title: The Vanderbilt University neurosurgical heritage.
abstract: The Vanderbilt University Hospital heritage was influenced by the excellence of the Johns Hopkins era--by Osler, Halsted, Cushing, Brooks, and many others. Upon this strong origin, the neurosurgery department was built by Cobb Pilcher and perpetuated by William F. Meacham.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Rish
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D013714:Tennessee