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Episode 8: Interviewing a Neurosurgeon in the US

Episode 8: Interviewing a Neurosurgeon in the US

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Dr. Steven Giannotta, Professor and Chairman of Neurological Surgery, joined the Department of Neurosurgery at USC in 1980 and became the Chairman in 2004. He is also the Program Director of the Neurosurgery Residency Training Program. He earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan, where he also did his neurosurgical residency. He has special interests and expertise in two broad areas of neurological surgery. Dr. Giannotta has gained recognition for his work in cerebrovascular disease of the brain and spinal cord. He has surgically treated over 2000 intracranial aneurysms. Dr. Giannotta also has an interest and special expertise in surgical approaches to the cranial base. He has also surgically removed more than 800 acoustic neuromas. His current laboratory work, in conjunction with Florence Hofman, PhD, involves the study of basic cellular and epigenetic mechanisms of human cerebral arteriovenous malformations.

Dr. Giannotta talks about controversial issues, symptoms, and causes of cerebrovascular diseases, traumatic brain injury, and more! You don't want to miss this episode.

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