title: Development of neurosurgery in southern California and the Los Angeles county/University of Southern California Medical Center.
abstract: The Los Angeles County General Hospital has played an integral role in the development of medicine and neurosurgery in Southern California. From its fledgling beginnings, the University of Southern California School of Medicine has been closely affiliated with the hospital, providing the predominant source of clinicians to care for and to utilize as a teaching resource the immense and varied patient population it serves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Couldwell
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history*; D002140:California; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000266:history*; D015141:Los Angeles; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*