NREF Honor Your Mentor Funds Announce Awards

Honor Your Mentor (HYM) Funds recognize the incredible people who have advanced neurosurgery. Each mentor fund has a specific purpose, and donations fund a chosen research or educational endeavor in the mentor’s name across a variety of subspecialties.

The NREF congratulates the latest recipients of awards from HYM funds:

CHARLES L. BRANCH, SR. FUND

2022 James Phillip Caruso, MD, University of Texas Southwestern

“Lumbar lordosis restoration after low-grad spondylolisthesis correction: Is interbody fusion superior?”

CHRISTOPHER I. SHAFFREY FUND

2022 Yared Nigusie, Christopher I Shaffrey International Travelling Fellow Award

EDWARD S. CONNOLLY FUND

2022 Nora C. Kim, MD, New York University

“Impact of sarcopenic obesity on perioperative morbidity and mechanical complications following lumbar fusion”

SANFORD J. LARSON FUND

2022 Christina Huang Wright, MD, Oregon Health and Sciences University

“What factors influence sub-specialization and when? Analysis of evolving priorities throughout residency with a focus on identifying factors that may improve diversity within the spine subspecialty.”

STEWART B. DUNSKER FUND

2021 James H. Mooney, MD, University of Alabama

“Multicenter prospective analysis of clinical and radiographic outcomes after lumbar disc arthroplasty”

On behalf of the NREF Board of Directors, we congratulate all Honor Your Mentor Fund award recipients and offer our best wishes for continued success.