This is a basic bibliography of the books for Neurosurgery Residents (my personal opinion)

Anatomy

Rhoton’s Cranial Anatomy and Surgical Approaches, 1e.
Albert L. Rhoton Jr., MD

Basic 

Handbook of Neurosurgery, 7e
Mark S. Greenberg

Handbook of Spine Surgery 2nd Edition
Ali A Baaj (Editor), Praveen V. Mummaneni (Editor), Juan S. Uribe (Editor), Alexander R. Vaccaro (Editor), Mark S. Greenberg (Editor)

Decision Making in Neurocritical Care
Jennifer A Frontera

Diagnostic Imaging: Brain
Anne G Osborn and Karen L Salzman

Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy: Brain, Head and Neck, Spine
H. Ric Harnsberger and Anne G. Osborn

Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography
Ann Osborn

General Neurosurgery

Schmidek and Sweet’s Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results, 2-Volume Set, 6e
Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

Youmans Neurological Surgery (Four Volume Set), 6e.
Ed: Richard H. Winn

Principles of Neurological Surgery: Expert Consult
Richard G. Ellenbogen MD FACS (Author), Laligam N Sekhar MD FACS (Author)

Techniques 

Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves
Richard Glenn Fessler (Editor), Laligam N. Sekhar (Editor)

Seven Aneurysms: Tenets and Techniques for Clipping 1st Edition
Michael T. Lawton (Editor)

Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade 3rd Edition
Alexander R. Vaccaro (Editor), Todd J. Albert (Editor)

Core Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery: Expert Consult – Online and Print, 1e 1 Har/Psc Edition
Rahul Jandial MD PhD (Author), Paul McCormick MD MPH FACS (Author), Peter M Black MD PhD (Author)

BOARD REVIEW 

Comprehensive Neurosurgery Board Review
Jonathan Stuart Citow (Editor), R. Loch Macdonald (Editor)

Intensive Neurosurgery Board Review: Neurological Surgery Q&A 2nd Edition
Thomas Psarros (Author), Shawn Moore (Author)

Definitive Neurological Surgery Board Review (Board Review Series) 1st Edition
Shawn Moore (Author), Thomas Psarros (Author)

Neurosurgery Board Review: Questions and Answers for Self-Assessment 3rd Edition
Cargill H. Alleyne (Editor), M. Neil Woodall (Editor), Jonathan Stuart Citow (Editor)

Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A Comprehensive Review 1st Edition
Robert Harbaugh (Editor), Christopher I. Shaffrey (Editor), William T. Couldwell (Editor), Mitchel S. Berger (Editor)

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