Newswise — NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2013) — Gary Bloomgarden, MD, FAANS, FACS, will serve as the 2013-2014 Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the organization announced during its 81st Annual Scientific Meeting, which is held April 27–May 1, 2013, in New Orleans. He will join President William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS; President-Elect Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS; Treasurer Alex B. Valadka, MD, FAANS; Secretary Frederick A. Boop, MD, FAANS; and Immediate Past President Mitchel S. Berger, MD, FAANS, to complete the 2013-2014 AANS Executive Committee.
Dr. Bloomgarden, who recently concluded a three-year term on the AANS Board of Directors, is a partner at Connecticut Neuroscience, PC, in New Haven, and amid his primary areas of clinical and research interests are cranio-cervical disorders, abnormalities and surgery of the cervical and lumbar spine. He also serves as Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of Spine Programs at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, CT. In addition to his service with the AANS, he has been active with the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS), having served as its Secretary and Treasurer and later as its Chairman between the years of 2005 and 2009.
Board-certified by the American Board of Neurosurgeons (ABNS), Dr. Bloomgarden is a graduate of New York University Medical School in New York. He completed his residency training at Yale University Medical School in New Haven. Additionally, he holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of New Haven.
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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