MadSci Network: Medicine |
Hi Richard,
Neurosurgery is obviously highly complex. An intern, as in, someone without a medical degree or specific postgraduate training would most certainly not be performing the surgery. At some hospitals, a neurosurgical resident may participate in the surgical management of your friend. Howevere, this is a question that should be posed to the surgeon.
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