Medical publisher Thieme has announced that Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Cranial, by Remi Nader, et al., received First Prize and Seven AVMs: Tenets and Techniques for Resection, by Michael T. Lawton, received Honorable Mention in the Clinical Medicine category at the 2015 PROSE Awards. The awards were announced at a luncheon held on February 5, 2015 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, D. C., USA.
Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Cranial by Remi Nader, Scott C. Berta, Michael L. Levy, Christian Gragnaniello, and Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, presents core surgical procedures in a concise, highly didactic format, enabling surgeons to quickly grasp their essence from the bulleted text and superb illustrations that accompany them. This book and its companion, Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Spine and Peripheral Nerves are included in Thieme eNeurosurgery, an online comprehensive neurosurgical resource.
Seven AVMs: Tenets and Techniques for Resection by Michael T. Lawton, is the sequel to Dr. Lawton's bestselling Seven Aneurysms and focuses on microsurgical resection techniques for AVMs found in the lobes and deep regions of the brain. It includes more than 700 spectacular full-colour illustrations by artist Kenneth X. Probst and presents a stepwise approach to AVM resection using strategic battle plans. This book is also included in Thieme eNeurosurgery.