Listen "Episode 23 - Daniele Bongetta"
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Daniele Bongetta is Head of Neurosurgery at Fatebenefratelli in Milan, a researcher and educator. Trained at the University of Pavia, he has performed thousands of neurosurgical procedures with expertise spanning brain tumors, spinal and vascular surgery, and traumatic injuries. He co-founded the Neurosurgical Basics course to give residents essential skills often overlooked in traditional training, and he has published extensively on topics ranging from fluorescence-guided tumor surgery to impostor syndrome in young surgeons. Dr. Bongetta is also the Co-Director of the first-ever NeuroOlympics, an international event debuting in Rome that blends surgical training, competition, and the spirit of sport to reimagine how neurosurgeons learn and connect. In this episode:• Leadership as burden vs. opportunity• Why he co-founded Neurosurgical Basics to fill gaps in resident training• Impostor syndrome in neurosurgery and the mentors who change everything• Fluorescence-guided tumor surgery and low-cost innovation in the OR• Athlete or artist? The mindset surgeons carry into operating room• Designing the “perfect” operating room of the future• Mistake on the Lake: why we must talk openly about surgical complications• The defining challenge for the next generation of neurosurgeons• The first NeuroOlympics in Rome — mixing skill, sport, and community• Choosing neurosurgery again
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