Medicine
Princeton Brain, Spine and Sports Medicine Launches Redesigned Website
New Site Includes Enhanced User Experience & Multimedia Education As part of our goal to blend compassionate care with the industry’s most advanced neurosurgical and sports medicine treatment, Princeton Brain, Spine & Sports Medicine recently launched its redesigned patient website. Since Dr. Mark McLaughlin opened PBSSM in 2005, the practice has grown exponentially. Our…
Read MoreOpening Doors
For a long time now we’ve wanted to bring our special brand of neurosurgical care into the Hamilton area. Now we have the people power to accomplish just that. Princeton Brain, Spine & Sports Medicine neurosurgeon Dr. Nazer Qureshi is now providing care to area residents from our new office at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.…
Read MoreResident Work Hours Restrictions
The Controversy Over Resident Work Restrictions It all started in 1984 when 18-year-old Libby Zion went to the emergency room at New York Hospital with flu-like symptoms. The two young medical residents—physicians in training—who cared for Zion couldn’t determine the cause of her illness. They prescribed a medication that caused serotonin syndrome, a lethal interaction…
Read MoreThe Electrician vs. The Carpenter
Who’s Better Trained to do Your Spine Surgery? By Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, FACS, FAANS Now and then a patient will ask this question: Should I have my spinal surgery done by an orthopedic surgeon or a neurosurgeon? Which one is better?
Read MoreTrigeminal 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 this condition have brief attacks in which they experience excruciating pain in the face, mouth or throat. Many patients describe this pain as similar…
Read MoreThe Unwanted Side Effects of the Affordable Care Act
Guest Author: Dr. Richard Leshner Chief of Cardiology at St. Mary Medical Center Two huge issues that affect doctors and our patients are the employer mandate—usually referred to as Obamacare—and the use of electronic medical records. There are serious problems with both, but there are solutions as well. Let’s start with the employer mandate. For…
Read MoreCreating 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 spineless when it comes to watching (out for) your back? Let me share some…
Read MoreFirst Announcement – Dr. Shah Invited to Lecture at Medical Education Event
On September 28, 2013, our own Dr. Shah has been invited to lecture at the “Mechanism & Manifestations of Traumatic Brain Injury” symposium hosted by Woods and Beechwood Neurorehab in Philadelphia, PA. The symposium will focus on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), with a special emphasis on mild TBI caused by a single or repetitive trauma…
Read MoreDarren Daulton’s Glioblastoma – Brain Tumor
Former Phillies catcher Darren Daulton’s recent diagnosis of glioblastoma has a lot of people asking questions about this type of tumor. Glioblastoma is a tumor that starts out in the brain itself. We usually become aware of it when it grows large enough to press on parts of the brain that serve important functions, like…
Read MoreFive Steps to Prevent Lower Back Pain
No matter our age or physical condition, we can all get lower back pain at some point in our lives. A Centers for Disease Control study once found that more than 25% of adults suffered lower back pain in the previous three months. In addition, another survey by The Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center of…
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