My name is Karen Lohr, and IÕm an adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner, and I work here in the neurosurgery department at UVA. I was just attracted to the range of patients that they have. ThereÕs patients having just simple spine surgeries, patients having complex brain tumors removed. A lot of patients that we see come in for neck pain or back pain, and so a lot of times IÕm the first person that theyÕre seeing at their initial visit. One of the things that I find most rewarding is interacting with the patients and seeing their response to me. So when I see them in the hospital after their surgery, ÒThanks for coming to see me!Ó Just the patients giving kind of that feedback to us that weÕve made an impact on their life.