The First Brain Surgeon

Today, 90% of brain surgery patients survive, with thanks to the work of Cushing, the world's first brain surgeon. A look at his techniques and how they have influenced modern brain surgery. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Dr Harvey Cushing dedicated his professional career to revolutionising brain surgery He studied the brain to the point of obsession – collecting 1000 from his patients He adapted simple tools to solve the problem of blood loss, designing a clip from household wire and a tourniquet from a pneumatic cuff His approach helped to cut operating deaths from 70% to 10% and saw the birth of modern brain surgery A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.