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Released: 15-Apr-2019 5:30 PM EDT
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, as Organization’s Treasurer
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, has been named treasurer of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). The association announced his appointment during the 87th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, held in San Diego, April 13-17, 2019.

Released: 15-Apr-2019 5:30 PM EDT
Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Trial in 79 Recurrent, Previously Irradiated Intracranial Neoplasms
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Mahaley Clinical Research Award, Peter Nakaji, MD, FAANS, presented his research titled Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Trial in 79 Recurrent, Previously Irradiated Intracranial Neoplasms, during the 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

Released: 15-Apr-2019 5:05 PM EDT
Chuck Noll Foundation sponsors first annual “Chuck Noll Foundation Lecture on Sports Related Trauma” in partnership with the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research today announced that it will sponsor its first annual lectureship Chuck Noll Foundation Lecture on Sports Related Trauma —- during this year’s AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care which will be held at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting on April 13-17, 2019, in San Diego.

Released: 20-Nov-2018 4:05 PM EST
NeuroPoint Alliance Welcomes New Participants to QOD
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

NeuroPoint Alliance welcomes Martin Health System of Stuart, Fla., UC Health Yampa Valley Medical Center of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Stormont Vail Medical Center of Topeka, Kan., to the Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) Spine and Neurovascular programs.

Released: 17-Jul-2018 9:05 AM EDT
NeuroPoint Alliance Welcomes Mayfield Brain & Spine to QOD
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Mayfield Brain & Spine joins over 100 existing QOD participating centers.

26-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Travels to the Tropics: “Deutschtum” and Fedor Krause’s visits to Brazil
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

A presentation at the 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting

26-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Study of Thymosin Alpha 1 and its Effect in Postoperative ICH Patients
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

A presentation at the 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting

26-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Vascular Targeting Causing Thrombosis in an Arteriovenous Malformation Animal Model
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

A presentation at the 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting

25-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Genotype-Based, Local Targeted Therapy for Glioma
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

A presentation at the 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting

25-Apr-2018 6:05 PM EDT
Systemic and Local Immunosuppression in Patients with High-Grade Meningiomas
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

A presentation at the 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting

25-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Seeded High-Density Collagen Gel for Annular Repair: in Vivo Sheep Study
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

A presentation at the 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting

Released: 11-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT
NeuroPoint Welcomes New Participants to QOD
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Three hospitals and health systems join North America's largest spine registry.

Released: 29-Nov-2017 3:25 PM EST
NeuroPoint Alliance Expands Quality Outcomes Database
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) recently welcomed five hospitals and health systems to the Quality Outcomes Database (QOD).

Released: 13-Nov-2017 3:05 PM EST
Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation Names Industry Veteran Flagg Flanagan to Board of Directors
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Flagg Flanagan as public director to the NREF Board of Directors for a two-year term.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 4:05 PM EST
Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation Announces New Cerebrovascular Traveling Observerships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

The Joint Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship will allow a practicing, CAST-certified neurointerventionalist to visit a high-volume cerebrovascular center for a one-week observership.

Released: 20-Jul-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Senator McCain’s Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumor Brings Spotlight on Glioblastoma
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Free neurosurgeon written and reviewed information about glioblastoma and other neurosurgical conditions available at aans.org.

Released: 30-May-2017 2:30 PM EDT
60 is the New 40: Did You Ask Your Spine About That?
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Is it just bad luck or do our spinal columns age badly? Why are our spines so vulnerable? Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS discusses osteoporosis and bone health.

