September 2024
Length: 24:27
In this episode, Dr. Gantwerker interviews one of the most prolific neurosurgeons and gets to the heart of how he balanced achievement, stress, family, and unexpected outcomes. Dr. Spetzler will provide examples neurosurgeons at all career stages can learn from on how to de-stress and achieve a harmonious relationship with one’s career and personal life.
July 2024
Length: 28:21
In this episode, Dr. Burak Ozgur will discuss how the neurosurgeon athlete can integrate physical and mental fitness methods, endurance, longevity, and family relationships to achieve work-life balance.
May 2024
Length: 32:47
Every surgeon will experience complications. We are often protected in residency from feeling the true weight of the responsibility or dealing with the patient long-term. Dr. Christopher Shaffrey will discuss how to manage complications medically/ethically, the shame that accompanies them, and how to both protect yourself and the patient from the challenging feelings that are difficult to navigate.
March 2024
Length: 26:57
Dr. Gantwerker and Dr. Ellenbogen will discuss their techniques for building trust, delivering on promises, and connecting to patients and their families during potentially stressful interactions. We will discuss what works, what not to do, and how connecting to our patients helps mitigate physician burnout and increase patient satisfaction.
January 2024
Length: 30:00
Dr. Kelly will join us in discussing how the neurosurgical mindset can lead to increased levels of stress and burnout and how we avoid it.
November 2023
Length: 28:35
We will discuss how to actively listen, the value of listening, and how listening more can improve all aspects of your practice. By taking a pause to reflect and listen to others, we in turn will be more effective at nearly all aspects of our job and life.
September 2023
Length: 26:31
Dr. Ratliff will discuss his road to becoming a physician advocate. Panelists will discuss goals to set forth and the potential obstacles and allies in affecting positive change in medicine. Dr Ratliff will discuss the small and big things neurosurgeons can do to become more involved in the political processes affecting medicine, and neurosurgery in particular.
August 2023
Length: 30:50
This CNS Podcast episode will focus on communication and feedback techniques within the neurosurgical team. From department chair to sub-intern, patient care involves daily communication across multiple generations and increasingly numerous modalities; expanding one’s own communication skills and feedback style can help decrease miscommunications.
May 2023
Length: 30:50
What does "neurotech justice" -- a term encompassing the ethical and equitable development of and access to neurotechnologies -- mean for neurosurgical practice? In this multidisciplinary episode, we explore this question in-depth with Dr. Farahany and Dr. Deka, along with discussing the ethical and social implications of emerging neurotechnologies on patient care and society at large.
March 2023
Length: 25:56
In this episode, moderator Dr. Amir Vokshoor, MD and special guest Dr. Garni Barkhoudarian, MD discuss Empathy in Neurosurgery, covering topics such as connecting with and listening to patient concerns, physician burnout and habits for recharging mentally.
November 2022
Length: 24:19
In this episode, moderator Dr. Brian Gantwerker, MD and special guest Dr. Nicholas Bambakidis, MD discuss Bridging Generational Gaps in Neurosurgery, covering topics such as mentorship, residency programs and connecting with new generational attitudes.