As part of acoustic neuroma awareness week (15 – 22 May 2022), Gamma Knife South Africa invited one of the country’s most well-regarded neurosurgeons, Professor John Ouma, and Dr Ashen Nanan, who is a leading ENT specialist, to explore the complex issues involved in the treatment of vestibular schwannomas or acoustic neuromas.
The discussion is facilitated by Gamma Knife South Africa’s Gavin Steel and encompasses one of Gamma Knife South Africa’s most important priorities – evidence-based medicine. Our detailed evidence-based medicine review can be found in our Resources section.
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Professor John R Ouma [MB ChB, MMed (Wits) Neurosurg, FC Neurosurg (SA), FACS (USA), FRCS (England) Neurosurg]is a neurosurgeon at the Donald Gordon Medical Centre; Head of the Division of Neurosurgery in the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand; and Head of Department of Neurosurgery at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. He is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr Ashen Nanan [MBChB(Natal)FCORL(SA)MMed(Wits)] is an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist at the Donald Gordon Medical Centre and an Honorary Consultant in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Witwatersrand. He is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
