SNI Digital Podcast
By Dr. James Ausman
Categories: Education
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- Neurotrauma Guidelines for Rural Care: Pitfalls and Successes-Global Perspectives; James William Bales, MD, PhD; An Interactive Presentatiion and Discussion
SUMMARY: Dr. Bales, who has devoted his professional life to the study of Brain Trauma (TBI), discusses how to establish Neuro Trauma Guidelines in Rural Settings, generally, outside major cities globally. The costs for managing TBI in the USA is in the billions of dollars. Systematic management…
- Marihuana as a Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation in Young Adults. Is this the new trend? Ramsis Ghaly, MD ; What to do.
SUMMARY: Dr. Ramsis Ghaly, Board Certified in Neurosurgery, Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine presents a case of a young male with a classic Lumbar Disc syndrome. He had insurance, was taken card of by spine surgeons for his pain problem. for 2 years. He was never given surgery as an…
- How can we Proviide Quality Healthcare to the largest number of people for the Lowest cost? The most difficult question to answer in healthcare. Richard Moser, MD.
SUMMARY: Dick Moser as I have known him for over 50 years with a very thoughtful contemplative Resident whose career covered research, private practice, academic leadership and a devotion to making life better for others. In the later part of his career, he utilized all these facets of his…
- How I remove gliomas from the Corpus Callosum with long term QoL Survivals; Hugues Duffau, MD, PhD.
SUMMARY: Professor Hugues Duffau presents his 7th in a series of lectures on preserving Quality of Life for patients with Low Grade Gliomas in various sensitive brain sites preserving quality function. His background in with George Ojemann, MD on functional brain surgery lead him to his pioneering…
- HPLL becomes OPLL in 25% of the population; Commonly missed by Neuro-radiologists and Spine Surgeons; Major Cause of Lawsuits; Nancy Epstein , MD;
SUMMARY: Dr. Nancy Epstein describes a disease of the spine missed by Neuro-radiologists and Spine surgeons. Hypertrophy of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (PLL) becomes Ossification of the PLL in 25% of the population. It is a common cause of malpractice cases. She discusses the Anatomy and…
- Establishing a System for Stroke Care for 130 million people- A Successful Business Model for LMIC to HIC; Qasim Bashir, MD. Neurologist, Neuro-endovascular and Critical Care Specialist.
SUMMARY: Qasim Bashir, MD. was trained as a Neurologist, Neuro-interventional and Critical Care specialist in the USA. His brother received his Neurosurgical training and both were determined to return to their native country, Pakistan, to establish first class neuroscience patient care. Five…
- Exposure to Neurosurgery Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Europe: A Scoping Review; Tejas A. Sawant;
SUMMARY: Methods: The PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used as a reference to guide the search strategy. PubMed was the primary database used to search for articles about “Neurosurgery AND Europe AND (medical students OR undergraduate medical education)”.Results: 101 articles…
- CP Angle: Extracranial Approaches; Dr. Dennis Malkasian; Part 1
SUMMARY: Dr. Dennis Malkasian, Neurosurgeon, Anatomist and Molecular biologist reviews the Surgical Anatomy of the CP ANGLE for Neurosurgeons approaching this area for the treatment of tumors there. Approximately 10% of all brain tumors arise in that location in addition to vascular lesions…
- Exposure to Neurosurgery Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Europe: A Scoping Review; Tejas A. Sawant;
SUMMARY: Methods: The PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used as a reference to guide the search strategy. PubMed was the primary database used to search for articles about “Neurosurgery AND Europe AND (medical students OR undergraduate medical education)”.Results: 101 articles…
- CP Angle Surgical Anatomy; Part 2; Detailed Intracranial Anatomy; Dr. Dennis Malkasian
SUMMARY: Dr. Dennis Malkasian Reviews the practical microsurgical anatomy of the structures in the CP Angle Part 2. This is a profound learning experience by a master teacher, Dr. Malkasian, and outstanding neuroscientist for those seeking to become an excellent surgeon or excellent anything. You…
- Practical Surgical Anatomy of the CP Angle; Dennis Malkasian
SUMMARY: Dr. Dennis Malkasian, Neurosurgeon, Anatomist and Molecular biologist reviews the Surgical Anatomy of the CP ANGLE for Neurosurgeons approaching this area for the treatment of tumors there. Approximately 10% of all brain tumors arise in that location in addition to vascular lesions…
- Cauda Equina Neuroendocrine Tumour of the Filum Terminale: A Case Report and Summary of the Literature; Glasgow Neuro Meeting Video Abstracts; Theoklis Kouyialis; Christophoros Christophorou, Christina Oxinou, Demetris Fkiaras.
