The burden of grief and moral injury in neurosurgery residency compared with other high-risk specialties

Neurosurgical Focus · Published 2026-07-29 · DOI 10.3171/2026.4.focus26103

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Catherine Veilleux, Brij S. Karmur, Matthew Skarsgard, Heather Rossong, Ana Sepulveda, Qadeem S. Salehmohamed, Dirk Chisholm, Jay Riva-Cambrin

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2026

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Veilleux, C., Karmur, B., Skarsgard, M., et al. (2026). The burden of grief and moral injury in neurosurgery residency compared with other high-risk specialties. Neurosurgical Focus. https://doi.org/10.3171/2026.4.focus26103

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