From The Chair
From The Chair AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Chair: Isabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 16 AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Symposium on September 8-9, 2023, in Washington, DC just before the CNS Annual Meeting. The meeting’s theme: “Brain and Spine Recurrent […]
Editor’s Corner
Editor’s Corner Newsletter Editor: Garni Barkhoudarian, MDNewsletter Assistant Editor: Kristin Huntoon, DO, PhD We are happy to share the Fall 2023 edition of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter. This year’s CNS meeting motto is “Imagine, Innovate, Inspire.” These three tenets are core aspects in any field of medicine and surgery. Neurosurgery has a long […]
Awards
Awards Chair: Jennifer Moliterno, MDCo-Chair: Frank Attenello, MDMembers: Jason Heth, MD, Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD and William Curry The AANS/CNS section on Tumors is excited about the incredible science that will be highlighted at the upcoming 2023 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting. It was especially difficult to choose the best among all the very strong […]
Bylaws (Rules and Regulations)
Bylaws (Rules and Regulations) Chair: Edjah Nduom, MDMembers: Fred Barker, MD; Uzma Samadani, MD; Walavan Sivakumar, MD and Jeff Weinberg, MD After an engaged discussion with our membership, the Rules and Regulations of the Section on Tumors for the AANS/CNS have been updated and ratified by both AANS and CNS Thank you to all who […]
Clinical Trials and Registries
Clinical Trials and Registries Co-Chair: Brad Elder, MD, and Gavin Dunn, MDMembers: Dan Cahill, MD, Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD, Mark Linskey, MD, Timothy Smith, MD, Andrew Sloan, MD, and Michael Vogelbaum, MD The Clinical Trials and Registries sub-committee is excited to provide updates on important tumor registry and clinical trial activity. In addition to this update, we […]
Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST)
Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Chair: Linda M. Liau, MD, PhDMembers: Ian Dunn, MD, Isabelle Germano, MD, Fred Lang, MD, Michael Link, MD, Jennifer Moliterno-Gunel, MD, Jeffrey Olson, MD, Jeff Weinberg, MD, and Gabe Zada, MD The Tumor Section CAST sub-committee met at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles in April 2023. […]
Communication
Communication Chair: Kimberly Hoang, MDCo-Chair: Claire Karekezi, MDMembers: Maria Huda, MD, and Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD The Communications sub-committee continues its work of promoting the events, guidelines and publications of the joint section and amplifying the academic output of members. The group has promoted the continuing “Headlines” and “Future Leaders” series, focusing on rising stars in […]
Development and Partnership
Development and Partnership Chair: Brian V. Nahed, MDCo-Chair: Susan C. Pannullo, MDMembers: Lilyana Angelov, MD, Kairson Chaichana, MD, John Lee, MD, Amankulor Nduka, MD, and Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD On the heels of a successful Development and Partnerships Headlines program, we developed a new webinar series entitled: “Future Leaders,” highlighting junior faculty and fellows and their clinical and […]
Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNS)
Early to Mid-Career (E2MC) Neurosurgeons Committee Co-Chair: Stephanie Cheok, MD, and Christian Bowers, MDMembers: Raj Mukherjee, MD, PhD, and Randy D’Amico, MD We welcome a new academic year and Dr. Christian Bowers and Dr. Stephanie Cheok are honored to co-chair the Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC). This year’s theme Imagine, Innovate, Inspire fittingly represents the […]
Education
Education Committee Chair: Gelareh Zadeh, MDCo-Chair: Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhDMembers: Michael Lim, MD, Pablo Recinos, MD, Vivian Tabar, MD, and Brad Zacharia, MD This year’s theme for the CNS is Imagine, Innovate, Inspire and serves as an opportunity to look to the future. The Education sub-committee is dedicated to providing educational materials throughout the career […]