Neurosurgery Residency

In May 2024, Dr. Mark Witcher, Neurological Surgery Residency Program Director, and a team of our Carilion Clinic Neurosurgery Residents, traveled to Nepal to offer a multi-surgical procedure workshop to 50 local Nepalese neurosurgeons and trainees. Carilion's team consulted with over 100 patients and performed surgery on six patients who had excellent outcomes for Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy. The Government of Nepal accepted surgical technology and donations valued at $60,000 on behalf of Carilion Clinic. The equipment and funds are intended to treat hundreds of future patients. After receiving the donation, The National Minister of Health agreed to cover epilepsy surgical expenses including expenses for the underserved. The successful collaboration and surgical outcomes will be published in upcoming editions of several international surgical journals.