Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2015) — The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) has named Texas-based neurosurgeon H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FAANS, as its 2015-2016 president. His appointment was announced during the 83rd AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., May 2-6, 2015.
“As president of the AANS, I serve both the specialty and public interest. Neurosurgery cannot be performed by other health-care providers; by guiding health policy concerning the need for the highest-quality neurosurgical care and by ensuring continued patient access to neurosurgeons, neurosurgery will maintain its essential position in our evolving health-care system. The AANS leadership and staff will ensure that our members receive the highest-quality continuing education, keeping members on pace with the dramatic technological advances that will allow us to treat currently non-curable diseases,” said Batjer.
Batjer is the Lois C.A. and Darwin E. Smith Professor and chair of the department of neurological surgery at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he received his medical and surgical training. He is also the current president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons and co-chair of the National Football League’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee. He is past chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and past chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee for Neurological Surgery.
Batjer’s other leadership roles have included serving as past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Society of University Neurosurgeons and the Neurosurgical Society of America. His clinical and academic activities have focused on various aspects of ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease. Prior to his current role at UT Southwestern, Batjer held the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine first chair of neurological surgery.
Media Representatives: The 2015 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting press kit includes releases on highlighted scientific research, AANS officers and award winners, Neurosurgery Awareness Week and other relevant information about this year’s program. Those releases will also be posted under the “Media” area on the 2015 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting website. If you have interest in a topic related to neurosurgery or would like to interview a neurosurgeon — either onsite or via telephone — during this year’s event, please contact Alice Kelsey, AANS director of marketing and communications, via email at [email protected].
About the 2015 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. More than 1,200 scientific abstracts were presented for review at the 2015 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 2015 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting and the meeting program can be found here.
Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with more than 9,000 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. Fellows of the AANS are board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, A.C. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the spinal column, spinal cord, brain, nervous system and peripheral nerves.
For more information, visit www.AANS.org.
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