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Fall 2024<\/a><\/h3>
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Washington Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Tiffany R. Hodges, MD, and Andrew Sloan, MD \r\n\r\nA major update for the Washington Committee is the addition of Charlotte Pineda as the new head of the AANS\/CNS Washington Office, which was effective July 1, 2024. As Katie Orrico, JD, is transitioning...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spinal Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: W. Christopher Newman, MD, and Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD \r\n\r\nMembers: James Bayley, MD, Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, MD, PhD, Justiss Kallos, MD, John Shin, MD, Nam Tram, MD, Phd, and Nicholas Szerlip, MD\r\n\r\nSpine oncology is growing as its own...<\/div><\/div>\n

SNO<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Daphne Haas-Kogan, MD, and Michael Lim, MD \r\n\r\nSNO is pleased to share that a record number of abstracts were submitted for its 29th Annual Scientific Meeting and Education Day which will be held in Houston this year, with 1329 submissions...<\/div><\/div>\n

Skull Base Surgery<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Paul Gardner, MD, and Danny Prevedello, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Linda Bi, MD, Vincent DiNapoli, MD, PhD, Eze Goldschmidt, MD, Jamie Van Gompel, MD, Michael Ivan, MD, Christina Jackson, MD, Pamela Jones, MD, John Lee, MD, Michael Link, MD, Juan Fernandez-Miranda,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Scientific Programs (CNS)<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Kalil Abdullah, MD, and Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD \r\n\r\nCNS 2024 Meeting Highlights \r\n\r\nThe 2024 CNS Annual Meeting will be held in Houston, Texas, on September 28 \u2013 October 2, 2024. The scientific program of the Tumor Section will feature the f...<\/div><\/div>\n

Research and Neurosurgery Research Education Fund (NREF)<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Dan Cahill, MD, and Gelareh Zadeh, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Kalil Abdullah, MD, Frank Attenello, MD, Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD, Thomas Beaumont, MD, Orin Bloch, MD, Desmond Brown, MD, Bryan Choi, MD, PhD, Sunit Das, MD, PhD, Mahua Dey, MD, Peter Fecci,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Radiation Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Serah Choi, MD, and Daniel Trifiletti, MD \r\n\r\nRecent advancements in central nervous system (CNS) radiation oncology have introduced promising therapies and biomarkers alongside challenges in clinical trial enrollment. A significant milestone...<\/div><\/div>\n

Pediatrics<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Amy Lee, MD, and Anthony C. Wang, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Lissa Baird, MD, Winson Ho, MD, and Peter Morganstern, MD \r\n\r\nThe field of pediatric neuro-oncology continues to advance and expand with focused work on targeted molecular therapies, immunotherapies,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Non-Profit<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, and Mahua Dey, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Costas Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, Edjah Nduom, MD, and Nader Sanai, MD \r\n\r\nThe Non-Profit Subcommittee is a new subcommittee started this year with the goal of building bridges with non-profit...<\/div><\/div>\n

Metastasis<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Melanie Gephardt-Hayden, MD, and Adam Robin, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Kalil Abdullah, MD, Ajay Niranjan, MD, MBA, Maryam Rahman, MD, MS, and Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD\r\n\r\nObjective \r\n\r\nTo integrate the neurosurgery leadership community with groups advancing...<\/div><\/div>\n

Membership and Membership Services<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, and Randy Jensen, MD, PhD \r\n\r\nMembers: Wajd Al-Holou, MD, Ian Lee, MD, Jason Heth, MD, and Gautam Mehta, MD\r\n\r\nThe Membership Committee continues to work to add value to Tumor Section membership. We personally contacted...<\/div><\/div>\n

Medical Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, MBA, and Jan Drappatz, MD \r\n\r\nDr. Sengupta (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, professor of neurology and neurosurgery, division chief of adult neuro-oncology) and Dr. Drappatz (University of Pittsburgh Medical...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Jason Sheehan, MD \r\n\r\n\r\nRecently, JNO reached its 40-year milestone of continuous publications. The JNO maintains the support of 12 organizations (see below) of which the AANS and CNS Tumor Section was its founding organization. The other organizations...<\/div><\/div>\n

Innovation and Technology<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Kimberly Hoang MD, and Michael Ivan, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Vijay Agarwal, MD, Clark Chen, MD, PhD, Alexandra Golby, MD, Simon Hanft, MD, Claire Karekezi, MD, David Jason McCracken, MD, Matthew Pease, MD, Pablo Recinos, MD, Michael Sughrue, MD, Todd...<\/div><\/div>\n

