Byron Stookey: 'The old lion' - An unsung giant of neurosurgery

Howard H. Kaufman; James Tait Goodrich

doi:10.1097/00006123-199702000-00031

Byron Stookey: 'The old lion' - An unsung giant of neurosurgery

Howard H. Kaufman, James Tait Goodrich

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Abstract

BYRON POLK STOOKEY, an outstanding clinician and teacher, served as Director and Chief of Neurosurgery at the Neurological Institute of New York Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Highlights of his clinical contribution include improved peripheral nerve and spine surgery and subtemporal trigeminal nerve section for tic douloureux. Through diverse activities in both the political and academic arenas of patient care, education, and research. Stookey helped to build and strengthen neurosurgery between the world wars and helped to prepare the foundation for the accomplishments of recent decades.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	383-388
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neurosurgery
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006123-199702000-00031
State	Published - Feb 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

American Board of Neurological Surgery
Byron Polk Stookey
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
History of medicine
Peripheral nerves
Spine
Surgery of spine
Tic douloureux

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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