According to the Journal of Hospital Administration, only 5 percent of hospitals in the United States are run by CEOs with medical degrees. Many of those physician CEOs head some of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, including Cliff A. Megarian, MD, FACS, who is CEO of University Hospitals in Northeast Ohio, a system that includes 21 hospitals, more than 50 health centers and more than 200 physician offices.
If running a major health system wasn’t enough, Dr. Megarian, who is also the Jane and Henry Mayer Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair, still sees patients, teaches, and is involved in the newly published second edition of a major surgical textbook. Writes medical textbooks. Co-authored with colleague Nicholas C. Bambakidis. MD, chairman of neurological surgery, vice chairman and director of the Neurological Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, and Harvey Huntington Brown, Jr. Chair in Neurosurgery; and Robert F. Spetzler, MD, FACS, Emeritus President and CEO, Emeritus Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.
The book, Surgery of the Cerebellopontine Angle, 2nd Edition, published by Springer Cham, is a boon resource for specialist specialists in neurosurgery, neurotology, neuroradiology, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, and endovascular surgery.
Now fully revised and expanded in this edition, this book remains the gold standard guide for the surgical treatment of diseases in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), a delicate area of the base of the skull.
Tumors can arise in the CPA, and four out of five of these tumors are vestibular schwannomas (commonly known as acoustic neuromas). The new edition combines current information on relevant clinical diseases of CPA with dramatically improved surgical management of their diseases, organized into five thematic sections. The book provides a detailed description of surgical management techniques for acoustic neuroma and other lesions in CPA. It also provides 21 different clinical cases with corresponding video segments, demonstrating approaches and techniques in real time.
“When I assumed the role of CEO of University Hospitals, I pledged not only to ensure that we would maintain our mission – to heal. to teach. to discover – but that I would As an individual contributor, I will continue to heal patients, to teach the next generation of medical professionals, and to further research and medical innovation,” Dr. Megarian explained. “With the first edition in 2009, our collective goal was to convene the world’s experts on the subject and resource best practices as it pertains to surgery of the cerebellopontine angle. Given that this surgery is often performed by teams, we Emphasis is placed on a selection of author groups that represent the top teams in the country and the world. While this new 2023 second edition features updates that capture the evolution of surgical science, it also includes the tools to guide learners and youth teams in their development. Also includes video chapters containing intraoperative step-by-step surgical sequencing by masters in the field for. All three of us who co-authored this book have had the privilege of careers in prestigious institutions and have had the privilege of partnering with top teams. As a result, we strongly believe that it is our social duty to share our collective experience with the next generation.
Dr. Bambakidis said, “This book has become a go-to resource for surgeons tackling difficult problems in the most difficult to reach areas of the brain. It is one of the reasons our team of skull base surgery specialists is recognized worldwide and That’s why we at UH host not one, but two courses teaching these techniques to surgeons around the world.
Dr. Spetzler continued, “My entire professional life has revolved around patient care, research and education, all made possible by standing on the shoulders of our predecessors who have generously shared their knowledge with us. This volume is our contribution to excellence in surgical care by continuing to improve the care of our patients.
About University Hospitals
Founded in 1866 in Cleveland, Ohio, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 21 hospitals (including five joint ventures), more than 50 health centers and outpatient facilities, and in 16 counties throughout northern Ohio. There are over 200 physician offices.
The system’s core quaternary care, academic medical center, is affiliated with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University, and Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
The main campus also includes UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country; UH McDonald Women’s Hospital, Ohio’s only hospital for women; and is part of the UH Seidman Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.
UH is home to some of the nation’s most prestigious clinical and research programs, with more than 3,000 active clinical trials and research studies underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center, US One of the highest performers in national ranking surveys including “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with over 30,000 employees.
Source – Newswire