History<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Jonathan H. Sherman, MD, and Ian Parney, MD \r\n\r\nThe committee looks to support not only tumor-related topics in history but also neurosurgical history\u00a0in general. In this vein, the AANS Section of the History of Neurological Surgery, chaired ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Guidelines<\/a><\/h3>
Co-Chairs:\u00a0 D. Ryan Ormond, MD, PhD, and Kristin Huntoon, MD \r\n\r\nMembers:\u00a0 Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD, Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, Rohan Ramakrishna, MD, Matthew Shepard, MD, Jeff Olson, MD, Zel Zhang, MD, and Georgios Zenonos, MD\r\n\r\nCurrent members of t...<\/div><\/div>\n

Global Neurosurgery<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs:\u00a0Kate Drummond, MD, and Walter Stummer, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Anandh Balasubramanian, MD, James Balogun, MD, MBBS, Dominik Cordier, MD, Ather Enam, MD, PhD, Kostas Fountas, MD, PhD, Sameh Elmorsy Hassan, MD, PhD, Lindy Jeffree, BMedSci, MBBS, MSc, ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Education<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Isaac Yang, MD, and Analiz Rodriguez, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, MBA, Akash Patel, MD, Martina Stippler, MD, Brian Williams, MD, and Brad Zacharia, MD, MS\r\n\r\nAs we prepare for this year\u2019s CNS Annual Meeting, we are excited t...<\/div><\/div>\n

Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC)<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Yoshua Esquenazi, MD, and Ashish Shah, MD\r\n Members: Randy D\u2019Amico, MD, Chibawanye Ene, MD, PhD, Saniya Godil, MD, Benjamin Himes, MD, and Kristin Huntoon, PhD, DO\r\n\r\nDr. Esquenazi and Dr. Shah are honored to serve as co-chairs for the Early C...<\/div><\/div>\n

Development and Partnership<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Chris Cifarelli, MD, PhD, MMM, and Garni Barkhoudarian, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, Lilyana Angelov, MD, Lola Chambless, MD, Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, MBA, Susan Pannullo, MD, and Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD\r\n\r\nWith the ever-increasing...<\/div><\/div>\n

Communications<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Randy D'Amico, MD, and Kristin Huntoon, DO, PhD \r\n\r\nMembers: Charuta Furey, MD, Claire Karekezi, MD, Maria Noor-ul-Huda, MBBS, Danielle Terrell, MD, and Isaac Yang, MD\r\n\r\nThe Communications Subcommittee, now chaired by Randy D'Amico, MD, and...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials in Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Important Dates: \r\n\r\nEORTC Brain Cancer Group: Glasgow, UK; October 16, 2024\r\n\r\nAlliance Fall Meeting (Hybrid): Chicago, IL; October 30-November 1, 2024\r\n\r\nNRG Winter Meeting: Phoenix, AZ; January 16-18, 2025\r\n\r\nAlliance Spring Meeting (Hybrid): Chicago,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials and Registries<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Brad Elder, MD, and Debraj \u201cRaj\u201d Mukherjee, MD, MPH \r\n\r\nMembers: Gavin Dunn, MD, Dan Cahill, MD, Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD, Mark Linskey, MD, Timothy Smith, MD, Andrew Sloan, MD, and Michael Vogelbaum, MD\r\n\r\nFrom the Clinical Trials and Reg...<\/div><\/div>\n

CAST Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Jeff Weinberg, MD, and Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD \r\n\r\nMembers: Costas Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, Kimberly Hoang, MD, Michael Link, MD, Jennifer Moliterno-Gunel, MD, Ryan Ormond, MD, PhD, and Vivian Tabar, MD\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Committee on Advanced Subspecialty...<\/div><\/div>\n

Bylaws<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs : Walavan Sivakumar, MD, and Desmond Brown, MD\r\n Members : Fred Barker, MD, Nduka Amankulor, MD and Uzma Samadani, MD\r\n\r\nAfter significant changes were made to the rules and regulations of the Tumor Section for the AANS\/CNS last year, including...<\/div><\/div>\n

Awards Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Jennifer Moliterno, MD, and Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD \r\n\r\nCommittee Members: Stephanie K Cheok, MD, Frank Attenello, MD, Desmond Brown MD, PhD, and Todd Hollon, MD\r\n\r\nFor the AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors, we are happy to report the highest scoring...<\/div><\/div>\n

