Press Releases
View the most recent press releases from the AANS below, or follow the link to browse and search the archive of AANS press releases.
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NREF Funding Spurs Tremendous Impact, Study Finds
January 25, 2023
In-training and early career neurosurgeons who were awarded Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) funding have significant success in acquiring subsequent grant support, research productivity and achievements of academic rank, according to a study done by the NREF, which examined the impact of NREF grants from 2000-2015.
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AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Contribute to SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program
January 24, 2023
The Cerebrovascular Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery joined in supporting the Society of Neurological Surgeons newly launched Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program.
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Brain Tumor Nonprofit StacheStrong Donates $110,000 for the Launch of the SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program
January 10, 2023
The Society of Neurological Surgeons announced it had established a Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program to increase the pool of neurosurgery residents conducting research and to enhance their success rate in becoming independent neurosurgeon-scientists.
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NREF Announces New Grant Program for Early Career Neurosurgeons
December 05, 2022
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) is pleased to announce a new grant program - the NREF Early Career Neurosurgeon Fellowship. Applications will be available through the NREF website beginning December 1, 2022. The NREF Early Career Neurosurgeon Traveling Fellowship is designed for neurosurgical residents, fellows and early-career neurosurgeons interested in a subspecialty experience away from their home neurosurgery program.
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NREF Honor Your Mentor Funds Exceeds $7 Million in Pledges
October 11, 2022
The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation's (NREF) Honor Your Mentor (HYM) Funds started in 2014 with a modest six funds and total pledges of $177,195 from 37 donors. Today, NREF is excited to announce that the program has climbed to an impressive 70 funds with total pledges of $7,067,324.84 from 2,459 donors.
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2022 Cerebrovascular Traveling Fellowship Winners Announced
September 27, 2022
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) and the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section are pleased to announce that Edward Duckworth, MD, MS, FAANS, and Farhan Siddiq, MD, FAANS, have been selected as recipients of the 2022 Joint Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship.
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NREF Announces 2022-23 Recipients of Clinical Fellowship Grants
September 20, 2022
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) has secured agreements with DePuy Synthes, Globus Medical, Medtronic, NuVasive and Olympus to provide funding in support of the foundation's Clinical Fellowship Grants program.
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NREF Announces Recipients of 2022-23 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards
September 13, 2022
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) announces this year's recipients of the foundation's Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards.
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NREF Awards 2022 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships
September 06, 2022
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships.
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons Honors 2022 Award Winners
May 16, 2022
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons presented several major awards during the 2022 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia. These awards honor the lifetime contribution of members for their surgical, scientific and humanitarian accomplishments.
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Names Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, as the Organization's President
May 03, 2022
Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, has been named president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Stroink is a board-board certified neurosurgeon based in Illinois and will serve as the organization's president for the next 12 months.
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Names Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, as the Organization's President-elect
May 03, 2022
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Names Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS, as the organization's president-elect. The Charlotte-based neurosurgeon will serve as president-elect of the association for the next 12 months.
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NREF and AANS/CNS Tumor Section Announce StacheStrong and NREF Research Grant Recipients
September 17, 2021
The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Section on Tumors are pleased to announce Jacob Young, MD, and Daniel Green Eichberg, MD, as the recipients of the StacheStrong and NREF Research Grants on behalf of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors. These grants were funded by the NREF through a partnership with StacheStrong, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charity focused on raising funds and awareness for brain cancer research.
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NREF Announces Recipients of 2021-22 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards
June 22, 2021
NREF Announces Recipients of 2021-22 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards
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NREF Awards 2021 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships
June 22, 2021
NREF Awards 2021 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowships
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American Spine Registry Expands Sponsors with Addition of Medtronic
May 07, 2021
Medtronic Joins American Spine Registry as Sponsor
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NREF Announces 2021-22 Clinical Fellowship Grant Recipients
April 29, 2021
Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation Announces 2021-22 Clinical Fellowship Grant Recipients
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, as Organization's President-Elect
April 28, 2021
Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS, has been named president-elect of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FAANS, as Organization's Vice President
April 28, 2021
Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FAANS, a professor and co-chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been named vice president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
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American Association of Neurological Surgeons Names Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD, FAANS, as Organization's President
April 28, 2021
Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD, FAANS, has been named president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).