Harvey Cushing

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Considered the father of modern neurosurgery, credited with developing the electrocautery and making astute observations, particularly diagnosing pituitary tumors. His era marked a clear inflection point in medicine and neurosurgery.

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363 ‒ A new frontier in neurosurgery: brain-computer interfaces, new hope for brain diseases, & more

363 ‒ A new frontier in neurosurgery: brain-computer interfaces, new hope for brain diseases, & more

Peter Attia MD

Considered the father of modern neurosurgery, credited with developing the electrocautery and making astute observations, particularly diagnosing pituitary tumors. His era marked a clear inflection point in medicine and neurosurgery.

#68–Marty Makary, MD: US healthcare system—why it’s broken, how to fix it, & how to protect yourself

#68–Marty Makary, MD: US healthcare system—why it’s broken, how to fix it, & how to protect yourself

Peter Attia MD

The actual first neurosurgeon who trained under William Stewart Halsted at Johns Hopkins and later moved to Boston, creating the field of modern neurosurgery and inventing the Bovie.