Chair's Message<\/a><\/h3>
Dear Section on Tumors Members and Colleagues,\r\n\r\nI am excited to take over as the new chair of our incredible group alongside Brian Nahed and Gabriel Zada , our new treasurer and secretary. As we have transitioned with new leadership in the Tumor Section...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spring 2024<\/a><\/h3>
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Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Editor: Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe JNO Webinar series \u201cTumor Talk\u201d continues to help promote published works. Recent data from analyzing Tumor Talk shows:\r\n\r\n \tHigh participant satisfaction \r\n \tWebinars draw >200 views on average on ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Biennial Section on Tumors Symposium<\/a><\/h3>
 \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThank you to all the members who attended and supported the Section on Tumors Biennial Symposium, held last September 8-9, 2023, in Washington, DC. The meeting was highly successful with an unprecedented number of registrants five folds...<\/div><\/div>\n

Washington Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Liaison Chair: Tiffany R. Hodges, MD \r\n\r\nAs an update to prior authorization reform legislation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the second rule to improve the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage, CHIP, Medicaid...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spine Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Nicholas Szerlip, MD \r\nCo-Chair: \u00a0Nam D. Tran, MD\r\nMember: \u00a0John Shin, MD\r\n\r\nSpinal oncology is emerging as a distinct, yet vital subset of neuro-oncology. With advancements in radiation and systemic therapies, we expect to see longer survival a...<\/div><\/div>\n

Skull Base Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD\r\nCo-Chair: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD\r\nMembers: Vincent Dinapoli, MD, Ian Dunn, MD, Michael Ivan, MD, Michael Link, MD, and Gordon Li, MD\r\n\r\nThe skull base community gathered in December 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Scientific Program at 2024 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Kristin Huntoon, DO, PhD \r\nCo-Chairs: Christine Lee, MD, and Ian Parney, MD, PhD\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nInspired by this year's theme, What Matters , the Section on Tumors\u2019 2024 AANS Annual Meeting scientific program will focus on interactive modular segments t...<\/div><\/div>\n

Research Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Maryam Rahman, MD \r\nCo-Chair: Chetan\u00a0 Bettegowda, MD, PhD\r\nMembers : Orin Bloch, MD, Desmond Brown, MD, PhD, Mahua Dey, MD, Peter Fecci, MD, James Market, MD, Gautam Mehta, MD, Dan Orringer, MD, Jonathan Sherman, MD, and\u00a0Matthew Tate, MD\r\n\r\nThe A...<\/div><\/div>\n

Pediatrics Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: \u00a0Lissa Baird, MD\r\nCo-Chair: Anthony Wang, MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Executive Committee of the AANS\/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery met in Oklahoma City, Okla., on November 29, 2023. An update on tumor-related concerns was provided by ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Membership Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Randy Jensen, MD \r\nCo-Chair:\u00a0 \u00a0Isaac Yang, MD\r\nMembers:\u00a0 Ian Lee, MD, and Wajd Al-Holou, MD\r\n\r\nThe membership committee continues to work to add value to Tumor Section membership. We personally contacted all Tumor Section members that had not pa...<\/div><\/div>\n

Neuro-Oncology Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Co-Chairs:\u00a0 Eva Galanis, MD, Mark Gilbert, MD \r\n\r\nThe Medical Neuro-Oncology Subcommittee appreciates the opportunity to help foster interdisciplinary activities by promoting educational opportunities and dialogue that focus on areas of interest for ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Innovation and New Technology Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Chris Cifarelli, MD \r\nCo-Chair: Lola Chambless, MD\r\nMembers : Clark Chen, MD, Pamela Jones, MD, Claire Karekezi, MD, Alexandra Golbi, MD, Pablo Recinos, MD, Michael Sughrue, MD, and Brian William, MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe committee continues to serve...<\/div><\/div>\n

AANS\/CNS Tumor Section Historian<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Ian Parney MD, PhD \r\n\r\nIt has been a busy year as we prepare to celebrate the Tumor Section\u2019s 40th anniversary at the upcoming AANS Annual Meeting in Chicago. Based on input from all 17 current and prior Section on Tumors chairs, a peer-reviewed p...<\/div><\/div>\n

Guidelines<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Jeff Olson, MD \r\nCo-Chair:\u00a0 Ryan Ormond, MD\r\nMembers:\u00a0 Garni Barkhoudarian,\u00a0 MD, Emanuela Binello, MD, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, Rohan Ramakrishna, MD, Matthew Shepard, MD, and Gabriel Zada, MD\r\n\r\nAs the Joint Tumor Section approaches its 40th a...<\/div><\/div>\n