25-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Folate Receptor Overexpression Can Be Visualized in Real Time During Pituitary Adenoma Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Synthes Skull Base Award, John Y.K. Lee, MD, FAANS, presented his research, Folate Receptor Overexpression Can Be Visualized in Real Time During Pituitary Adenoma Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting

25-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Angiogenesis Plays a Critical Role in Group 3 Medulloblastoma Pathogenesis
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Columbia Softball Charity Award, Eric M. Thompson, MD, presented his research, Angiogenesis Plays a Critical Role in Group 3 Medulloblastoma Pathogenesis, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

25-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Overlapping Surgeries are not Associated with Worse Patient Outcomes: Retrospective Multivariate Analysis of 14,872 Neurosurgical Cases Performed at a Single Institution
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Robert Florin Award, Michael Bohl, MD, presented his research, Overlapping Surgeries are not Associated with Worse Patient Outcomes: Retrospective Multivariate Analysis of 14,872 Neurosurgical Cases Performed at a Single Institution, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

25-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Clinical and Molecular Features of Genomic Subgroups in Meningioma
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Integra Foundation Award, Mark W. Youngblood, presented his research, Clinical and Molecular Features of Genomic Subgroups in Meningioma, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

24-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Early vs. Late Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Following Transsphenoidal Surgery for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas: A Matched Multi-Center Cohort Study
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Leksell Radiosurgery Award, Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS, presented his research, Early vs. Late Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Following Transsphenoidal Surgery for Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas: a Matched Multi-center Cohort Study, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

24-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Plasticity of Motor Representations in Patients with Brain Lesions: a Navigated TMS Study
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Brainlab Community Neurosurgery Award, Sandro Krieg, MD, presented his research, Plasticity of Motor Representations in Patients with Brain Lesions: a Navigated TMS Study, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

24-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Seizure Outcome After Surgical Resection of Insular Glioma
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Journal on Neuro-Oncology Award sponsored by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Doris Du Wang, MD, presented her research, Seizure Outcome After Surgical Resection of Insular Glioma, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

24-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Internal Jugular Vein Compression: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Blast-induced Hearing Injury
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the ThinkFirst Injury Prevention Award, Brian D. Sindelar, MD, presented his research, Internal Jugular Vein Compression: A Novel Approach to Mitigate Blast-induced Hearing Injury, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

24-Apr-2017 6:05 AM EDT
A Pilot Study of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Best International Abstract Award, Laura Salgado Lopez, MD, presented her research, A Pilot Study of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment-resistant Schizophrenia, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Tracking Career Paths of Women in Neurosurgery
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Louise Eisenhardt Travel Scholarship, Jaclyn Janine Renfrow, MD, presented her research, Tracking Career Paths of Women in Neurosurgery, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma/Astrocytoma
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the American Brain Tumor Association Young Investigator Award, Anthony C. Wang, MD, a neurosurgeon at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, presented research findings in a talk entitled Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma/Astrocytoma, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. His research was made possible through a multi-national collaboration between researchers and physicians in Seattle, Toronto and Heidelberg.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Detection of wtEGFR Amplification and EGFRvIII Mutation in CSF-Derived Extracellular Vesicles of High-Grade Glioma Patients
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Preuss Award, Javier Figueroa, MD, presented his research, Detection of wtEGFR Amplification and EGFRvIII Mutation in CSF-Derived Extracellular Vesicles of High-Grade Glioma Patients, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Assessment of Sagittal Balance Following Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Are We Kyphosing the Lumbar Spine?
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Stewart B. Dunsker, MD, Award, Karthik Madhavan, MD, presented his research, Assessment of Sagittal Balance Following TLIF - Are We Kyphosing the Lumbar Spine?, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Optical Topographic Imaging for Intra-Operative Three-Dimensional Navigation in the Cervical Spine: Accuracy Validation and Initial Clinical Feasibility
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Sanford J. Larson, MD, PhD, Award, Daipayan Guha, MD, presented his research, Optical Topographic Imaging for Intra-Operative Three-Dimensional Navigation in the Cervical Spine: Accuracy Validation and Initial Clinical Feasibility, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Caudate Stimulation Enhances Human Associative Learning
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Philip L. Gildenberg MD Resident Award, Sarah Kathleen Bourne Bick, MD, presented her research, Caudate Stimulation Enhances Human Associative Learning, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.



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