoming chief at @ProvSaintJoseph, @MiriamHospital, @KentHospital.

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Fred Fowler (Brigham '56), was head of neurosurgery of
@ChildrensMercy from '60 - '80, and president of the medical staff at @saintlukeskc and @PMCSJH. He was an active supporter of the arts, music, and charity organizations of Kansas City, MO.

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John Shillito (Brigham '57). It follows that the most prestigious pediatric neurosurgery fellowship is named in his honor (https://t.co/3xghXfobNY). @BostonChildrens & @BWHNeurosurgery attending for 37 years, former chief of service, and past president of @CNS_Update.

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Bruce Hendrick (Brigham '54), chief @SickKidsNews ('64 - '86), was a beloved resident. His wife, Gloria, had appendicitis, and ID policy barred his entry, but the Brigham kept a close eye and Matson scrubbed her case to monitor her care.

PMID: 17881976 | https://t.co/hFBi21vuoh

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Anthony Susen (Brigham '53), established the neurosurgical service at Children's of Pittsburg and was later chief at Pitt. https://t.co/HnJTzs7dMw
@PittNeurosurg
@ChildrensPgh

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Edgar Bering (Brigham '52), inventor of fibrin foam with thrombin for hemostasis, served at the NIH '63 - '72 with appointments at Brigham, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins before entering private practice.

@BWHNeurosurgery
@MGUHNeurosurg
@HopkinsNsurg

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Robert McLaurin (Brigham '51), chair from '55 - '82 at Cincinnati. He brought a passion for pediatrics stoked in his residency publishing fundamental works in the field, but also for more general audiences. https://t.co/Z8vjfDqdYL

@uofcincy
@UCincyMedicine
@UCNeurosurgery

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Albert Farley (Brigham '50), served in Korea, and returned to Michigan to practice. He built prototype, retractor systems for anterior spine surgery - which his son further developed leading to the purchase of @ThompsonSurg. https://t.co/SprNbl9QXA

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective on 12 April 1955. He used a technique by Nobel Laureates John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins to help develop his vaccine. Thanks to the vaccine polio is now endemic in only two countries.

[Brigham and Women’s Department of Surgery @BrighamSurgery]

65 years ago today, the world’s first successful transplant of an internal organ from one living person to another took place at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now @BrighamWomens) led by Dr. Joseph E. Murray who would go on to win a Nobel Prize. https://t.co/iEZlApzrKo

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

To make the shunt a kidney was removed by design, providing donor tissue to Joseph Murray for transplant organs (Nobel '90) and to John Enders for viral medium to grow poliovirus (Nobel '54).

PMID: 14851013 | https://t.co/XQgoVqkN8h
@NobelPrize

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Don Matson (Brigham '47), succeeded Dr. Ingraham as neurosurgeon-in-chief. He helped develop shunt valves, numerous procedures (ETVs), and his lumbar-ureteral shunt contributed to 2 Nobel prizes.

PMID: 18128023 | https://t.co/1yrpLXeCVB
PMID: 26230457 | https://t.co/FQPRYC9n8s

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Eben Alexander (Brigham '47), was chief for 28 years @wakeforestmed, @WakeNeuro, operating until he was 70. Served as @NIH reviewer for 24 years. He received both the Cushing & Distinguished Service awards (@AANSNeurosurg,@AANSNeuro) and served as SNS historian @SNS_Neurosurg.

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John Lowrey (Brigham '44), studied fibrin foam with thrombin for hemostasis (https://t.co/mpeoOoUqir) with Edgar Bering (Brigham '50) who is credited with the invention (https://t.co/coOtZMfrNE). Lowrey established the neurosurgery department @StraubHealth in Honolulu, HI.

[The Brigham Neurosurgery Residents @TheBrighamNeur1]

Hosted in the HMS courtyard, with 22 Nobel Laureates present, the Congress attendees then went to Woods Hole Marine Biology Lab for more lectures and a clam bake. The MBL is the site of the SNS RUNN Course (https://t.co/pfqWDK0h9K).

PMID: 26847252 | https://t.co/8W8LbvoDIP

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Ivan Pavlov, of classical conditioning fame, came to the Brigham in 1929 to operate with Cushing and to attend the 13th International Physiological Congress. The first hosted outside of Europe.

PMID: 15035298 | https://t.co/Ng2WfJFklM