Aging, Author Interviews, Education, NYU, Surgical Research / 21.03.2015
More Neurosurgeons Will Be Needed As Population Ages
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD
Chief of Neurosurgery, New York Harbor Health Care System
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology
Co-Director, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Veterans Center
NYU Langone Medical Center
Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: The purpose of this study was to determine the current and future incidence of chronic subdural hemorrhage in the United States civilian and Veterans' Administration populations. It's main findings are that, as the population ages, the incidence of subdural hemorrhage is increasing.
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