Jacob’s Disease: Neurosurgeons’ take on the Challenge of the Spine
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS (right) Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Vice Chair, Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD (left) Neurosurgeon at North Kansas City Hospital/Meritas Health North Kansas City, MO The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand […]
Honoring Women Leading the Way in Spinal Surgery
Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSC Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, and Director, Spinal Neurosurgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN In light of our current Spine Focus as well as Women in History month, we would like to honor two prominent women who have demonstrated remarkable dedication, leadership and contribution to the field of spinal neurosurgery. […]
What Neurosurgeons are Learning from the Quality Outcomes Database – Spine
Guest post written by multiple members from the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, FACS; Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH, FAANS; Mohammed Bydon MD; Catherine Ann Miller, MD and Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, FAANS. The NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) was established in 2008 by the American […]
AANS/CNS Spotlight – Exceptional Speakers at the 2018 Spine Summit
This year’s 2018 Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, which is being held this week in Orlando, FL, features a noteworthy ensemble of honored guests and speakers who will advance the meeting theme of, “Restoring Alignment in an Era of Global Change.” These speakers are innovators and […]