Newswise — NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2013) — Alex Valadka, MD, FAANS, FACS, has been named treasurer of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) during the AANS 81st Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, held April 27-May 1, 2013. This appointment comes on the heels of Dr. Valadka’s one-year stint as AANS’ 2012-2013 Vice President.
Based in Austin, Texas, Dr. Valadka is the Chief Executive Officer of the Seton Brain and Spine Institute. His service with the AANS includes participation on its Board of Directors, as well as service as chair of the Membership Committee, Public Relations Committee, the Washington Committee for Neurosurgery, and the AANS/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care, respectively.
A member of more than 15 professional societies, Dr. Valadka also has held editorial board positions for publications such as Neurosurgical Focus, AANS Neurosurgeon, Journal of Trauma and Journal of Neurotrauma. He is the author of 95 abstracts, 30 book chapters and more than 75 scientific papers. In 2005, he co-edited the textbook Neurotrauma: Evidence-Based Answers to Common Questions.
Among Dr. Valadka’s goals for his new role is to “[work] with all AANS members to ensure that we provide the best possible care to our patients as technology and health-care delivery systems undergo rapid change,” he says. “Internationally, the AANS will strengthen its relationships with neurosurgeons and neurosurgical societies in other countries, and continue to be the leading voice for neurosurgical safety and quality.”
Dr. Valadka, who counts neurotrauma and critical care among his clinical and research interests, is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the Medical College of Virginia.
About the 2013 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting: Attended by neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, medical students, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants, allied health professionals and other medical professionals, the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting is the largest gathering of neurosurgeons in the nation, with an emphasis on the field’s latest research and technological advances. A record-breaking 1,003 scientific abstracts were presented for review at the 2013 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, and the scientific presentations given at this year’s event represent cutting-edge examples of the incredible developments taking place within the field of neurosurgery. Additional information about the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting and the Meeting Program can be found at http://www.aans.org/Annual Meeting/2013/Main/Home.aspx.
Media Representatives: If you would like to cover the meeting, have interest in a topic related to neurosurgery or would like to interview a neurosurgeon — either on-site or via telephone — please contact John Iwanski, AANS Director of Member and Public Outreach, at (847) 378-0517 or e-mail him at [email protected]. News and updates on the 2013 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting also can be found at http://www.aans.org/Annual%20Meeting/2013/Main/Media.aspx.
Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with nearly 8,300 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. All active members of the AANS are certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Neurosurgery) of Canada or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, AC. Neurological surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the spinal column, spinal cord, brain and peripheral nerves. For more information, visit www.AANS.org.
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