AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: December 2016 – Neurosurgical Subspecialization
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. In the December 2016 edition, the AANS Neurosurgeon explores the theme, […]
AMA Honors Katie O. Orrico with Lifetime Achievement Award
From time to time you will see us promote items on Neurosurgery Blog in order to spotlight some great things which are born out of the many individuals who work on behalf of organized neurosurgery. For our post today we would like to highlight that earlier this week, the American Medical Association awarded Katie O. […]
Faces of Neurosurgery’s Founders: Victor Horsley
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY “There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different.” – Alfred P. Sloan […]
Faces of Neurosurgery’s Founders: Harvey Cushing
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Did you know that August is AANS Neurosurgery Awareness Month? This year, for Neurosurgery Awareness Month, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons is bringing attention to the role of neurosurgeons in the treatment of stroke. Materials include a review […]
Innovation in Education
H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FACS, FAANS (left) President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Lois C. A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Neurosurgery Department Dallas, TX Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS (right) Vice President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Mount Kismo Medical Group […]
Achieving Accountability for Graduate Medical Education
Atul Grover, MD, PhD Executive Vice President Association of American Medical Colleges Washington, DC “Accountability” is a word that comes up often in all aspects of my professional endeavors, whether it is the emergence of accountable care organizations (ACOs) — which have eclipsed the health maintenance organizations (HMOs) of a generation ago — or the […]
AANS Spotlight: AANS Neurosurgeon Reveals Neurosurgery from the Patient’s Perspective
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. The September 2015 issue of AANS Neurosurgeon explores the theme “Neurosurgery: […]
AANS Spotlight – June 2015: Neurosurgical Screening and Surveillance
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. The June 2015 edition of AANS Neurosurgeon explores the theme, “Neurosurgical […]
Neurosurgeons as Neurointensivists
Guest post from Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS AANS Past President SNS President Director, Institute of the Neurosciences Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Professor, Department of Engineering Science & Mechanics The Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Neurocritical care is part of the continuum of neurosurgical care and neurosurgeons […]
AANS Annual Meeting Spotlight: Peyton Manning Tosses Leadership TD
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York When I was young, I would ride my bike across town to the Baltimore Colts training camp. Watching Johnny Unitas (the best quarterback of his generation) work […]