Neurosurgeon

Neurosurgery is a surgical specialty that deals with the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Surgeons who practise in this field are known as neurosurgeons. Neurosurgical diseases that are commonly managed by neurosurgeons include traumatic head injury, cerebrovascular problems

(haemorrhage and aneurysms), brain tumour, surgery for congenital abnormalities, degenerative diseases of spine. Neurosurgeons play an important role in the management of brain injury especially when it comes to preventing further damage to the brain.