mmmcdowe
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1) Tough question. Legally it cannot be but the reality is that residency is hard on the body and there are occasionally concerns voiced about the ability of someone pushing 40 to perform. That being said I havent seen much evidence to support that and we have a 40 year old resident.
2) I have heard that your malpractice starts to skyrocket at 65 but certainly some surgeons push on into their 70s.
3) Lot of collaboration lot of use of precollected databases.
4) I dont think it will and I dont think theres a great replacement. In terms of subspecialties that have the most growth potential Id say functional is at the top only becausr so few patients with movement disorders are being referred to neurosurgeons relative to other diseases
2) I have heard that your malpractice starts to skyrocket at 65 but certainly some surgeons push on into their 70s.
3) Lot of collaboration lot of use of precollected databases.
4) I dont think it will and I dont think theres a great replacement. In terms of subspecialties that have the most growth potential Id say functional is at the top only becausr so few patients with movement disorders are being referred to neurosurgeons relative to other diseases
Thank you for taking the time to answer all these questions.
1) Do you think age should be considered a limiting factor if starting medical school as a non-trad and thinking about embarking on the long journey of NSG? Do you think PDs take it into account ?
2)Is there a median age of retirement for Neurosurgeons or age where productivity is starts to go down?
3)How did your friend get 80 articles published! Are these case reports?
4)If the well of spine surgery dries up what is the next big thing for NSG?