What You Need to Know About Health Insurance
Many people don’t understand how health insurance works—and that’s understandable. Insurance plans can be very complicated and there are more than 1,000 plans in the marketplace. I’ll give you
Cognitive Dominance at RWJ

Dr. McLaughlin will be speaking on "Cognitive Dominance" at the RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center on February 10 from 6:00-8:00pm. The presentation provides lessons from neurosurgery that can applied to
Growing Opportunity for Dr. Nirav and Neha Shah Family Medical Mission
On October 6th, I returned from our most recent medical mission to the Dominican Republic. The medical missions are an outreach intended to bring the art and science of care practiced here at home, to
10 Years a Neurosurgeon – Nirav Shah MD

July 1st, marks a memorable day in my life. Ten years ago, on this day, I became a neurosurgeon. As I take a step back to process this fact, it is clear to me that the past decade has been a gift. A g
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Community Neurosurgery
Why Local Hospitals May Provide Higher-Quality Care Recently I gave a lecture in Boston about a surgical procedure that can cure a rare condition called trigeminal neuralgia. People who suffer from t
WGN Chicago News Anchor’s Wife Suffers From Trigeminal Neuralgia
It's no secret that the physicians at Princeton Brain, Spine & Sports Medicine Care have a special interest in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia and other facial pain disorders resulting from
Chief of Neurosurgery – Reflections

In my first year as Chief of Neurosurgery at the University Medical Center of Princeton, my main focus has been treating patients. But the administrative aspects of the job have reminded me how impo
The Unwanted Side Effects of the Affordable Care Act

[caption id="attachment_203" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Richard Leshner[/caption] Guest Author: Dr. Richard Leshner Chief of Cardiology at St. Mary Medical Center Two huge issues that a
Creating a Spine-Friendly Workplace

Where do you spend most of your time in a given week? Many would say at a desk, in front of a computer. Here’s my question: are you being kind to your back while you do your job, or are you spinel
Physical Therapy After Spine Surgery

As a physical therapist, one of the most challenging patients to work with is someone who has had spinal surgery. Whenever the lumbar or cervical spine has had surgical intervention, a therapist knows