September 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Capacity for Functional Recovery by 24 Months Post-traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Who Died After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy

Authors: David Okonkwo

Guest Faculty: Gregory Hawryluk

Moderator: Zachary Sorrentino

Chair: Martin Pham

August 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Awake Craniotomy in Patients With Language Deficits: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 48 Patients

To read journal article: journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/ful…enerative.7.aspx

Authors: Suzanne Hartung & Pierre Robe

Guest Faculty: Shawn Hervey-Jumper

Moderator: Alexander Himstead

Chair: Kimberly Hoang

Title: Surgery is Just the First Step: Wellness Through Whole Body Therapy on the Land and in the Water

Guest: Lynda Huey

Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Lara Massie

Description:  In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Brian Gantwerker and Dr. Lara Massie welcome former athlete and water rehab expert Lynda Huey, CEO of CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy, a leader in both land-based and aquatic rehabilitation.

Together, they discuss why physical therapy should be considered a first-line treatment—not only as an effective nonoperative option before surgery, but also as a vital part of post-surgical recovery. Lynda shares her decades of experience helping patients regain strength and mobility while explaining how early intervention can lead to better outcomes.

Learn more about Lynda's online courses at www.lyndahuey.com, and explore CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy at https://completept.com/.

July 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Outcome of Patients With Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Treated Nonoperatively: An Observational Study From the Canadian Spine Outcome and Research Network

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/07000/outcome_of_patients_with_mild_degenerative.7.aspx

Author: Nikolaus Kögl

Guest Faculty: Neel Anand

Moderator: Roxana Beladi

Series Title: Conversations in Neurosurgery

Ep. 3: Women in Neurosurgery—Navigating Common Challenges in the Workplace

Guest: Nnenna Mbabuike, MD

Host: Tessa Rolleston

In this episode, Tessa Rolleston is joined by endovascular-trained neurosurgeon Dr. Nnenna Mbabuike to discuss some of the nuances and challenges of being a woman in the field of neurosurgery. A few of the topics discussed include access to complex cases early in your career, what she learned in those first 2 to 3 years in practice, where neurosurgery gets it wrong, how we can keep improving and adding diversity to the field and more.

Title: Thalamic Monitoring and Stimulation for Epilepsy

Guest Faculty: Mark Richardson, MD

Hosts: Chris Newman, MD and Seth Oliveria, MD

In this episode of the Controversies in Neurosurgery podcast, we welcome Dr. Mark Richardson to discuss the growing use of thalamic monitoring and thalamic stimulation to understand and treat epilepsy. We review current clinical applications including patient selection during stereoEEG monitoring procedures and indications for thalamic deep brain stimulation and/or responsive neurostimulation for epilepsy. We also consider future applications of these techniques.

June 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: A 7-Year Experience in Microsurgical Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in Older Patients

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/06000/a_7_year_experience_in_microsurgical_treatment_of.15.aspx

Author: Michael Lawton

Guest Faculty: Jonathan Russin

Resident Planner: Kristine Ravina

Moderator: Martin Pham

Podcast Miniseries: Cultivating a Culture – Growing a Healthy Neurosurgical Workplace

Ep. 4: Begin Again

Guest: Nicholas Theodore

Hosts: Brian Gantwerker & Chris Newman

Join hosts Brian Gantwerker and Chris Newman with Dr. Nicholas Theodore—friend, inventor, mentor, and now Chairman of Neurosurgery at Banner Health. He shares the story behind his return to Arizona, reflecting on the pivotal roles of timing, opportunity, and intentional decision-making in shaping his career.

The experts on this guideline podcast discuss updated recommendations for radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with Low Grade Gliomas (LGG) as well as the impact of newer WHO molecular classifications of LGG.

J. Bradley Elder, MD

Simon S. Lo, MD

May 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: The Timing of Diskectomy as a Predictor of Outcomes in Patients With Lumbar Disk Herniation: A Cohort Study on Varying Durations of Preoperative Symptoms

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/05000/the_timing_of_diskectomy_as_a_predictor_of.10.aspx

Author: Peter Solar

Guest Faculty: Ali Baaj

Resident Planner: Matheus Pereira

Moderator: Kimberly Hoang