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Check out our new Frequently Asked Questions page where you can find answers to how NJPNI is dealing with COVID-19 and much more. This page is located here - https://njpediatricneurosurgery.com/faq/

Spending a lot of time social distancing lately and need to exercise your mind? Try to solve some of these fun brain teasers. Simply click on the question to reveal the answer. Have fun, from all of us at NJPNI!

1) Q: I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?

       A: A candle

 

2) Q: Mike is a butcher. He is 5 foot 10 inches tall. What does he weigh?

       A: Meat

 

3) Q: What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands?

       A: Your breath

 

4) Q: What can be seen once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?

       A: The letter “M”

 

5) Q: What gets wetter the more it dries?

       A: A towel

 

6) Q: What has to be broken before you can use it?

       A: An egg

 

7) Q: What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?

       A: A glove

 

8) Q: The more you take away, the bigger this becomes. What is it?

       A: A hole

 

9) Q: Try to re-arrange the letters of NEW DOOR to make one word:

       A: ONE WORD

 

10) Q: You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire?

         A: The match

 

Check out our April 2020 Newsletter featuring COVID-19 Updates & Autism Awareness Month - https://mailchi.mp/njpni/april-2020-newsletter

A special congratulations goes out to our physician Dr. Catherine Mazzola, who was awarded the prestigious NJ Top Doctor award for 2020. Dr. Catherine Mazzola was a recipient of this award for her outstanding care, as voted on by patients. We are all very proud to have this designation for our specialist. Please visit us at www.njpni.com, or www.njcraniofacialcenter.com.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) / Section on Neurological Surgery (SONS) Discussion: We’re in this Together! Wednesday April 8, 6:30-8:00pm ET Description: During this SONS webinar, a diverse group of domestic and international presenters will provide a COVID-19 update; discuss strategies specific to pediatric neurosurgery at their healthcare facilities; and share lessons learned during this extraordinary time. COVID-19 has become the impetus for change, in how we delivery healthcare, in how we educate house staff, and in how we communicate with patients and colleagues. We hope to help pediatric neurosurgeons navigate, lead, and care for their patients during these uncertain hours, days, weeks, and possibly even months, by providing practical guidance, support and networking opportunities, and innovative ideas. In moments of crisis, what we do, what we say, and how we carry ourselves will be remembered, and define us as a specialty. Opening/Introductions 6:30 – 6:35pm Andrew Jea, MD, MHA, FACS, FAAP Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Surgical Director of Quality and Patient Safety Riley Hospital for Children Chairman, AAP Section on Neurological Surgery Virology 101: What a Pediatric Neurosurgeon Should Know about COVID-19 6:35 – 6:45pm Elaine Cox, MD, FAAP Chief Medical Officer Riley Hospital for Children Infectious Disease specialist Response from Organized Neurosurgery 6:45 – 6:50pm Shelly Timmons, MD Former AANS President Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine The Washington State Experience 6:50 – 7:00pm Jason Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAAP Pediatric neurosurgeon Seattle Children’s Hospital Founder, Physician/APP Facebook COVID support group The New Jersey Experience 7:00 – 7:10pm Cathy Mazzola, MD Pediatric neurosurgeon New Jersey Pediatric Neuroscience Institute The Chicago Experience 7:10 – 7:20pm Sandi Lam, MD, FAAP Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Lurie Children’s Hospital Member, SONS/AAP Executive Committee The Canadian Experience 7:20 – 7:30pm James Rutka, MD Pediatric neurosurgeon Hospital for Sick Children Surgeon-In-Chief University of Toronto JNS Editor-in-Chief The Italian Experience 7:40 – 7:50pm Ernesto Coscarella, MD Pediatric neurosurgeon What the Stimulus Package Means to Pediatric Neurosurgery Practices? 7:50 – 8:00pm Katie Orrico, Esq AANS Washington Committee Panel Discussion Q&A 8:00 – 8:20pm

On March 30, 2020, the world lost a great pediatric neurosurgeon to Covid19. Dr. James Goodrich, of Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, passed away from the Coronavirus. He was a world renown neurosurgeon, famous for separating twins who were joined at the head. He was an inspirational, kind and humble human being, who was one of our teachers and mentors. All pediatric neurosurgeons, Jim’s patients and family, grieve this terrible loss.

Surgery performed on a fetus in the womb to repair defects from spina bifida triggers the body’s ability to restore normal brain structure, Mayo Clinic research discovered. Click this link to view this article – https://www.miragenews.com/research-finds-spina-bifida-surgery-before-birth-restores-brain-structure/

Teenage actor Gaten Matarazzo III was born with a rare genetic disorder that affects bone development. And ever since his Netflix series "Stranger Things" became a hit, public interest in the condition has shot up, a new study finds. Click this link to view this article – https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-02-20/how-stranger-things-widened-awareness-of-a-rare-disorder

Nathaniel Newman and the character in "Wonder" have similar syndromes. Click this link to view this article - https://abcnews.go.com/US/real-life-family-nathaniel-magda-newman/story?id=67838415&fbclid=IwAR0a8daJDKOCPC4dkY6Omek3KTvCRxztoxG8nt4K9kyCjDFl4t0GFZde2HU