João Luiz Pinheiro-Franco
Alexander R. Vaccaro
Edward C. Benzel
H. Michael Mayer
Editors

2016

After my graduation in neurosurgery, I had the unexpected privilege to immerse myself in 4 years of clinical and research fellowships, working with or simply observing the clinical and surgical techniques of several world-renowned experts in treating spinal diseases. Being far from my native country, I had at times longed for family, friends, and colleagues, yet at the same time, the experience thrust me into the emerging field of globalized spinal surgery.