Who is mojgan Hodaie?

Dr. Mojgan Hodaie is a staff neurosurgeon at the Toronto Western Hospital and Associate Member of the Institute of Medical Sciences. Her clinical and research interests focus on neuromodulation for treating movement disorders and pain, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.

Is a neurosurgeon a doctor?

A neurosurgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system including congenital anomalies, trauma, tumors, vascular disorders, infections of the brain or spine, stroke, or degenerative diseases of the spine.

Can a doctor become a neurosurgeon?

Neurosurgeons obtain either a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree. Medical school is a very challenging four years of study that is divided into two parts.

How much neurosurgeons are there?

Based on our results, we can conclude that there are approximately 49,940 neurosurgeons currently, worldwide.

What are the contributions of Dr Mojgan Hodaie?

Her innovative research has significantly changed our understanding of trigeminal neuralgia pain, and have helped shift the focus from the traditional view of studying the blood vessels compressing the trigeminal nerves, to one that studies nerves and brain abnormalities and how these relate to pain.

Who earns more neurologist or neurosurgeon?

Some neurologists who do private practice tend to earn way more than neurologists working in public/private hospitals. The average (median salary) of a renowned Neurologists is Rs 1,850, 209 annually. Whereas a neurosurgeon earns an average salary of Rs 2,757,165 annually.

Do neurosurgeons make a lot of money?

Neurosurgery is one of the most demanding areas of surgery and neurosurgeons earn some of the highest salaries in the medical field. The median income for neurosurgeons is $395,225 annually in 2018, which compares favorably with the $208,000 median for all surgeons.

Which country pays highest salary to Neurosurgeon?

Below are the highest paying Countries for Neurosurgeons

• United States. Neurosurgeons leaving training and taking their first job get a median salary break down of: cranial ($542,000), vascular ($531,000) and spine ($530,000).
• Switzerland.
• Norway.
• Japan.
• Australia.
• Denmark.
• Ireland.
• Netherlands.