Educational Status of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Bernardo de Andrada Pereira; Kanwaljeet Garg; James Mamaril-Davis; Bipin Chaurasia; Alfredo Guiroy; Jahangir Asghar; Jay D. Turner; R. John Hurlbert

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1756208

Brazilian Neurosurgery (Mar 2024)

Educational Status of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Bernardo de Andrada Pereira,
Kanwaljeet Garg,
James Mamaril-Davis,
Bipin Chaurasia,
Alfredo Guiroy,
Jahangir Asghar,
Jay D. Turner,
R. John Hurlbert

Affiliations

Bernardo de Andrada Pereira: ORCiD; Department of Neurosurgery, Banner University Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Kanwaljeet Garg: ORCiD; Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
James Mamaril-Davis: ORCiD; Department of Neurosurgery, Banner University Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Bipin Chaurasia: ORCiD; Department of Neurosurgery, Bhawani Hospital and Research Center, Birguni, Nepal
Alfredo Guiroy: ORCiD; Spine Department, Elite Spine Health and Wellness Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Jahangir Asghar: Spine Department, Elite Spine Health and Wellness Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Jay D. Turner: Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
R. John Hurlbert: ORCiD; Department of Neurosurgery, Banner University Medical Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1756208
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 43, no. 01
pp. e17 – e26

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Introduction The objective of this study was to understand how spine surgeons learn minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the educational experience of MISS. Potential solutions for increasing the spine surgeon's access to MISS educational resources were also discussed.

Published in Brazilian Neurosurgery

ISSN: 0103-5355 (Print); 2359-5922 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
Country of publisher: Brazil
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00028832

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