Neurosurgery By Example: Neurotrauma has great value in its case-based format and in following the process of each step of patient care, starting with initial evaluation and early treatment and going through complication management. It demonstrates the importance of using literature- and guidelinebased protocols but, perhaps more importantly, knowing when it is appropriate to deviate from these pathways to best serve each patient.
Dr. Christopher J. Madden, MD, is a Professor of Neurological Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He served for many years as the Chief of Neurosurgery at Parkland Hospital and has been actively involved in brain injury trials and research over the last two decades.
Dr. Jack Jallo, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurotrauma, Vicechair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Executive Director of Critical Care for Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, PA. His research and academic work has focused and the management of traumatic brain injury.