International Activities
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons is dedicated to increasing international participation in AANS. These pages focus on information of particular interest to neurosurgeons and allied medical professionals practicing outside of the United States.
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News/Announcements
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AANS Now Accepting Applications fo rthe 2012 AANS International Visiting Surgeon Fellowship. More information
- The AANS created a content library of videos, podcast and other content for use on iPod mobile devices. Learn more.
- Kenichiro Sugita International Symposium during the AANS 2011 Annual Meeting:
The AANS-Sugita International Symposium will bring together neurosurgeons from around the world who were influenced by the teachings of Professor Sugita. A superb scientific program has been created to honor the name of and celebrate his career. Neurosurgeons of international repute will speak at this special symposium, and describe the ways in which their careers were shaped by Professor Sugita.
Award Announcements:
- AANS International Lifetime Recognition Award
AANS will honor Shigeaki Kobayashi from Nagano, Japan at the International Reception the evening of Monday, April 11 (during the AANS Annual Meeting in Denver).
- Best International Abstract Award: The AANS Scientific Program Committee selected Christian Senft, MD for the Best International Abstract Award. His abstract #310 is titled Intraoperative MRI Guided vs. Conventional Microsurgical Brain Tumor Resection Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial and he will present on April 11 during Plenary Session I.
- AANS International Travel Scholarship: The 2011 recipient is Atul H. Goel, MD from Mumbai, India for his abstract titled Craniovertebral realignment: Concept, design and technique. Dr. Goel will make his presentation (#863) on April 13 during the Spine Section session.
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group
- A selection of articles from the Journal of Neurosurgery; the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; or the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics is posted on the AANS Web site. The articles selected are of international interest, or written by an international author. The articles are included in their entirety
- Articles older than 12 months through 10 years are available on the JNSPG website as open access. Articles older than 10 years can be purchased as a single article, through "pay per view."