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Thinking of adding a neurosurgeon to your practice? Admittedly,
I'm a little biased, but we neurosurgeons are rare birds. And
while just about every hospital on the planet would like to have a
couple of us on staff, most don't.
How can you gain an edge if you're competing against other
hospitals or centers for the services of a neurosurgeon? One
major attraction for young surgeons is making the most up-to-
date technology available to them. As opposed to saying, in effect,
Our older surgeons don't use that, so we don't feel it's necessary.
That's a big turn-off to a lot of younger surgeons.
In fact, in that sense, the phenomenal advances of the last few
years with C-arms and other equipment can actually be a dou-
ble-edged sword that leads to a potentially dangerous scenario.
I see many young doctors who are extremely well-trained on
modern tools, but who end up taking jobs at centers and hospitals
that haven't invested in the newest equipment. The younger docs
are forced to use the old equipment, but don't really know how,
because they were never trained on it.
I've actually treated patients who'd had surgery performed
by young surgeons who'd done prestigious residencies and
fellowships at some of the nation's best training centers, but
who ended up having significant problems because they were
forced to try to handle things the old-fashioned way, and
couldn't pull it off. The newest C-arms can help attract the
best young surgeons, and help keep everybody safer.
— Richard Broderick, MD, FACS, FAANS
State-of-the-Art Equipment Can Be a Big Draw
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