NEUROSURGERY AT THE MONTREAL-NEUROLOGICAL-INSTITUTE AND MCGILL-UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS

FOR THE PAST 60 years, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospita l and three associated McGill University teaching hospitals have provi ded a broad course of instruction in neurosurgery and the related neur osciences. This integrated program offers a wealth of experience in ad ult and pediatric neurosurgery, based on a total of 140 beds, covering a full range of general and subspecialty neurosurgery. The institute, recognized for many years as a world center for epilepsy surgery, has traditional strengths in the treatment of brain tumors and cerebrovas cular and spinal disorders; it has been at the cutting edge of brain i maging in all modalities applied to neurosurgical diagnosis and cerebr al localization, including three-dimensional monitoring in the operati ng room. New approaches to stereotactic procedures have been developed in conjunction with imaging technology, including functional neurosur gery and the versatile McGill double rotation method for radiosurgery with a linear accelerator. Experience in managing trauma, pediatric ca ses, and general neurosurgical problems is gained at the Montreal Gene ral Hospital, the Montreal Children's Hospital, and the Jewish General Hospital. Well-established research units, including burgeoning group s in neurogenetics, molecular neurobiology, and neural regeneration, p rovide a wide variety of academic opportunities to provide trainees wi th a sound basis for coping with the rapidly advancing field of neuros urgery.