Congress of Neurological Surgeons Podcasts

Series Title: Conversations in Neurosurgery
Ep. 3: Women in Neurosurgery—Navigating Common Challenges in the Workplace

In this episode, we sit down with endovascular-trained neurosurgeon Dr. Nnenna Mbabuike to discuss some of the nuances and challenges of being a woman in the field of neurosurgery. A few of the topics discussed include access to complex cases early in your career, what she learned in those first 2 to 3 years in practice, where neurosurgery gets it wrong, how we can keep improving and adding diversity to the field and more.

Title: Thalamic Monitoring and Stimulation for Epilepsy

Guest Faculty: Mark Richardson, MD
Hosts: Chris Newman, MD and Seth Oliveria, MD

In this episode of the Controversies in Neurosurgery podcast, we welcome Dr. Mark Richardson to discuss the growing use of thalamic monitoring and thalamic stimulation to understand and treat epilepsy. We review current clinical applications including patient selection during stereoEEG monitoring procedures and indications for thalamic deep brain stimulation and/or responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy. We also consider future applications of these techniques.

June 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: A 7-Year Experience in Microsurgical Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in Older Patients

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/06000/a_7_year_experience_in_microsurgical_treatment_of.15.aspx

Author: Michael Lawton
Guest Faculty: Jonathan Russin
Resident Planner: Kristine Ravina
Moderator: Martin Pham

Podcast Miniseries: Cultivating a Culture – Growing a Healthy Neurosurgical Workplace
Ep. 4: Begin Again

Guest: Nicholas Theodore
Hosts: Brian Gantwerker & Chris Newman

Join hosts Brian Gantwerker and Chris Newman with Dr. Nicholas Theodore—friend, inventor, mentor, and now Chairman of Neurosurgery at Banner Health. He shares the story behind his return to Arizona, reflecting on the pivotal roles of timing, opportunity, and intentional decision-making in shaping his career.

The experts on this guideline podcast discuss updated recommendations for radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with Low Grade Gliomas (LGG) as well as the impact of newer WHO molecular classifications of LGG.

J. Bradley Elder, MD
Simon S. Lo, MD