Location information
Hospital address
UF Shands Gainesville FL 32608 United States of America
Hospital type
Public
Hospital description
Third-Level Hospital (Referral)
This is a teaching hospital
Description
I am a neurosurgical resident in the US with experience in global neurosurgery research in medical school and a desire to continue and expand this work throughout residency and afterwards. I am interested in working on joint research endeavors with physicians from LMIC areas and will have time to travel for these projects later in my residency training.
Member information
Name
Megan Still
Member type
Individual independent practitioner
Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Subspecialties
- Neurosurgeon with paediatric interest
- Adult neurosurgeon
Languages spoken
- English
- Spanish
- French
Professional affiliations / memberships
- AANS
- CNS
- WFNS
Social profiles
Current and past partnerships
Has current partners or past partnership experience in these countries
- Cambodia
- Morocco
- Sierra Leone
Leads regular trips to at least one hospital/country
Offers mentorship as part of regular trips to these countries
- Sierra Leone
As a medical student, I did a four month neurosurgery rotation and multiple research projects with the neurosurgery department in Preah Kossamak hospital in Phnom Penh.
As a resident, I am a co-lead for the Sierra Leone neurosciences development project.
Conditions treated
- Hydrocephalus
- Neurotrauma
- Spine
- Tumor
- Craniofacial
- Epilepsy
- Peripheral Nerve
- Pain/Functional
- Skull Base
Equipment used
- Drill
- Microinstruments
- Microscope
- Neuroendoscope Flexible
- Neuroendoscope Rigid
- Frameless navigation
- Spinal instrumentation
- MRI
- CT