Neurosurgeon Duties and Responsibilities

A Neurosurgeon specializes in surgical procedures dealing with the brain and nervous system. This narrows their duties and responsibilities down to everything dealing with that process. Some of these duties may consist of:

• Assessing and diagnosing patients to determine if and what kind of surgery they may need
• Meeting with the families of patients to keep them updated on the patient’s condition and surgery details
• Keeping records of patients, their diagnosis and medical history
• Writing prescriptions for patients for all needed medication dealing with their condition
• Filling out all paperwork involved in each process
• Performing any emergency surgeries that may come by, such as patients with a stroke or aneurysm