For this brain surgeon, the operating room is 'the ultimate in mindful meditation'

For this brain surgeon, the operating room is 'the ultimate in mindful meditation' toggle caption Brian Marcus /Penguin Randomhouse Neurosurgeon Theodore Schwartz still remembers the first time he witnessed brain surgery in person. "When I first saw that, it was nothing but awe and excitement and the fact that they were doing it to help another human being and going into the brain and the mind," Schwartz says. "And that allows us to get to these very delicate parts of the brain much more quickly, and without disrupting as much of the patient's anatomy so that they heal much faster." toggle caption Penguin Random House Interview highlights On the need for power tools for such delicate surgery We think of brain surgery as something that's very fine and delicate.