Newswise — NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2013) — Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, has been named the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) president-elect for 2013-2014. His appointment was announced during the AANS 81st Annual Scientific Meeting, held April 27-May 1, 2013 in New Orleans.
Dr. Harbaugh, Chairman and Distinguished Professor at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Department of Neurosurgery and the Penn State College of Medicine, recently completed a three-year term as the AANS treasurer. A member of the AANS since 1986, he has presided as chair of the Finance Committee, the AANS/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Washington Committee and the AANS Resident Mentoring Program.
“I am looking forward to working with [Incoming AANS President William] Couldwell and the other members of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors to help guide neurosurgery during a period of turbulent change in U.S. health care,” Dr. Harbaugh says, noting that in the coming year, he hopes to “work as effectively as possible to represent all North American neurosurgeons, their co-workers and their patients in every sphere of neurosurgical endeavor.”
In addition to his work in its department of neurosurgery, Dr. Harbaugh is a professor in Penn State’s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. He recently has been promoted to Penn State’s highest academic rank of University Distinguished Professor in addition to being appointed as the Director of the university’s Institute of the Neurosciences. He is presently a director for the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and a member of the National Football League’s Injury Surveillance and Head, Neck and Spine Committees. A sought-after symposium and conference lecturer, Dr. Harbaugh has edited three books, and published more than 230 articles, book chapters and abstracts.
Prior to completing his neurosurgical residency at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, Dr. Harbaugh earned his medical degree from the Penn State University College of Medicine in 1978.
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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