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Advancing neurosurgical education in the age of online learning and global knowledge sharing: impact of Cerebrovascular Q&A webinar series

The findings from this study reveal that webinar-based medical education in cerebrovascular neurosurgery is highly effective and influential. Web-based platforms and social media present a potent strategy to overcome barriers, emphasizing the need for targeted efforts to engage more women in medicine and neurosurgery recruitment.

Join the Cerebrovascular Q&A webinar series. Click here.

 
 
 
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Research and Innovation

In our anatomical research facility, medical and surgical problems are examined and alternative anatomical solutions developed to solve various issues that face clinicians and surgeons alike.  The Seattle Science Foundation boasts a large group of clinical research fellows from partnering medical centers who together are helping change the way we move forward with our understanding of human anatomy. This collaborative research and subsequent discoveries have resulted in hundreds of peer-reviewed publications in major medical journals as well as the publication of many clinical/surgical textbooks.

Updates

SSF is thrilled to serve as the Editorial Office for the Global Spine Journal and home to the Global Spine Journal Club

Global Spine Journal (GSJ) is the official scientific publication of AO Spine. A peer-reviewed journal, open access journal, GSJ is devoted to the study and treatment of spinal disorders, including diagnosis, operative and non-operative treatment options, surgical techniques, and emerging research and clinical developments.

 

featured Journal Clubs

Virtual Spine Journal Club

The series brings together renowned institutions from around the nation and provides a forum for  journal discussions related to the care of patients with spine disorders.

Tumor Talk

Tumor Talks is a collaborative effort between the Journal of Neuro-Oncology and the Seattle Science Foundation.  The series brings together renowned institutions from around the world and provides a forum to discuss recently published papers in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology dealing with brain and spinal cord tumors. 

Summer Programs

Zinnia Reston attended our Summer Research Internship in 2023. In this video Zinnia and her mother Missy talk about the experience and what impact the internship had on Zinnia.

The Seattle Science Foundation is now accepting applications for the position of Summer Research Intern. Interns will be involved with cadaveric dissections in our state of the art facility, data analysis, literature reviews, and composition of drafts of scientific papers.

SSF's Mini Medical School is an academic summer opportunity that uses hands-on learning for students with a strong interest in pre-med or medically related fields.  Dissect human cadaveric specimens, work with the latest technology, and network with leading physicians, residents, and fellows. 

Medical and Scientific Books

Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice

After more than 150 years of continuous publication, Gray’s Anatomy remains the definitive, comprehensive reference on the subject, offering ready access to the information you need to ensure safe, effective practice.

Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation

With both new and updated entries, and now illustrated in full color, the encyclopedia provides an even more comprehensive reference on human variation for anatomists, anthropologists, physicians, surgeons, medical personnel, and all students of anatomy.

Surgical Anatomy of the Lumbar Plexus

This is the only book on the market devoted to the lumbar plexus and its branches, focusing on anatomy and clinical applications, pathology, surgery, and imaging.

Gray’s Clinical Photographic Dissector of the Human Body

This unique dissection guide uses full-color photographs rather than anatomical drawings to orient you more quickly in the lab and points out the clinical significance of each structure and every dissection you make.

New Discoveries

Variations of the Accessory Nerve

Anatomical study including previously undocumented findings expanding our misunderstanding of this nerve.

Potential Mechanism for Some Postoperative C5 Palsies

In cadavers, shoulder depression causes significant tension and displacement of the C5 nerve rootlets, and in the extreme, cord displacement to the ipsilateral side. This could be a mechanism for injury, putting patients at greater risk for postoperative C5 palsy.

A New Space of the Face: The Buccomandibular Space

Sciatic Nerve Intercommunications: New Finding

New finding may help explain unusual neurologic examinations and alert the surgeon as to the potential for encountering such connections at operation.

Publications