Congress of Neurological Surgeons Podcasts

Series Title: Conversations in Neurosurgery
Ep. 4: Physician Services Agreements – How Have They Worked and What Should You Know?

Guest: Adair Prall, MD
Host: Andrea Winslow

Andrea Winslow of RosmanSearch sits down with Dr. Adair Prall, a Denver-based neurosurgeon with considerable experience creating and maintaining Physician Service Agreements (PSAs) with health systems. They discuss what PSAs are, how they are structured, and key considerations for physicians before entering into this type of arrangement.

September 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Capacity for Functional Recovery by 24 Months Post-traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Who Died After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy
Authors: David Okonkwo
Guest Faculty: Gregory Hawryluk
Moderator: Zachary Sorrentino
Chair: Martin Pham

August 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Awake Craniotomy in Patients With Language Deficits: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 48 Patients
To read journal article: journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/ful…enerative.7.aspx

Authors: Suzanne Hartung & Pierre Robe
Guest Faculty: Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Moderator: Alexander Himstead
Chair: Kimberly Hoang

Title: Surgery is Just the First Step: Wellness Through Whole Body Therapy on the Land and in the Water

Guest: Lynda Huey

Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Lara Massie

Description:  In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Brian Gantwerker and Dr. Lara Massie welcome former athlete and water rehab expert Lynda Huey, CEO of CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy, a leader in both land-based and aquatic rehabilitation.

Together, they discuss why physical therapy should be considered a first-line treatment—not only as an effective nonoperative option before surgery, but also as a vital part of post-surgical recovery. Lynda shares her decades of experience helping patients regain strength and mobility while explaining how early intervention can lead to better outcomes.

Learn more about Lynda's online courses at www.lyndahuey.com, and explore CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy at https://completept.com/.

July 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Outcome of Patients With Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Treated Nonoperatively: An Observational Study From the Canadian Spine Outcome and Research Network

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/07000/outcome_of_patients_with_mild_degenerative.7.aspx

Author: Nikolaus Kögl
Guest Faculty: Neel Anand
Moderator: Roxana Beladi