Generally speaking, a neurosurgeon is a person who specializes in neurosurgery. They are medically trained professionals to treat neurological issues. More than brain surgery, they treat people suffering from back and neck pain and other issues related to the human nervous system. Neurosurgeons usually provide the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatments, critical care and rehabilitation of neurological disorders. A neurosurgeon should undergo extensive trainings in these areas. He/she should be as well trained in the diagnosis and management of neurological disorders.

Neurosurgeons are usually considered to be experts in handling issues regarding brain. This fact makes people get confused with neurosurgeons as brain surgeons. Most of the people think they also handle issues related to spine, low back and peripheral nerves in the body as well. Neurosurgery is a complicated field and of course, it requires highly skilled professionals to handle it. There is always a high demand for the professionals in the field of neurosurgery.