Newswise — The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) has named Texas-based neurosurgeon H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FAANS, as its 2016-2017 past president. His appointment was announced during the 84th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Chicago, April 30-May 4, 2016.
“As past president of the AANS, I will continue to serve both our specialty as well as the public interests. Our Executive Committee and Board of Directors will remain focused on ensuring that health policy enables the public to receive the highest quality of neurosurgical care. It is clear that we have the current manpower necessary to assure patient access to care, and it is also clear that neurosurgery will maintain its essential position in our rapidly evolving healthcare system. The AANS leadership and staff will continue to ensure that our members receive the highest quality continuing education and be kept on pace with the dramatic technological advances that will ultimately allow us to cure 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 past president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons and co-chair of the National Football League (NFL)’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee. He is past chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) and past chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Residency Review Committee for Neurological Surgery.
Batjer’s other leadership roles have included serving as past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), the Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN) and the Neurosurgical Society of America (NSA). 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 position of first chair of neurological surgery at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Media Representatives: The 2016 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting press section will include releases on highlighted scientific research, AANS officers and award winners, Neurosurgery Awareness Month and other relevant information about the 2016 program. Releases will be posted under the “Media” area on the 2016 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 the event, please contact Alice Kelsey, AANS associate executive director, via email at [email protected].
About the 2016 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 submitted for the 2015 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting; the scientific presentations accepted for the 2016 event will represent cutting-edge examples of the incredible developments taking place within the field of neurosurgery. Additional information about the 2016 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 10,000 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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