Schaumburg, Ill, May 28, 2024 – The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and Neurosurgery Publications are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Georgios Maragkos as the 2024-2025 Neurosurgery Publications Resident Fellow.
Dr. Maragkos was selected after a thorough review of all applications received by the Selection Committee.
Dr. Maragkos is a neurosurgery resident at the University of Virginia. Dr. Maragkos grew up in Athens, Greece, and completed his Medical Degree at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, where he graduated with the highest honors, “Arista”. He then worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, where he spearheaded over 40 publications during his two-year course. He proceeded to complete a pre-residency neurosurgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital/Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, NY, before matching as a neurosurgery resident at UVA.
Dr. Maragkos’s clinical and academic interests are focused on skull base surgery, neurosurgical oncology and vascular neurosurgery, as well as biostatistics, quality improvement, and artificial intelligence (A.I.). Dr. Maragkos is particularly drawn to exploring novel applications of A.I. in neurosurgical practice, such as automated image analysis and natural history prediction. He advocates for the democratization of A.I. within the neurosurgical community, emphasizing the importance of sharing its strengths, opportunities, and shortcomings at a broader level.
“It is a distinct honor to be selected to serve as the Neurosurgery Publications Resident Fellow for the upcoming academic year. I am particularly excited to work with the editorial team, who push the needle forward for our specialty by collecting, reviewing, curating, and disseminating the latest advances and improvements in our practice”, said Dr. Maragkos.
“We are delighted to keep the tradition of the Neurosurgery Resident Publications Fellow. As with every year, we received many superb applicants. We look forward to giving Dr. Maragkos this unique opportunity, and to really integrating him into the peer review process and learning about general management”, said Dr. Douglas Kondziolka, Editor-in-Chief, Neurosurgery Publications.
Congratulations to Dr. Maragkos!
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About Neurosurgery Publications
Neurosurgery is the official publication of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Neurosurgery provides multimedia, prompt publication of scientific articles on clinical or experimental surgery topics important for the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves, reviews, and other information of interest to readers across the world. Clinical Neurosurgery, published annually as a supplement to Neurosurgery, is the official register of the CNS Annual Meeting. Operative Neurosurgery is focused on the technical aspects of the discipline featuring operative procedures, anatomy, instrumentation, devices, and technology. Operative Neurosurgery is the practical resource for cutting-edge material that connects the surgeon directly to the operating room. Neurosurgery Practice publishes scientific articles, both clinical and experimental, from across the neurosurgical subspecialties including but not limited to vascular, spine, and tumor. Neurosurgery Practice features clinical research, reviews, case instructions, and other information of interest to neurosurgeons. Neurosurgery Practice is an online-only, fully Open Access publication with content publishing under either the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-NC-ND or CC-BY license.
About the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) is the global leader in neurosurgical education, serving to promote health by advancing neurosurgery through innovation and excellence in education. The CNS provides leadership in neurosurgery by inspiring and facilitating scientific discovery and its translation into clinical practice. The CNS maintains the vitality of the profession through volunteer efforts of its members and the development of leadership in service to the public, to colleagues in other disciplines, and to neurosurgeons throughout the world in all stages of their professional lives. For more information, visit cns.org.