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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
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 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: 25-Oct-2017 3:05 PM EDT
NeuroPoint Alliance Welcomes WellStar to Quality Outcomes Database
NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA)

WellStar joins NeuroPoint Alliance Quality Outcomes Databases as newest participant.

   
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.

23-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FAANS, as Organization’s President Elect
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FAANS, has been named president elect of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). The association announced her appointment during the 85th AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Los Angeles, April 22-26, 2017.

   
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.

21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
White Blood Cell Count and Neutrophil‑lymphocyte Ratio Improve Prediction of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Good‑grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the DePuy Synthes Cerebrovascular Award, Fawaz Al-Mufti, MD, presented his research, White Blood Cell Count and Neutrophil‑lymphocyte Ratio Improve Prediction of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Good‑grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

   
21-Apr-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Cheating Death: A Neurosurgical History of Human Resuscitation, Reanimation, and the Pursuit of Immortality
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Winner of the Vesalius Award, Michael Bohl, MD, presented his research, Cheating Death: A Neurosurgical History of Human Resuscitation, Reanimation, and the Pursuit of Immortality, during the 2017 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.

Released: 13-Apr-2017 3:05 PM EDT
The AANS Honors Renowned Members at Annual Meeting
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Listing of the major awards to be presented during the 2017 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting.

   
Released: 13-Apr-2017 3:05 PM EDT
AANS 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Announcement of American Association of Neurological Surgeons' Annual Meeting, in L.A., April 22-26, 2017

Released: 7-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT
NeuroPoint Alliance Welcomes Intermountain Healthcare to Quality Outcomes Database
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Intermountain Healthcare recently signed on as NeuroPoint Alliance’s (NPA) first health system. Intermountain is participating in all of the current Quality Outcomes Databases.

   
Released: 2-Feb-2017 11:05 AM EST
2018 and 2019 Van Wagenen Fellows Announced
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Fellowship Awardees Announced for the William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship for the next two years.

Released: 19-Aug-2016 4:05 PM EDT
A Mobile App for Acute Stroke
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists and neurointerventionalists have been collaborating to develop and implement more efficient systems to reduce the delay from stroke onset to therapy

Released: 19-Aug-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Progress in Steps Rather than Miles:
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

In support of Neurosurgery Awareness Month, the story of one patient's recovery from stroke.

Released: 19-Aug-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Woodrow Wilson’s Hidden Stroke of 1919
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

World War I had catapulted the U.S. from historical isolationism into a major European conflict. Upon the close of the war, Wilson's vision involved a permanent U.S. imprint on democracy in world affairs. On Oct. 2, 1919, Wilson suffered his fourth and most serious ischemic stroke, leaving him incapacitated.

Released: 21-Jun-2016 9:05 AM EDT
New Timeline for Prestigious William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Foreign study fellowship offered for post-residency neurosurgeons.

3-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
BRAF Alteration Status and the Histone H3F3A Gene K27M Mutation Segregate Spinal Cord Astrocytoma Histology
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

To address the hypothesis that genomic alterations could segregate spinal cord astrocytoma histologic grades, the authors sequenced cancer-related genes in a cohort of 17 tumors.

3-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Management of Basilar Invagination: A Historical Perspective
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

The author reviewed existing literature and summarized the historical and modern perspectives in the management of basilar invagination.



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