Global Neuro-Oncology Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Co-Chairs: Ekkehard Kasper, MD, and Kate Drummond, MD \r\nMembers: \u00a0Anandh Balasubramanian, MD, James Balogun, MD, Dominik Cordier, MD, Ather Enam, MD, Sameh Elmorsy Hassan, MD, Lindy Jeffree, MD, Francesco DiMeco, MD, Okezie Obasi Kanu, MD, Ricardo Komatar, ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Education Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Gelareh Zadeh, MD \r\nCo-Chair: Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD\r\nMembers : Michael Lim, MD, Pablo Recinos, MD, Vivian Tabar, MD, and Brad Zacharia, MD\r\n\r\nThe theme for the AANS Annual Meeting this year, What Matters, provides an opportunity for introspection...<\/div><\/div>\n

Early to Mid-Career (E2MC) Neurosurgeons Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Co-Chairs:\u00a0 Stephanie Cheok, MD, and Christian Bowers, MD \r\nMembers:\u00a0 Raj Mukherjee, MD, PhD, and Randy D\u2019Amico, MD\r\n\r\nThe Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC) chaired by Dr. Stephanie Cheok and Dr. Christian Bowers welcomes the new year and we ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Development and Partnership Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair:\u00a0 Brian V. Nahed, MD \r\nCo-Chair: Susan C. Pannullo, MD\r\nMembers : Lilyana Angelov, MD, Kairson Chaichana, MD,\u00a0John Lee, MD, Amankulor Nduka, MD, and\u00a0Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD\r\n\r\nThe Development and Partnerships Committee had a successful la...<\/div><\/div>\n

Communications Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Chair:\u00a0 Kimberly Hoang, MD \r\nCo-Chair: Claire Karekezi, MD\r\nMembers : Maria Huda, MD, and Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD\r\n\r\nThe Communications Committee continues its work of promoting the events, guidelines and publications of the Joint Section and amplifying ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST)<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD \r\nMembers : Ian Dunn, MD, Isabelle Germano, MD, Fred Lang, MD, Michael Link, MD, Jennifer Moliterno-Gunel, MD, Jeffrey Olson, MD, Jeff Weinberg, MD, and Gabe Zada, MD\r\n\r\nThe new case log requirements for the CAST Neurosurgical...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials and Registries<\/a><\/h3>
Co-Chairs : Brad Elder, MD, and Gavin Dunn, MD\r\nMembers: \u00a0Dan Cahill, MD, Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD,\u00a0Mark Linskey, MD, Timothy Smith, MD, Andrew Sloan, MD, and\u00a0Michael Vogelbaum, MD\r\n\r\nFrom the \u201cClinical Trials and Registries\u201d Committee, we are excite...<\/div><\/div>\n

Awards Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Committee Chair: Jennifer Moliterno, MD\r\nCo-Chair: Frank Attenello, MD\r\nCommittee Members: Will Curry, MD, Jason Heth, MD, Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD\r\n\r\nFor the 40th anniversary of the AANS\/CNS section on Tumors, we are pleased to feature the highest scoring...<\/div><\/div>\n

Editor's Corner<\/a><\/h3>
Newsletter Editor :\u00a0Garni Barkhoudarian, MD\r\nNewsletter Assistant Editor : Kristin Huntoon, DO, PhD\r\n\r\nWe are happy to share the spring 2024 edition of the AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter.\u00a0We appreciate the subcommittee members for participating i...<\/div><\/div>\n

Chair's Message<\/a><\/h3>
Isabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA \r\nAANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Chair \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDear Section on Tumors Members and Colleagues,\r\n\r\nThe section\u2019s journey over the past six months, along with the anticipated event at the upcoming 2024 AANS Annual Scientific M...<\/div><\/div>\n

