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WASHINGTON (April 16, 2007) – Troy M. Tippett, MD, FACS, was named vice president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) at the AANS Annual Meeting – Celebrating AANS’ Diamond Jubilee – in Washington, D.C., April 16-19, 2007 for a one-year term. A member of the AANS since 1979, he has served on the AANS Board of Directors since 2004. He has been chair of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee since 2004. He is a member of the following committees: Bylaws, Executive, Finance, Long-Range Planning, Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Executive Council and the NeurosurgeryPAC Board of Directors. In 2003, Dr. Tippett received the Distinguished Service Award from the AANS.

Dr. Tippett has been in private practice and a member of the Neurosurgical Group in Pensacola, Fla. since 1976, and medical director of this practice since 1988. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and received his medical degree in 1969 from the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis, Tenn. He completed his internship at City of Memphis Hospitals and neurosurgery residency at the University of

Dr. Tippett most recently finished a one-year term as president of the Florida Medical Association, a position he held from 2005 to 2006. He has also served as president of the Neurosurgical Society of America, the Florida Neurosurgical Society and the Escambia County Medical Society. He currently serves as chair of the Florida American Medical Association Delegation. He is a member of many professional organizations including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Southern Neurosurgical Society and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Tippett has authored papers and articles for scientific journals on topics including carotid endarterectomy, disc herniation and cervical spine procedures.

Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with more than 6,800 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. All active members of the AANS are certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Neurosurgery) of Canada or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, AC. Neurological surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the spinal column, spinal cord, brain and peripheral nerves.

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