CNS Leadership Podcast: Being Yourself in a Big Pond
Podcast Miniseries: Cultivating a Culture – Growing a Healthy Neurosurgical Workplace
Episode 1: Being Yourself in a Big Pond
Guest: Anand Veeravagu
Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Chris Newman
In this first episode of a 4-part miniseries, we interview Dr. Anand Veeravagu of Stanford with a wide-ranging conversation about how to grow, keep, and adapt to an institutional culture. Dr. Veeravagu discusses working in a storied institution while growing its reputation and keeping relationships healthy and productive.
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Perioperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonist Use and Rates of Pseudarthrosis After Single-Level
July 2025 Journal Club Podcast
Title: Perioperative Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonist Use and Rates of Pseudarthrosis After Single-Level Lumbar Fusion: A Large Retrospective Cohort Study
To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/07000/perioperative_glucagon_like_peptide_1_agonist_use.9.aspx
Author: Konstantinos Margetis
Guest Faculty: Stephen Kalhorn
Moderator: Brian Saway
Committee Co-Chair: Kimberly Hoang
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CNS Innovation Podcast: Interview with Dr. Uzma Samadani on EyeBox
CNS Innovation Podcast
Moderators: David Dornbos and Emal Lesha
Guest: Uzma Samamdani
In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, moderators David Dornbos and Emal Lesha interview 2024 CNS Innovator of the Year Finalist, Dr. Uzma Samadani about her innovation EyeBox. They discuss pearls and pitfalls of taking an innovative idea from concept to product.
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Assessing Neurosurgery Training: ACGME Requirements vs. Surgical Autonomy
June 2025 Journal Club Podcast
Title: Assessing Neurosurgery Training: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Case Minimums Versus Surgical Autonomy
To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/06000/assessing_neurosurgery_training__accreditation.19.aspx
Author: Michael Haglund
Guest Faculty: Gabriel Zada
Resident Planner: Laura Zima
Moderator: Rafael Vega
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Wellness Podcast: Impact and Possible Solutions for Decreasing Admin Burden for Neurosurgeons
Title: Wellness Podcast: Impact and Possible Solutions for Decreasing Admin Burden for Neurosurgeons
Guest Faculty: Anthony DiGiorgio and Charles Mackel
Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Lara Massie
In this episode of the CNS Wellness Podcast, Charles Mackel and Anthony DiGiorgio will discuss sources of physician burnout, meaningful work, and the administrative component of a successful career in neurosurgery.
The CNS' suite of complimentary podcasts cover CNS journal articles from Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery, as well as CNS Guidelines, Controversies in Neurosurgery, Optimizing Neurosurgical Practice, CNS Partner Podcasts and the CNS Leadership Institute. Podcasts are available on Apple, SoundCloud, Spotify and YouTube.
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