Neurosurgical Training Requires Embracing Ambulatory Surgery Centers

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3}, Douglas B Moreland^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo , New York , USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo , New York , USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
⁵ Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
⁶ Jacobs Institute, Buffalo , New York , USA.

Pui Man Rosalind Lai et al. Neurosurgery. 2024.

. 2024 Oct 1;95(4):725-727.

doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002936. Epub 2024 Apr 5.

Pui Man Rosalind Lai^{1

2

3}, Jeffrey P Mullin^{1

3}, Assaf Berger^{1

3}, Douglas B Moreland^{1

3}, Elad I Levy^{1

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3

4

5

6}

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo , New York , USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo , New York , USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
⁵ Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
⁶ Jacobs Institute, Buffalo , New York , USA.

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