Fall 2023<\/a><\/h3>
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AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Executive Committee Roster<\/a><\/h3>
Fall 2023 \r\n\r\nOfficers \r\nChair : Isabelle Germano\r\nPast-Chair : Jason Sheehan\r\nSecretary-Treasurer : Costas Hadjipanayis\r\n\r\nAdvisory Board \r\nChair, Co-Chai r: Steven Kalkanis, Najia El Abbadi\r\nMembers : Manish Aghi, Gene Barnett, Jeff Bruce, Ennio Chiocca,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Washington Committee<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nLiaison Chair: Tiffany Hodges, MD\r\n\r\nWith a rapidly changing and challenging healthcare climate, the Washington Committee remains steadfast in engaging our policymakers on the issues that affect neurosurgeons and our patients. Our goal is to ensure...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spine Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Nicholas Szerlip, MD\r\nCo-Chair: Nam D. Tran, MD\r\nMember: John Shin, MD\r\n\r\nWe live in a world surrounded by technology.\u00a0 In a small handheld device that fits in the palm of our hands, we are able to talk face-to-face with friends and family ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Skull Base<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD\r\nCo-Chair : Daniel M. Prevedello, MD\r\nMembers : Vincent Dinapoli, MD; Ian Dunn, MD; Michael Ivan, MD; Michael Link, MD and Gordon Li, MD\r\n\r\nThe skull base community opened the year with the 32nd annual meeting of the...<\/div><\/div>\n

Scientific Program CNS 2023<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Tiffany Hodges, MD\r\nCo-Chairs: Kimberly Hoang, MD and Wajd Al-Holou, MD\r\n\r\nImagine, Innovate, Inspire are words familiar to our neurosurgical oncology community. Along these lines, we designed two scientific tumor sessions to continue our...<\/div><\/div>\n

Satellite Tumor Symposium 2023<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair: Gelareh Zadeh, MD\r\nCo-Chairs: Pablo Recinos, MD and Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD\r\n\r\nWe are excited to invite you to Washington, DC, September 8-9, for the 16th Biennial Tumor Section Symposium, which immediately precedes the 2023 CNS Annual...<\/div><\/div>\n

Research<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Maryam Rahman, MD\r\nCo-Chair : Chetan\u00a0 Bettegowda, MD, PhD\r\nMembers : Orin Bloch, MD; Desmond Brown, MD, PhD; Mahua Dey, MD; Peter Fecci, MD; James Market, MD; Gautam Mehta, MD; Dan Orringer, MD; Jonathan Sherman, MD and\u00a0Matthew Tate, MD\r\n\r\nThe r...<\/div><\/div>\n

Pediatrics<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Lissa Baird, MD\r\nCo-Chair : Anthony Wang, MD\r\n\r\nSeveral developments of interest in pediatric neuro-oncology have taken place recently. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has released its first \u201cGuidelines for Pediatric Central Nervous S...<\/div><\/div>\n

Membership and Membership Services<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Randy Jensen, MD\r\nCo-Chair: \u00a0Isaac Yang, MD\r\nMembers: Ian Lee, MD and Wajd Al-Holou, MD\r\n\r\nThe membership sub-committee continues to focus on improving the membership experience for Tumor Section members.\r\n\r\nWe have re-evaluated the process ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nEditor: Jason Sheehan, MD\r\n\r\nCurrent Journal Metrics for JNO are as follows:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJNO is truly an international journal with submissions from across the globe.\u00a0 The distribution of accepted works is\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSpringer has broad Institutional Open ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Innovation & Technology<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Chris Cifarelli, MD\r\nCo-Chair : Lola Chambless, MD\r\nMembers : Clark Chen, MD; Pamela Jones, MD; Claire Karekezi, MD; Alexandra Golbi, MD; Pablo Recinos, MD; Michael Sughrue, MD and Brian William, MD\r\n\r\nThe Innovation & Technology sub-committee...<\/div><\/div>\n

Guidelines<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair: Jeff Olson, MD\r\nCo-Chair: Ryan Ormond, MD\r\nMembers: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD; Emanuela Binello, MD; Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD; Rohan Ramakrishna, MD; Matthew Shepard, MD and Gabriel Zada, MD\r\n\r\nMethodology Update : The CNS is performing a comprehensive...<\/div><\/div>\n

Global Neurosurgery<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nCo-Chairs: Ekkehard Kasper, MD and Kate Drummond, MD\r\nMembers: Anandh Balasubramanian, MD; James Balogun, MD; Dominik Cordier, MD; Ather Enam, MD; Sameh Elmorsy Hassan, MD; Lindy Jeffree, MD; Francesco DiMeco, MD; Okezie Obasi Kanu, MD; Ricardo...<\/div><\/div>\n

Education<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair: Gelareh Zadeh, MD\r\nCo-Chair : Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD\r\nMembers : Michael Lim, MD; Pablo Recinos, MD; Vivian Tabar, MD and Brad Zacharia, MD\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s theme for the CNS is Imagine, Innovate, Inspire and serves as an opportunity to l...<\/div><\/div>\n

Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNS)<\/a><\/h3>
Co-Chairs: Stephanie Cheok, MD and Christian Bowers, MD\r\nMembers: Raj Mukherjee, MD, PhD and Randy D\u2019Amico, MD\r\n\r\nWe welcome a new academic year and Dr. Christian Bowers and Dr. Stephanie Cheok are honored to co-chair the Early Career Neurosurgeons C...<\/div><\/div>\n

Development and Partnership<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair: Brian V. Nahed, MD\r\n Co-Chair : Susan C. Pannullo, MD\r\nMembers : Lilyana Angelov, MD; Kairson Chaichana, MD;\u00a0John Lee, MD; Amankulor Nduka, MD and\u00a0Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD\r\n\r\nOn the heels of a successful Development and Partnerships H...<\/div><\/div>\n

Communication<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair: Kimberly Hoang, MD\r\nCo-Chair :\u00a0 Claire Karekezi, MD\r\nMembers : Maria Huda, MD and Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD\r\n\r\nThe Communications sub-committee continues its work of promoting the events, guidelines and publications of the joint section and amplifying ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST)<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair : Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD\r\nMembers : Ian Dunn, MD; Isabelle Germano, MD; Fred Lang, MD; Michael Link, MD; Jennifer Moliterno-Gunel, MD; Jeffrey Olson, MD; Jeff Weinberg, MD and Gabe Zada, MD\r\n\r\nThe Tumor Section CAST sub-committee met at the...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials and Registries<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nCo-Chairs : Brad Elder, MD and Gavin Dunn, MD\r\nMembers: Dan Cahill, MD; Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD;\u00a0Mark Linskey, MD; Timothy Smith, MD; Andrew Sloan, MD and\u00a0Michael Vogelbaum, MD\r\n\r\nThe Clinical Trials and Registries sub-committee is excited to p...<\/div><\/div>\n

Bylaws (Rules and Regulations)<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair : Edjah Nduom, MD\r\nMembers : Fred Barker, MD; Uzma Samadani, MD; Walavan Sivakumar, MD and Jeff Weinberg, MD\r\n\r\nAfter an engaged discussion with our membership, the Rules and Regulations of the Section on Tumors for the AANS\/CNS have been updated...<\/div><\/div>\n

Awards<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nChair: Jennifer Moliterno, MD\r\nCo-Chairs: Frank Attenello, MD\r\nMembers : Jason Heth, MD, Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD and William Curry\r\n\r\nThe AANS\/CNS section on Tumors is excited about the incredible science that will be highlighted at the upcoming 2023...<\/div><\/div>\n

Editor's Corner<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nNewsletter Editor : Garni Barkhoudarian, MD\r\nNewsletter Assistant Editor : Kristin Huntoon, PhD, DO\r\n\r\nWe are happy to share the Fall 2023 edition of the AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter. This year's CNS meeting motto is \"Imagine, Innovate, Inspire.\"...<\/div><\/div>\n

From The Chair<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nDear Colleagues,\r\n\r\nOn behalf of the AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 16 AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Symposium on September 8-9, 2023, in Washington, DC just before the \u00a0CNS Annual Meeting. The meeting\u2019s theme: \u201cB...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spring 2023<\/a><\/h3>
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AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Executive Committee Roster<\/a><\/h3>
Advisory Board \r\nChair, Co-Chair : Steven Kalkanis, Najia El Abbadi\r\nMembers: Manish Aghi, Gene Barnett, Jeff Bruce, Ennio Chiocca, Susan Chang, William Couldwell, Mitchel Berger, Roberta Glick, Mark Rosenblum, Barbara Nettel, Raymond Sawaya, Ron Warnick\r\n\r\nBylaws...<\/div><\/div>\n

Washington Committee<\/a><\/h3>
Liaison : Tiffany R. Hodges, MD\r\n\r\nCongressional leaders have reached a deal on a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, which includes several provisions affecting the neurosurgical community. Although the bill provides a two-year postponement of the 4%...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spine Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair : Nicholas Szerlip, MD, and Nam D. Tran, MD\r\nMember: John Shin, MD\r\n\r\nOur major goal is to advocate for greater interest in spinal oncology and advancement in the treatment and prevention through research. To achieve these goals, we seek...<\/div><\/div>\n

