title: Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
abstract: The University of Pennsylvania Medical School was the nation's first medical school, and its Department of Neurosurgery is one of the nation's oldest. The history of the Department of Neurosurgery at Penn is recounted, beginning with the pioneer surgeon Charles Harrison Frazier. The evolution of the current department, its contemporary status, and its residency program are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6380, USA. boockvar@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boockvar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kotapka
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Flamm
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Grady
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D010414:Pennsylvania