noun
- a doctor who specializes in performing surgery on the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system
Examples
- The neurosurgeon successfully removed the tumor from the patient’s brain.
- After years of medical school and residency, she became a skilled neurosurgeon.
- The hospital’s neurosurgeon explained the risks of spinal surgery to the family.
- He consulted with a neurosurgeon about his chronic back pain.
- The neurosurgeon used advanced imaging technology during the operation.
- She decided to specialize as a neurosurgeon after her neurology rotation.