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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

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

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

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

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

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

It's no secret that the physicians at Princeton Brain, Spine & Orthopedics Care have a special interest in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia and other facial pain disorders resulting from nerve pr

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

[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

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