Doctors performing surgery

Operative experience

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Adult cases

PGY-6 PGY-6 PGY-6 PGY-5 PGY-4 PGY-4 PGY-3 PGY-3 PGY-2 PGY-2
Functional 16 25 5 8 6 9 0 0 0 5
Stereo movement
disorder		 0 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peripheral nerve 21 36 10 2 2 6 2 0 4 3
Primary brain tumor 103 128 58 13 6 9 0 0 0 0
Transpheonoidal 15 21 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vascular 39 45 20 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Aneurysm 16 19 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Carotid endarterectomy 6 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Spine 1963 1921 437 1025 125 798 10 10 16 64
Subcervical spine
instrumentation		 74 67 6 45 6 82 0 1 0 1
Shunt 78 78 56 58 2 19 1 0 1 12
Miscellaneous 24 17 3 11 0 13 0 0 0 0
Head trauma 80 113 36 31 13 17 1 0 3 12
Grad year
2006 2006 2006 ABNS Mean
Functional 27 49 23
Stereo movement disorder 14 29 14 9.5
Peripheral nerve 13 23 15 28.9
Primary brain tumor 103 155 141 92.6
Transpheonoidal 13 16 13 21.6
Vascular 38 85 48
Aneurysm 16 38 28 42.0
Carotid endarterectomy 3 5 12 11.9
Spine 1850 1610 1448
Subcervical spine instrumentation 136 11 7 78.9
Shunt 84 101 63
Miscellaneous 9 21 10
Head trauma 73 114 90 60.8

Pediatric cases

PGY-6 PGY-6 PGY-6 PGY-5 PGY-4 PGY-4 PGY-3 PGY-3 PGY-2 PGY-2
Trauma 5 15 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
Pediatric brain tumor 5 11 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Craniofacial 9 14 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Functional 40 39 6 24 2 10 1 0 0 4
Dysraphism 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
Shunt 56 63 20 40 3 12 0 0 0 2
Grad year
2006 2006 2006 ABNS Mean
Trauma 7 17 6
Pediatric brain tumor 8 8 2 18.3
Craniofacial 5 30 1
Functional 40 63 34
Dysraphism 2 1 1 9.9
Shunt 58 67 47

Adult and pediatric cases

PGY-6 PGY-6 PGY-6 PGY-5 PGY-4 PGY-4 PGY-3 PGY-3 PGY-2 PGY-2
Minor procedures 302 137 49 147 10 119 24 0 27 82
Epilepsy 29 23 4 10 0 4 1 0 0 3
Unassigned 265 80 144 181 24 214 25 0 1 15
Grad year
2006 2006 2006 ABNS Mean
Minor procedures 151 281 96
Epilepsy 14 19 9 11.2
Unassigned 330 12 331

Notes
The ABNS mean is determined based on a four-year moving average of these case types. These cases are monitered by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the results are published on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Web site. Residents should ensure that all cases are classified in the proper category. For example, a pediatric brain tumor should not be classified in the general brain tumor category.