LAUSR

To the Editor: With the outbreak of the global coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, the world’s population has been forced to rapidly adapt to a new reality. “Social distancing”—a term virtually unknown 6 mo ago, has now driven radical changes in many of our timehonored practices. As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, it became apparent that the traditional face-to-face encounters, which are a cornerstone of neurosurgical practice, would be both unwise and unsafe. It was during these times that telehealth was quickly recognized as a part of the solution. While telehealth was initially conceived as a means of serving rural and underserved areas, many subspecialties have now come to embrace it as a tool in delivering comprehensive healthcare.1-6 At our institution, much like at many other major academic centers, an extremely rapid roll-out of a telehealth program for the neurosurgical department was performed. In this letter, we present our experience with this implementation.