Posts by Theresa L. Williamson, MD, MPH
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Clinical Advances in Minimally Invasive Spinal Neurosurgery
Neurosurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital's Neurosurgical Spine Service are advancing minimally invasive spinal surgery for intervention in a wide range of challenging diagnoses, including spinal deformities and tumor-related diseases.
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Interhospital Transfer Delays Care for Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Theresa Williamson, MD, and colleagues found that of 295 patients with spinal cord injury who arrived at a level 1 trauma center via interhospital transfer and required surgery, 62% were not operated on within 24 hours post-injury—the time window established as key to best outcomes.
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Closing the Health Equity Gap in Neurosurgical Care
Neurosurgeon Theresa Williamson, MD, a Massachusetts General Hospital physician-scientist and medical ethicist, studies decision-making and health care disparities in neurosurgery.
Biography
Theresa Williamson, MD, MPH, is a neurosurgeon and director of Minimally Invasive Spinal Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and teaching faculty at the Harvard Center for Bioethics.
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