As the only tertiary care medical center in Vermont, the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine’s Division of Neurosurgery provides comprehensive surgical management of disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. Since the division's establishment in 1948, we have been committed to translating leading-edge research into improved patient care.

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Medical students and neurosurgery residents participate in a variety of research activities and provide care and an array of treatment options for patients who have brain and spinal disease. By facilitating critical thinking, we advance the knowledge needed to treat neurologic disorders and enhance the quality of clinical care.


 

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As physicians and scientists, the Division of Neurosurgery faculty brings intellectual curiosity, scientific rigor, and fundamental concern to our patients, our trainees, our colleagues, and the communities we serve in northern New England. 

We advance knowledge and innovation, and enhance efficiency through clinical, translational, and biomedical research studies designed to improve the care of patients with neurologic disease. We are dedicated to patient-and family-centric treatment of individuals with neurologic disease, and to developing the next generation of neurosurgical physicians. The UVM Neurosurgery Residency Program if fully accredited by ACGME and committed to training future leaders in the field to be outstanding clinicians, active investigators and experienced educators.


Surgery News

Inaugural Celebration of Gender Equity Features Kunin, Recognizes Champions

March 11, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur

The Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont held its first-ever event to celebrate and recognize achievements in gender equity on March 4, 2020. Governor Madeleine Kunin provided a keynote address, followed by an awards ceremony at which Ramsey Herrington, M.D., Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., Debra Leonard, M.D., Ph.D., and Lauren Elizabeth Faricy, M.D., were recognized.

Dean Page; Gov. Kunin; Dr. Faricy; Dr. Herrington; Dr. Leonard; Professor Emeritus William Pendlebury, M.D. (on behalf of his wife, Dr. Cushman); Dr. Dougherty; Margaret Tandoh, M.D., Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. (Photo: David Seaver)

The Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont held its first-ever event to celebrate and recognize achievements in gender equity on March 4, 2020. In addition to a keynote presentation by Governor Madeleine Kunin, the event featured an awards ceremony at which Ramsey Herrington, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and chief of emergency medicine, Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., professor of medicine and director of the thrombosis and hemostasis program, Debra Leonard, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of pathology and laboratory medicine, and Lauren Elizabeth (L.E.) Faricy, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, were recognized.

Following remarks from Dean Richard L. Page, M.D., and Gender Equity Liaison Anne Dougherty, M.D., M.A., Kunin read poignant excerpts from her latest book, titled “Coming of Age: A Journey to the Eighties,” and participated in a 30-minute Q&A interview moderated by Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H. Among the questions Kunin was asked was “What strikes you most about the gender equity movement . . . why is it so slow?” She replied that “women still feel like they need a certain pedigree [to take on a higher-level position or political role] which is why we started EmergeVT,” referencing the non-profit she founded, which recruits and trains women to run for elected office.

Herrington received the Gender Equity Champion Award, which honors a Larner College of Medicine faculty, staff, or student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and service to the advancement of women and those with underrepresented gender identities beyond the scope of their job, area of research, or training. Cushman was the recipient of the Gender Equity Outstanding Achievement in Medicine and Science Award, which honors a faculty member show is female-identified or of an underrepresented gender who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in medicine and science through research, education or service. The Polaris Award for Outstanding Mentorship, which honors a faculty or staff member who provides outstanding formal or informal mentorship for College community members who are female-identified or an underrepresented gender, went to Leonard. Faricy was honored with The Rising Star Emerging Professional Award, which recognizes a faculty or staff member who is female-identified or an underrepresented gender who is in the early stage of their career, who demonstrates excellence in contributions to students, colleagues, and/or the institution in the areas of gender equity and inclusion through service, program development, teaching, research or beyond.