SUMMARY: Cauda Equina Neuroendocrine tumours (CENETs), previously known as Cauda Equina Paragangliomas (PGLs), are extremely rare vascular tumours of the spine which are mostly benign, slow-growing and well-demarcated from the surrounding structures...We present the case of a man in his 50s with a…
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SUMMARY: Despite the advancements in multiple sclerosis (MS) management, non-active progressive MS remains challenging to treat due to the lack of therapies targeting disease progression independent from relapse activity (PIRA). Tolebrutinib, a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has demonstrated…
- Natural History of Pineal Cysts: A Retrospective Cohort Study; Yihui Cheng; Glasgow Neuro Meeting Video Abstracts; 2025-2026; Xin Y. Yap, Zahraa Dashti, Steven Tominey, Kevin Owusu-Agyemang, Edward J. St George.
SUMMARY: " Pineal cysts (PCs) are frequently identified incidentally on neuroimaging, yet their clinical significance was thought to be benign. While most remain stable, concerns persist regarding their potential to cause obstructive hydrocephalus or other mass effects. This study aimed to…
- The Impact of a Webinar Series on Student Perspectives to Neuroscience Research Barriers; Emilia Parsi, Alsadeg Bilal, Selnan Wuyep, Chandru Kaliaperumal; Glasgow Neuro Meeting Video Abstracts;
SUMMARY: "Background: Research engagement amongst medical students tends to be minimal until it becomes a curricular requirement, and the specific barriers to early involvement remain unclear. The General Medical Council (GMC) highlights that new graduates should know how to contribute to research…
- Young Neurosurgeons Discussions with the Experts; EC-IC Bypass Surgery 1980-2025
SUMMARY: Drs. Nussbaum and Ausman discuss with Dr. Rennert the years of experience with EC -IC Bypass surgery. For Ischemia the major issue was the 1985 EC-IC Bypass Study, a RCT that was scientifically corrupted and for which no valid data exists. Other studies either had major deficiencies such…
- How we built a Stroke Center program in a LMIC for 160 million people? Qasim Bashir; Asif Bashir
SUMMARY: Dr. Qasim Bashir, a Board certified Neurologist, Intensivist, Interventionist returned to Pakistan, a LMIC, after studying outside his country for 16 years to help develop healthcare in Punjab Province with 160 million people. As a neurologist he started with a Stroke Center and expanded…
- How we built a Neuroscience Center in Punjab Pakistan serving 160 million people; Drs Asif Bashir, Qasim Bashir, Ghaus Malik
SUMMARY: Dr. Asif Bashir, from Pakistan, had his neurosurgical residency in the Medical School in NJ, He returned to Pakistan to fulfill his neurosurgeon father's life long dream of establishing a Neuroscience Center in Pakistan. With his brother and family members, both bothers, on their return…
- How we built a Neuroscience and Stroke Center in Punjab Pakistan; Drs. Asif Bashir, Qasim Bashir; and Ghaus Malik
SUMMARY: Drs Asif and Qasim Bashir with the mentoring of Dr Ghaus Malik, describe how they built a First Rate Stroke Center and Neuroscience Center in Punjab, Pakistan for 160 million people. Combining the needs of of the private sector with those of the large public population and using…
- Let's Talk: Mediocrity in Medicine; YNSS series; Resident Education: What to do.
SUMMARY: This program is the second in the SNI DIgital® "Let's Talk" series developed for the YNSS by Mohammad Ashraf and Hassan Ismael of the Glasgow University School of Medicine for the purpose of addressing controversial medically related issues of concern to the YNSS generation. The topics…
- Omniwar Part 2. Dr. David Hughes; New Authoritarian Government; What it means to you.
SUMMARY Part 2: of this interview on Omniwar with Dr. David Hughes, describes how this Transnational Deep State has destroyed the principles of Democracy, which has as its goal, basically a war against the people. Although the Deep State existed in the USA in 1940s, by 2020, it emerged into public…
- Richard Ellenbogen, MD; Neurosurgeon, Life and Interview
SUMMARY. Another interview with a successful Neurosurgeon-scientist you would never see or hear elsewhere. Dr Richard Ellenbogen is interviewed by Dr. James Ausman about how he got into Medicine, Neurosurgery, his time as Chair at Walter Reed Hospital, in the armed services. He now is Head of a…
- BLAYLOCProper DIet, Nutritional Supplements, Vitamins and Minerals and Healthful Longevity; The Scientific Basis; Dr. Russell Blaylock; Part 1K SHORTS NUTRITION 1
PSUMMARY: PROPER DIET, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMINS AND MINERALS AND HEALTHFUL LONGEVITY; THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS; DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK; PART 2In Part 2, Dr. Blaylock explains how surgery triggers a major metabolic crisis in the body and leads to post-operative complications. Your Medical…
- Dr. Juan Torres; Guatemala; Myositis Ossificans and Hydrocephalus
SUMMARY: Dr. Torres, Head of Neurosurgery in the Bautista Children's Hospital in Managua Nicaragua, reports on a young patient with a previous diagnosis of Myositis Ossificans, who developed hydrocephalus, that was complicated to treat. Myositis Ossificans is a rare genetic form of the disease…
- Let's Talk: Women in Neurosurgery; Part 2; Glasgow Neuro: Drs. Epstein, Whitehouse, Jadoon, Nussbaum, Ausman
SUMMARY; See Part 1 summary
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