Newswise — ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (August 1, 2012) — The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) is pleased to recognize the recipients of its 2012-2013 post-residency clinical fellowship grants. For the upcoming academic year, the following programs will receive funding in these respective specialties:
Endovascular NeurosurgeryBarrow Neurological InstituteUniversity of Florida
Neurocritical CareThomas Jefferson University
OncologyMD Anderson Cancer CenterThe University of Texas
Pediatric NeurosurgeryThe University of Utah
SpineCedars-Sinai Medical CenterJohns Hopkins UniversityMedical College of WisconsinNorthwestern UniversityRush UniversityToronto Western Hospital/The University of TorontoUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San FranciscoUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MiamiUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Wisconsin
Programs that focus on a number of neurosurgical subspecialties were eligible to apply for the fellowship grant, including those with concentrations in general neurosurgery and stereotactic/functional neurosurgery. Grant applications were reviewed by the NREF’s Educational Grants Committee (EGC), and recipients were selected based on established criteria and the needs of the hospital or institution seeking support.
The neurosurgeons who comprise the EGC are volunteers who do not receive compensation from the NREF for their efforts, nor do they receive financial or other support from the medical device companies that fund the fellowship grants. This year’s funding is provided by Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.; DePuy Spine, Inc.; Lanx, Inc.; Medtronic; and Zimmer Spine, Inc.
“It is extremely gratifying to receive this fundamentally critical support from our industry partners to help advance neurosurgery’s mission to improve the quality of life for individuals who are afflicted with diseases of the nervous system,” says AANS President Mitchel S. Berger, MD, FAANS, FACS. “The NREF funding mechanism is essential to promote clinical and basic research that will enable neurosurgeons to advance the art and science of our specialty.”
The NREF facilitates research funding opportunities as a means to make advances in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions such as brain tumors, strokes, and spinal disorders.
“The support provided [by our corporate partners] will give neurosurgeons at these institutions the opportunity to continue their training in innovative, state-of-the-art techniques in multiple areas of neurosurgery,” says NREF Chairman Griffith R. Harsh IV, MD, FAANS. “This additional education will enhance their ability, well into the future, to help thousands of patients with debilitating neurological diseases.” ###
About the NREFFounded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) in 1981, the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) is the premier foundation supporting neurosurgical research. It supports neurosurgical residents and young neurosurgical faculty in North America conducting basic science, patient-oriented clinical, and outcomes research. This NREF-supported research — on neurosurgical disorders ranging from brain tumors and epilepsy to spine disorders and Parkinson's Disease — seeks to improve patient care and quality of life through advances in disorder diagnosis and treatment. For more information about the NREF, please visit https://www.aans.org/NREF.aspx.
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