Global Neuro-Oncology Committee

Global Neuro-Oncology Committee Co-Chair: Ekkehard Kasper, MD, and Kate Drummond, MDMembers: Anandh Balasubramanian, MD, James Balogun, MD, Dominik Cordier, MD, Ather Enam, MD, Sameh Elmorsy Hassan, MD, Lindy Jeffree, MD, Francesco DiMeco, MD, Okezie Obasi Kanu, MD, Ricardo Komatar, MD, George Samanduras, MD, Fumio Yamaguchi, MD, Jose Valerio, MD, Colin Watt, MD, and Manfred Westfal, […]

Guidelines

Guidelines Chair: Jeff Olson, MDCo-Chair: Ryan Ormond, MDMembers: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, Emanuela Binello, MD, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, Rohan Ramakrishna, MD, Matthew Shepard, MD, and Gabriel Zada, MD As the Joint Tumor Section approaches its 40th anniversary, guidelines activity remains an important component of its contribution to organized neurosurgery. The guidelines committee continues to carry forward with its […]

AANS/CNS Tumor Section Historian

Innovation and New Technology Committee Chair: Ian Parney MD, PhD It has been a busy year as we prepare to celebrate the Tumor Section’s 40th anniversary at the upcoming AANS Annual Meeting in Chicago. Based on input from all 17 current and prior Section on Tumors chairs, a peer-reviewed publication entitled: “The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors: […]

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Journal of Neuro-Oncology Editor: Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD The JNO Webinar series “Tumor Talk” continues to help promote published works. Recent data from analyzing Tumor Talk shows: High participant satisfaction Webinars draw >200 views on average on Cassyni and more on YouTube 8-20% of future publications in JNO come from participants or viewers of Cassyni […]

Neuro-Oncology Committee

Neuro-Oncology Committee Co-Chair: Eva Galanis, MD & Mark Gilbert, MD The Medical Neuro-Oncology Subcommittee appreciates the opportunity to help foster interdisciplinary activities by promoting educational opportunities and dialogue that focus on areas of interest for both neurosurgical and medical neuro-oncologists. In this context, we feel that two important advances warrant particular attention as they will […]

Membership Committee

Membership Committee Chair: Randy Jensen, MDCo-Chair: Isaac Yang, MDMembers: Ian Lee, MD, and Wajd Al-Holou, MD The membership committee continues to work to add value to Tumor Section membership. We personally contacted all Tumor Section members that had not paid their 2023 membership dues. Many members responded to our reminder, and we have significantly improved […]

Pediatrics Committee

Pediatrics Committee Chair: Lissa Baird, MDCo-Chair: Anthony Wang, MD The Executive Committee of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery met in Oklahoma City, Okla., on November 29, 2023. An update on tumor-related concerns was provided by Anthony Wang.     NCCN medulloblastoma guidelines in 2023 and revised pediatric glioma management guidelines are upcoming in […]

Research Committee

Research Committee Chair: Maryam Rahman, MDCo-Chair: Chetan  Bettegowda, MD, PhDMembers: Orin Bloch, MD, Desmond Brown, MD, PhD, Mahua Dey, MD, Peter Fecci, MD, James Market, MD, Gautam Mehta, MD, Dan Orringer, MD, Jonathan Sherman, MD, and Matthew Tate, MD The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Research Subcommittee organized incredibly successful afternoon breakout sessions at the AANS/CNS Section […]

Scientific Program at 2024 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting

Scientific Program at 2024 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting Chair: Kristin Huntoon, DO, PhD Co-Chair: Christine Lee, MD, and Ian Parney, MD, PhD Inspired by this year’s theme, What Matters, the Section on Tumors’ 2024 AANS Annual Meeting scientific program will focus on interactive modular segments to highlight what matters in 2024 for glioma, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, […]

Skull Base Committee

Skull Base Committee Chair: Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD Co-Chair: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD Members: Vincent Dinapoli, MD, Ian Dunn, MD, Michael Ivan, MD, Michael Link, MD, and Gordon Li, MD Spinal oncology is emerging as a distinct, yet vital subset of neuro-oncology. With advancements in radiation and systemic therapies, we expect to see longer survival and, […]