Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is a surgical specialty focused on treating the nervous system including the spinal cord and the brain.
==Notable Neurosurgeons==
*Dr. Derek Shepherd (Former Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
*Dr. Jim Nelson (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
*Dr. Amelia Shepherd (Head of Neurosurgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
*Dr. Tom Koracick (Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
*Dr. Ramsey (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
*Dr. Marcus (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
*Dr. Geraldine Ginsberg (Attending Neurosurgeon at Harvard Medical School)
*Dr. Carl Baumann (Attending Neurosurgeon in Phoenix)
*Dr. Golding (Attending Neurosurgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
*Dr. Samuelson (Attending Neurosurgeon in San Francisco)
*Dr. Malone (Attending Neurosurgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
*Dr. Hines (Attending Neurosurgeon at Wilkeson General)
*Dr. Conroy (Attending Neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
*Dr. Larry (Attending Neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic)
*Dr. Clemens (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
*Dr. Garrison (Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
*Dr. Anders (Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
*Dr. Robert Bonocore (Attending Neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic)
*Dr. Cohn (Attending Neurosurgeon at Dillard Medical Center)
*Dr. Barksdale (Neurosurgery resident at St. Ambrose Hospital)
==Surgical Procedures==
*Craniotomy: Cutting through the skin and drilling through and removing part of the skull to gain access to the brain. This is usually the start of most neurosurgery procedures.
*Laminectomy: The surgical procedure for the removal of one or more vertebral slides.
==Notable Cases==
===Grey's Anatomy===
====Season 5====
*Removal of Parasitic Cysts (Before and After): Addison brings Archer to Seattle Grace Hospital after he has a seizure which does not resolve itself, therefore being unable to make his own decision. Archer has neurocysticercosis - parasites in his brain. Derek initially believes the surgery to be impossible, even consulting with surgeons at Mayo Clinic and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, though after a pep-talk from Sam, he believes he is able to do so.
====Season 6====
*Removal of the "perfect tumor" (Give Peace a Chance): Derek Shepherd removed a large and highly vascularized tumor from the spine of Isaac, a lab tech at Seattle Grace Mercy West. The operation took thirty hours and took a physical toll on both Derek and his resident, Jackson Avery.
====Season 11====
*Removal of Dr. Nicole Herman's inoperable tumor (The Distance): Throughout season 11, Amelia Shepherd worked with Dr. Nicole Herman, the head of Fetal Surgery at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital,  to remove her once-declared inoperable tumor (a grade VI astrocytoma). The surgery took over 17 hours, and was a success, but at the result of leaving Nicole blind.
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