Skull Base Surgery<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair, Co-Chair : Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD, and Daniel M. Prevedello, MD\r\nMembers : Vincent Dinapoli, MD, Ian Dunn, MD, Michael Ivan, MD, Michael Link, MD, and Gordon Li, MD\r\n\r\nThe skull base community opens the year with the 32nd annual meeting of the...<\/div><\/div>\n

Research and Neurosurgery Research Education Foundation (NREF)<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair, Co-Chair : Maryam Rahman, MD, and Chetan\u00a0 Bettegowda, MD, PhD\r\nMembers : Orin Bloch, MD, Desmond Brown, MD, PhD, Mahua Dey, MD, Peter Fecci, MD, James Market, MD, Gautam Mehta, MD, Dan Orringer, MD, Jonathan Sherman, MD, and\u00a0 Matthew Tate, M...<\/div><\/div>\n

Pediatrics<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair : Lissa Baird, MD, and Anthony Wang, MD\r\n\r\nThe field of pediatric neuro-oncology continues to advance and expand with focused work on targeted molecular therapies, immunotherapies, local therapies, toxicity limitations for our young patients,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Membership and Membership Services<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair: Randy Jensen, MD, and Isaac Yang, MD\r\nMembers: Ian Lee, MD, and Wajd Al-Holou, MD\r\n\r\nThe membership committee has focused on a couple of areas over the past six months. First, we personally contacted all tumor section members that had...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Editor: Jason Sheehan, MD \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS and CNS Tumor Section. Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal. These include the Glioblastoma Research Organization...<\/div><\/div>\n

Innovation and Technology<\/a><\/h3>
(Formerly Radiosurgery, LITT)\r\n\r\nChair, Co-Chair : Chris Cifarelli, MD, and Lola Chambless, MD\r\nMembers : Clark Chen, MD, Pamela Jones, MD, Claire Karekezi, MD, Alexandra Golbi, MD, Pablo Recinos, MD, Michael Sughrue, MD, and Brian William MD\r\n\r\nThe Innovation...<\/div><\/div>\n

Guidelines<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair: Jeff Olson, MD and\u00a0 Ryan Ormond, MD\r\nMembers: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, Emanuela Binello, MD,\u00a0 Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, Rohan Ramakrishna, MD, Matthew Shepard, MD and Gabe Zada, MD\r\n\r\nThe current Congress of Neurologic Surgery guidelines d...<\/div><\/div>\n

Global Neurosurgery<\/a><\/h3>
(Formerly International Neurosurgery)\r\n\r\nChair, Co-Chair : Ekkehard Kasper, MD and Kate Drummond, MD\r\nMembers: \u00a0 Anandh Balasubramanian, MD, James Balogun, MD,\u00a0 Dominik Cordier, MD, Ather Enam, MD, Sameh Elmorsy Hassan, MD, Lindy Jeffree, MD, Francesco D...<\/div><\/div>\n

Education<\/a><\/h3>
\r\nChair, Co-Chair: Gelareh Zadeh, MD, and Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD\r\nMembers: Michael Lim, MD, Pablo Recinos, MD,\r\nVivian Tabar, MD, and Brad Zacharia, MD\r\n\r\nThe Education sub-committee is planning to start a webinar series which will include career...<\/div><\/div>\n

Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC)<\/a><\/h3>
(Formerly Young Neurosurgeon -YNS) \r\n\r\nChair, Co-Chair: Randy D\u2019Amico, MD, and Raj Mukherjee, MD\r\n\r\nMoving into 2023, the AANS Young Neurosurgeon\u2019s Committee (YNC) has transitioned to the Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC), chaired by Dr. Wal...<\/div><\/div>\n

Development and Partnerships<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair : Brian V. Nahed, MD, and Susan C. Pannullo, MD\r\nMembers : Lilyana Angelov, MD, Kairson Chaichana, MD, John Lee, MD, Amankulor Nduka, MD, and\u00a0 Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD\r\n\r\nThe Development and Partnerships Committee has leveraged the ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Communication<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair : Kimberly Hoang, MD, and Claire Karekezi, MD\u00a0\r\nMembers : Maria Huda, MD, and Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD\r\n\r\nThe Communications Committee continues its work of promoting the events, guidelines and publications of the Joint Section and amplifying ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials and Registries<\/a><\/h3>
Chair, Co-Chair : Brad Elder, MD, and Gavin Dunn, MD\r\nMembers: Dan Cahill, MD, Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD,\r\nMark Linskey, MD, Timothy Smith, MD, Andrew Sloan, MD,\r\nand Michael Vogelbaum, MD\r\n\r\n\u00a0 \r\n\r\nFrom the \u201cClinical Trials and Registries\u201d sub-committee, we a...<\/div><\/div>\n

