Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Stereotactic guided insertion of DBS electrodes in neurosurgery
Occupation
Activity sectors	Surgery
Description
Education required	Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) with Residency in Neurosurgery or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) with Residency in Neurosurgery or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) or Master of Surgery (M.S.) / Magister Chirurgiae (M.Ch.)
Fields of employment	Hospitals, Clinics

Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system.^[1]