1st Edition

A Short History of Neurosurgery in the UK and Ireland Influences, Founders and Units

By Jonathan Pollock Copyright 2027
200 Pages 114 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

200 Pages 114 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

History in neurosurgery is as essential as the scalpel or the anaesthetic. Every decision in the operating room is shaped by what came before—published outcomes, the wisdom of past mentors and the lessons of history. This book delves into the origins of British and Irish neurosurgery, marking one hundred years since the founding of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Drawing on... Read more

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Picture Credits

 

Chapter 1 - The First Neurosurgeon

Chapter 2 - The Era of Victor Horsley

Chapter 3 - The Cushing Effect

Chapter 4 - Interwar Development

Chapter 5 - The Impact of War - Conflict Neurosurgery 1939-1945

Chapter 6 - A Network of Units

Chapter 7 - Landmarks in the Subspecialties

Chapter 8 - Current trends and future perspectives

Jonathan Pollock, Michael D. Jenkinson, Sho Giersztein, Tomas Ferreira, Jibril Farah, Crispin Wigfield and Richard Gullan

 

Appendices

Bibliography

Biography

Jonathan Pollock, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Essex Neurosciences Centre, Queens Hospital, Romford, Essex UK. Joint Archivist, Society of British Neurological Surgeons, is a practising neurosurgeon with a focus on tumours of the brain and skullbase and the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. He has presented and published widely on the history and development of neurosurgery.