Where Skill Meets Skull: Picking the Brain of a Neurosurgeon

About this episode

Caila interviews Dr. Stacey Quintero Wolfe about her journey in medicine and her role in advancing neurosurgery.

In this episode, Caila chats with Dr. Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS Associate Professor and Director of Neurointerventional Surgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine. The two discussed her path to medicine which included serving in the military as surgeon, to what her day-to-day looks like now as the chair and how she leads the departments clinical, research and education missions, all while advancing neurosurgery at Wake Forest and across the nation. Want to Participate? Whether you have an episode idea or want to be featured, we want to hear from you! Email deacondialogues@wakehealth.edu and send us your pitch. Connect with us on Instagram: @wakeforestmed

People in this episode

Host: Caila

Guest: Dr. Stacey Quintero Wolfe

Topics covered

• neurosurgery
• medical education
• military service
• clinical research
• leadership in medicine

Keywords

• neurosurgery
• military surgeon
• medical leadership
• clinical missions
• research in medicine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

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