The Mission Statement

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is the organization that speaks for all of neurosurgery. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to promote the highest quality of patient care.

The AANS gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their support of the AANS Pinnacle Partners in Neurosurgery program: Accuray Incorporated, Biomet Spine, Boston Scientific Neurovascular, BrainLAB, Inc. Codman Neurovascular, a Johnson & Johnson company, Covidien, DePuy Spine, a Johnson & Johnson company, Elekta, ev3 the Endovascular Company, Globus Medical, Integra Foundation, Medtronic, MicroVention, Spine Wave, Stryker, Synthes Spine, Varian Medical Systems, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. Thank you for your investment in the future of neurosurgical education and research! Their support of this program is Strengthening Ties Between Corporate Partners and the Field of Neurosurgery.

Vision Statement

• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons* will ensure that neurosurgeons are recognized as the preeminent providers of quality care to patients with surgical disorders that affect the nervous system.
  
  
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will work to expand the scope of neurosurgical care as new technologies and treatments of neurological disorders become available.
  
  
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will be the organization speaking for neurosurgery through its communications and interactions with the public, media, government, medical communities, and third party payers.
  
  
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will be its members’ principal resource for professional interaction, practice information and education.
  
  
• The American Association of Neurological Surgeons will promote and support appropriate clinical and basic science to expand the scope of neurosurgical practice.

Approved by the AANS Board of Directors
April 21, 2006

Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with over 7,600 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 board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, A.C. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the spinal column, spinal cord, brain, nervous system and peripheral nerves. For more information on what neurosurgeons do, visit our public pages at www.NeurosurgeryToday.org®.

Visitors to our Web site can find Member Counts under "membership" including demographic details.

AANS Fact Sheet (PDF 970KB)

* Represents both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, a 501C6 organization, and the American Association of Neurosurgeons, a 501C3 organization