Join Dr Neil Archibald as he chats to Mr Surash Surash, consultant neurosurgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. We cover: what does Surash do all day? just how common is cauda equina syndrome? what should we do about foot drop? how neurosurgeons manage subarachnoid haemorrhage what is new in neuro-oncology and tumour surgery As ever, we hear what advice he would give his trainee self.