2003 AANS Annual Meeting

April 26-May 1, 2003
San Diego, California

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The Science…
Highlights of the 2003 AANS Annual Meeting

• Captivating Speakers
• Scientific Program
• Just for Residents
• Young Neurosurgeons Luncheon
• New Nurse Program!

Captivating Speakers
(Select picture or speaker name to read their biography.)

Cushing Oration Tuesday, April 29 Henry A. Kissinger, PhD

The Richard C. Schneider Lecture Monday, April 28 Madjid Samii, MD, PhD

Hunt-Wilson Lecture Tuesday, April 29 Fred H. Gage, PhD

Rhoton Family Lecture Wednesday, April 30 Rear Admiral James A. Johnson

NEW! 1st Annual Kurze Lecture Wednesday, April 30 Gazi Yaşargil, MD

NEW! 1st Annual Van Wagenen Lecture Thursday, May 1 Neal F. Kassell, MD

Comprehensive Innovative Scientific Program

New Breakfast Seminar Topics!

• Diagnosis and Management of Foraminal and Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations
• Handheld Computing: An Essential Tool In Today’s Neurosurgical Practice
• Artificial Cervical Disk
• New and Evolving Technologies for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Disc
• How I Do It: Acoustic Tumors
• Anatomy, Surgical Treatments and Risks of Third Ventricle Tumors
• Improving Your Bottom Line in Today’s Neurosurgical Practice

Topics Back by Popular Demand

• ABNS Board Preparation
• How I Do It: Brain Tumors
• Recent Clinical Developments in Endoscopic Surgery of the Spine
• Lumbar Spine Fusion: Indications, Patient Selection and Current Techniques
• Current Treatments for Lumbar Stenosis
• Coil versus Clip

New Practical Clinics!

• Hands-On Peripheral Nerve Injuries
• Image-Guided Cranial & Intraoperative MRI
• Interactive Image-Guided Spinal Surgery

Clinics Back by Popular Demand

• Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Entrapments and Tumors: Examination & Evaluation
• How to Evaluate Your Job: Navigating Unfamiliar Territory
• Multidisciplinary Management of Cerebrovascular Critical Care
• Update on Tumors for the General Neurosurgeon
• Head Trauma: Current Treatment and Controversies

Just for Residents

• Attend courses for free by participating in the AANS Marshal’s Program
• Visit the Residents Lounge in the AANS Exhibit Hall

Special resident-only courses include:

• Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Entrapments and Tumors: Examination and Evaluation
• How to Evaluate a Job: Navigating Unfamiliar Territory
• A Multimedia Experience in Surgical Anatomy
• Basics of Spinal Stabilization, Fusion and Instrumentation

NREF puts the "FUN" back in FUNdraiser! Attend the Second Annual Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Fundraiser featuring Roz and the Wrecking Crew, a high-energy dance band who will perform classic R&B hits from the 70's, 80's and 90's. Annual Meeting attendees can purchase their tickets in conjunction with their Annual Meeting Registration.

Young Neurosurgeons Committee presents its Fifth Annual Silent Auction

April 28-30, 2003 -- benefiting the
Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation
Find out how you can help!

Young Neurosurgeons Luncheon

Wednesday, April 30, 2003
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.