Tumor News Fall 2019

From the Chair

Greetings, and Welcome to the Fall 2019 AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter Dear Colleagues: As we look forward to gathering again at the 2019 CNS annual meeting in San Francisco, this is a great opportunity to reflect upon recent...

Tumor Section Education: CNS Tumor Complication Course

The CNS is offering a brand new live course this year focused on prevention and management of complications related to brain tumors. It will be held Jan 25-26, 2020, in Las Vegas. The faculty include: Manish Aghi, MD, PhD, FAANS, University of California...

Tumor Section Awards Update

The Tumor Section Awards Committee continues to actively develop the most robust award program for outstanding research of any of the AANS/CNS sections. At the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting each year, the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors sponsors 12 Awards...

Andrew T. Parsa Honor Your Mentor Fund

Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD, FAANS , a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., completed his undergraduate studies at Yale College, with a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. At Yale, he developed an interest in neurological oncology, after completing a student...

2019 CNS Meeting: A Preview of Tumor Section Highlights

Constructed with the guiding theme of The Age of Reason for Neurosurgery , the 2019 CNS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 18-23, is anticipated to be both an exciting and evidence-based event. The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors has planned several...

2020 Tumor Section Satellite Symposium

Neurosurgical Oncology 2020: A Vision for the Future Chairs Michael A. Vogelbaum, MD, PhD, FAANS Ian Dunn, MD, FAANS Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS Committee Pablo Recinos, MD, FAANS Nam Tran, MD, PhD, FAANS John Chi, MD, MPH, FAANS...

2020 AANS Tumor Section Scientific Program Preview

The 2020 AANS Tumor Section scientific program was developed to mirror the AANS theme of The World of Neurosurgery . Our two tumor section symposia will highlight glioblastoma clinical trials and radiosurgery equipoise when assessing brain tumors. Sessions...

2019 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting Summary

Under the leadership of Chair Dr. Manish Aghi, MD, PhD, FAANS, the Tumor Section scientific program at the 2019 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting delivered an abundance of original scientific content and educational programming for neurosurgeons and trainees...

Upcoming North American Skull Base Meeting 2020

The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) 30th annual meeting will be held at La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, February 7-9, 2020, with a pre-meeting hands-on dissection course February 5-6, 2020. La Cantera is a beautiful resort, full of family-oriented...

Funding Opportunities for Investigator-initiated Clinical Trials in Neurosurgical Oncology

One of the career challenges often cited by young academically-oriented neurosurgeons relates to the funding of new clinical trial concepts. This brief overview is intended to highlight some of the readily-available funding options for these types of...

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

The Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors. Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal. These include the Radiosurgery Society (RSS), the Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology...

SNO Update

The Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) had a busy summer, organizing two separate boutique meetings. The first, the 5th Pediatric Basic and Translational Neuro-Oncology Research Conference, was held May 3-4 in San Francisco, with Nada Jabado and Sabine...

International Observership Program (IOP)

The AANS/CNS Tumor Section, in conjunction with the CNS Foundation, is pleased to announce the inaugural International Observership Program (IOP), which will provide an Argentinean neurosurgeon the opportunity to participate as an observer for three months...

SNOSSA Update

The Second Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-oncology of Sub-Saharan Africa (SNOSSA) was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in conjunction with the South African Paediatric Brain Tumor Workshop, the South African Congress of Oncology and the Society...

AANS SRS Registry Update

The AANS national Stereotactic Radiosurgery Registry (SRS) is a project developed with input from organized neurosurgery and radiation oncology to define national patterns of care in radiosurgery. The goals are to identify gaps in treatment quality,...

Young Neurosurgeons Reception/YNC Report

The April 2019 the AANS Tumor Section Young Neurosurgeons Reception, honoring speaker Ganesh Rao, MD, FAANS, was well-attended by junior faculty, residents and medical students. Dr. Rao tailored his speech to guide the career development of graduating...

Guidelines

The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors has been offered the opportunity to influence guidelines beyond organized neurosurgery. In recent months, representatives of the Tumor Section (Brian Nahed, Navid Redjal, Andrew Sloan, Pricilla Brastianos and Jeffrey J....

Initial Biopsy and Early Re‐resection Practices in the Treatment of Glioblastoma among AANS/CNS Tumor Section Surgeons

A recent ten-question survey distributed to AANS/CNS Tumor Section members sought to characterize the surgical management of glioblastoma (GBM) among neurosurgeons. While surgical resection remains the best initial treatment for GBM, practice patterns...

Tumor Section Membership Report

Fall 2019 Membership Statistics as of Sept. 17, 2019 Class Code Subclass 2019 Dues 2019 Fall Members 2018 Members 2017 Members 2016 Members Active 01S $150 636 602 531 544 Adjunct 60D $37.50 68 43...