Cutting Edge: The Cautious Optimism for Psychiatric Brain Surgery

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Cutting Edge: The Cautious Optimism for Psychiatric Brain Surgery

This article details a patient of The Department of Neurosurgery’s own Dr. Wael Asaad, who underwent successful psychiatric neurosurgical treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It also discusses relevant ethical considerations regarding the procedure.

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Wael F. Asaad, MD, PhD

Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience
Vice-Chair, Research
Director, Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Program
Director, Laboratory for Neurophysiology and Neuromodulation
Associate Director, Neurosurgery Residency Training Program
Director, Fellowship in Functional & Epilepsy Neurosurgery