Consultant neurosurgeon
A consultant neurosurgeon is a professional who provides advice and other purposeful activities in an area of specialization. Consulting services generally fall under the professional services domain and are called contingent work.
Gupta et al. estimate a global consultant neurosurgeon workforce of nearly 73,000 neurosurgeons, with stark disparities in the density and growth of the workforce in different WB income-level groups and WHO regions. The presence of a neurosurgery society was correlated with the growth of the workforce, and this study identified several regional targets for further intervention to expand access to neurosurgery 1)
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Gupta S, Gal ZT, Athni TS, Calderon C, Callison WÉ, Dada OE, Lie W, Qian C, Reddy R, Rolle M, Baticulon RE, Chaurasia B, Dos Santos Rubio EJ, Esquenazi Y, Golby AJ, Pirzad AF, Park KB; WFNS Global Neurosurgery Committee; EANS Global and Humanitarian Neurosurgery Committee; CAANS Executive Leadership Committee. Mapping the global neurosurgery workforce. Part 1: Consultant neurosurgeon density. J Neurosurg. 2024 Jan 16;141(1):1-9. doi: 10.3171/2023.9.JNS231615. PMID: 39508199.