Chairman of the Medical Council of Guyana, Dr Sheik Amir said neurosurgery is a huge department in the local health sector, particularly with increases in traffic and mining accidents, but this country has had no resident neurosurgeon for years.
Dr Amir said the situation is not unusual to Guyana since neurosurgery, like many other medical specialties, falls back to general surgeons in the health sector. However, he emphasized that there are limitations.
General surgeons are expected to cover basic neurosurgery, which Dr Amir explained as certain head injuries including some clotting in
