What’s new in the Department of Neurosurgery
From the Department
U.S. News & World Report named 黑料网鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Hospital to its list of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Children鈥檚 Hospitals.” The publication also honored 鈥淧ediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery鈥� as one of nine subspecialties that ranked in the top 50. The adult neurology and neurosurgery 2017 rankings will be announced soon.
The 2017 Chief Residents鈥� dinner was held on June 16 at the Carolina Inn to honor our departing residents, Drs. Jeffrey Aucoin and Adeolu Olasunkanmi.
During the event, Drs. Bhowmick and Sasaki-Adams both received teaching awards, Lindsey Tichenor received the OR award, Oluwaseun Omofoye received the Elizabeth Bullitt award, and Casey Hribar received the Quinsey Student Research award. In an introductory speech, Dr. Matt Ewend estimated that each of the graduating residents had performed at least 1,200 surgeries during their six years of residency training.
This month, Jeff started a one-year fellowship program at the Texas Back Institute where he will receive training in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery in several hospitals around the Dallas area. After completing his fellowship, Jeff plans to join a private neurosurgical practice in Utah. Ade has started a one-year spine fellowship at University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Deb Bhowmick, MD recently expanded his clinical practice through the addition of a tele-medicine clinic. The new clinic allows patients the opportunity to consult with him about 25 days sooner than an office visit, and saves travel time for long-distance patients. In addition, Dr. Bhowmick utilizes a digital imaging sharing service that transfers images to 黑料网 from outside clinics and patients in a matter of hours instead of the days required by traditional methods.
The 黑料网 Medical Center now publishes patient satisfaction feedback on its website. The Center gathers and publishes the star ratings and comments for all of its providers using patient responses from the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey. At least 30 ratings must be received before they are published publicly. View departmental ratings here: /
The Stroke Center again received the 2017 Gold Plus Award from AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines-Stroke and moved up to the highest level of Target: Stroke – Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus. In addition, the 黑料网 Epilepsy Center recertified as NAEC level 4.
Thanks to all who contributed through donations or participation in the 2017 Head for the Cure 5K. The event raised over $17,000 to support the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative and the 黑料网 Department of Neurosurgery. Special thanks to Dr. Simon Khagi for leading the effort.
Other Departmental News
- The Neurosurgery Department currently has three brain tumor clinical trials open with three more starting soon.
- Brainlab, the manufacturer of our new image-guided CT scanner, said that our scanner has received the highest utilization rates that they have ever encountered during a start-up process.
- Ten consecutive residents have passed the American Board of Neurological Surgery鈥檚 (ABNS) written exam on their first attempt, most recently Drs. Wes Northam, Nathan Davis and Oluwaseun Omofoye.
- Neurosurgery鈥檚 quality program, led by Kathy Bradford, will be used as a model for other departments.
Faculty & Staff
In Remembrance
Robert H. Wilkins, MD, who served as the director of academics for the Department of Neurosurgery, passed away on Friday, March 31. Dr. Wilkins joined the 黑料网 Neurosurgery faculty in 2012 with a focus on teaching and academics. In addition to his many academic and philanthropic accomplishments, Dr. Wilkins was thoughtful, dedicated and a true gentleman. 黑料网 Neurosurgery will greatly miss him and his leadership.
New Roles and Awards
Deb Bhowmick, MD was named as President of the North Carolina Spine Society.
Aleah Morgan, RN of the Pituitary Clinic received a Press Ganey customer service award for her outstanding patient service.
Melody Watral, CPNP-PC was elected to serve as the secretary/treasurer for the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Board of Directors for a two-year term (2017 鈥� 2019).
Desiree Redman, BSN, CNOR was awarded the”40 under 40″ award at the National meeting of AORN in Boston, MA. This award recognizes 40 members nationally who have contributed to the professional development of OR nurses and are under the age of 40.
Diana Sasaki-Adams, MD will serve as a representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Conferences and Events
Last May, Kevin Carneiro, DO participated in the Ninth Annual Chancellor鈥檚 Faculty Entrepreneurship workshop, titled, The Entrepreneurial Mindset鈥擬aximizing Faculty Impact. On April 21, Dr. Carneiro was the Grand Rounds guest lecturer at the University of Louisville where he gave a presentation on the future of spine care. On April 25, Dr. Carneiro spoke about primary care approaches to low back pain at the South East Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) in Wilmington.
Melody Watral, CPNP-PC presented a lecture on post-concussion syndrome (evaluation and management) at the Southern Regional AHEC Conference on Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury on June 23 in Fayetteville, NC.
Kristi Hildebrand, MSM, CPNP-AC attended the International Conference on Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma in Asheville from June 29-30.
Simon Khagi, MD spoke about his research, the research process and clinical trials at the Join the Conquest 鈥淢eet the Researcher鈥� public event on May 18.
Research
Eldad Hadar, MD, along with other researchers, published in July鈥檚 , 鈥淭he effect of anatomic location of injury on mortality risk in a resource-poor setting.鈥�
Kevin Carneiro, DO was part of a team whose research, 鈥淰alidation of a Self-Monitoring Tool for Use in Exercise Therapy,鈥� was published in the journal in April.
The NFL is funding a $2.6 million international study on the role of active rehabilitation strategies in concussion management, led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Kevin Carneiro, DO and resident Michael Cools, MD are members of the project鈥檚 黑料网 team.
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