title: History of neurosurgery at University of Toronto: the St. Michael's story.
abstract: In this paper, the authors describe the history of neurosurgery at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto. St. Michael's has long been regarded as one of the top teaching and research hospitals in Canada. A detailed literature review of published and unpublished works was performed to formulate a succinct but in-depth review of its development, successes, and challenges. This fascinating 125-year history serves as a reminder of the importance of their institution's origins, and the authors hope that it will be a useful guide for developing programs around the world.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.|Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto; and.
authors.forename: Naif M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Alotaibi
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.|Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto; and.
authors.forename: Daipayan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.|Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto; and.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spears
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and.|Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto; and.|Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Labatt Family Centre of Excellence in Brain Injury and Trauma Research, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R Loch
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Macdonald
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D009864:Ontario; D011642:Publications; D014495:Universities / Q000266:history*
keywords: St. Michael's Hospital; University of Toronto; aSAH = aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; history; neurosurgery