Description

In episode 50 we speak with Chief of Neurosurgery Dr. Thomas Bergman. 

Dr. Bergman works at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN which is a ⁠Level I Trauma Center.⁠ HCMC is Minnesota's largest emergency department and busiest trauma center. Dr. Bergman brings to our podcast a wealth of knowledge about what a day in the life is like as a neurosurgeon and also highlights the very unique Career Exploration partnership program Gustavus has with his neurosurgery team during the January Interim.

Dr. Bergman attended Princeton University for his undergraduate degree, University of Minnesota for Medical School and completed his residency in Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota. He shares with us about growing up in Duluth, his love of the outdoors and his love of Hockey. He attended Princeton to play Hockey and it was there that he met his future wife ON THE VERY FIRST DAY our current college president, President Becky Bergman. 

We found Dr. Bergman to be both passionate and humble about his work. Dr. Bergman has been an incredible mentor and resource for our Gustavus pre-health students. And we know that his welcoming spirit will shine through to all of you in this very special 50 episode of our podcast.

HCMC Dr. Bergman Profile

Dr. Bergman’s interests and areas of expertise include complex traumatic and degenerative spine conditions, brain trauma, and neurovascular conditions.

Residency 

• Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Medical School 

• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Publications

• Toninato J, Casey H, Uppal M, Abdallah T, Bergman TA, Eckner J, Samadani U:  Traumatic brain injury reduction in athletes by neck strengthening (TRAIN). Contemp Clin Trials Commun 11:102-106, 2018.
• Daly S, Thorpe M, Rockswold SB, Hubbard ME, Bergman TA, Samadani U, Rockswold Gaylan:  Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of acute severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Journal of Neurotrauma 35(4):623-629, 2018.
• Sone JY, Courtney-Kay Lamb S, Techar K, Dammavalam V, Uppal M, Williams C, Bergman TA, Tupper D, Ort P, Samadani U:  High prevalence of prior contact sports play and concussion among orthopedic and neurosurgical department chairs. J Neurosurgery Pediatr 22(1):1-8, 2018.
• Morotti A, Romero JM, Jessel MJ, Hernandez AM, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Burns JD, Shah QA, Bergman TA, et al:  Phantom-based standardization of CT angiography images for spot sign detection. Neuroradiology 59(9):839-844, 2017.
• Beatty Z, Bergman T:  Meningeal hemangiopericytoma with intracranial metastases in an HIV-positive male:  case report and review of the literature. Case Reports in Oncology 5:159-163, 2012.

Professional Affiliations 

• American Medical Association
• Minnesota Medical Association
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Committee of Spine and Trauma

Credentials 

• Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota

Source: https://www.hennepinhealthcare.org/provider/thomas-a-bergman-md/