Day Appointed Chief of Neurosurgery
Arthur L. Day, MD, began as chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery on July 1. Day has been vice chairman of the department for five years, strengthening collaborations with his colleagues across the hospital, including Neurology, Radiology and the Emergency Department, in caring for stroke and intracranial hemorrhage patients.
“During his time at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Art has proven to be a thought leader in clinical care, research and teaching,” BWH President Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, said. “He brings a wealth of talent and wisdom to this leadership position.”
As Neurosurgery chief, Day aims to strengthen the department’s clinical practice, research and teaching missions, and build on collaborations with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital. “Our Department of Neurosurgery is already excellent,” Day said. “I am privileged to take this role and expand upon the vision that so many talented individuals before me have created.”
Day’s leadership will prove instrumental as the departments of
Neurosurgery and Neurology continue to drive BWH’s Neurosciences Center of Excellence. With these two departments working hand in hand, BWH offers patients with diseases of the nervous system one of the largest and most comprehensive teams of neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and radiologists available anywhere.
Day serves as residency program director for the BWH and Children’s Hospital joint residency program. He is also a past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, past chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and currently serves as a member of the Residency Review Committee for Neurosurgery. A nationally noted scholar, he has authored many papers and chapters on the nervous system.
Day received his MD from Louisiana State University and completed his residency at the University of Florida. He began his career at the University of Florida, where he rose to the position of professor and co-chair of his department.
Day succeeds Neurosurgery chief Peter Black, MD, PhD, who decided to return to his roots of surgery, research and teaching. “I thank Peter for his leadership, vision and great service to the department and our hospital,” Gottlieb said. “I know he joins me in wishing the best for Art as he leads the Department of Neurosurgery that continues its promise of delivering the best care possible to our patients and support to their families.”