Bylaws<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Edjah Nduom, MD\r\nMembers : Fred Barker, MD, Uzma Samadani, MD, Walavan Sivakumar, MD, and Jeff Weinberg, MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe sub-committee revised the Section Rules and regulations (\u201cBylaws\u201d) to expand its leadership roles. These changes, sup...<\/div><\/div>\n

Awards<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs : Jennifer Moliterno, MD, and Will Curry, MD \r\n\r\nMembers: Frank Attenello, MD, Jason Heth, MD, and Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD\r\n\r\nWe are excited for the upcoming 2023 AANS Section on Tumors scientific program! We again received exceptional abstracts...<\/div><\/div>\n

2023 AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Biennial Symposium<\/a><\/h3>
16th AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Biennial Symposium \r\nBiennial Symposium \r\nSeptember 8-9, 2023, immediately before the 2023 CNS\r\nWashington, DC \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nScientific Chair : Gelareh Zadeh, MD\r\nScientific Co-Chairs : Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD, and...<\/div><\/div>\n

AANS 2023 Los Angeles, CA<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Maryam Rahman, MD\r\nCo-Chairs : Chris Newman, MD, and Desmond Brown, MD, PhD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSaturday April 22, 2023 \r\n\r\n1:30-5 pm\r\n\r\nSection on Tumor Session 1 \r\n\r\nAligned with the meeting theme Neurosurgeons as Advocates , the first session entitled:...<\/div><\/div>\n

Editor's Corner<\/a><\/h3>
Newsletter Editor: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD \r\nNewsletter Assistant Editor: Kristin Huntoon, PhD, DO\r\n\r\nWe are happy to share the Spring 2023 edition of the AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter. This year's AANS Annual Scientific Meeting theme is \"Neurosurgeons...<\/div><\/div>\n

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\nAANS\/CNS Section on Tumors \r\nSpring 2023 Newsletter \r\n\r\nDear Colleagues,\r\n\r\nWithin the neurosurgical oncology subspecialty, besides performing technically challenging surgeries, we regularly help our patients to make difficult health decisions including...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor News Fall 2022<\/a><\/h3>
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AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Executive Committee Roster<\/a><\/h3>
Advisory Board \r\nChair, Co-Chair : Steven Kalkanis, Najia El Abbadi\r\nMembers: Manish Aghi, Gene Barnett, Jeff Bruce, Ennio Chiocca, Susan Chang, William Couldwell, Mitchel Berger, Roberta Glick, Mark Rosenblum, Barbara Nettel, Raymond Sawaya, Ron Warnick\r\n\r\nBylaws...<\/div><\/div>\n

Global Neurosurgery<\/a><\/h3>
Formerly International Neurosurgery \r\n\r\nChair Ekkehard Kasper, MD, PhD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair: Kate Drummond, MD, MBBS, IFAANS, FRACS\r\nMembers: \u00a0 Anandh Balasubramanian, MD, James Balogun, MD, MBBS, Dominik Cordier, MD, Ather Enam, MD, Sameh Elmorsy Hassan, ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Washington Committee Update<\/a><\/h3>
Liaison : Tiffany R. Hodges, MD \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOne of the top legislative priorities for neurosurgeons involves reforming utilization review practices such as prior authorization, step-therapy, and Medicare\u2019s appropriate use criteria program f...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spine Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Nicholas Szerlip, MD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair: Nam D. Tran, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nMember: John Shin, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWithin the past decade, we have seen significant progress made in the treatment of systemic tumors. These incremental gains were made...<\/div><\/div>\n

Skull Base Surgery<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nCo-Chair: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD\r\nMembers : Vincent Dinapoli, MD, FAANS, Ian Dunn, MD, FAANS, Michael Ivan, MD, FAANS, Michael Link, MD, FAANS, and Gordon Li, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\nDespite the global pandemic and challenges...<\/div><\/div>\n

Scientific Program CNS 2022<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nCo-Chairs: Tiffany R. Hodges, MD and Michael Lim, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe 2022 CNS Tumor Sessions were designed to provide an update on two rapidly growing areas of neurosurgical oncology.\r\n\r\nOn Monday, October...<\/div><\/div>\n

Satellite Symposium 2023<\/a><\/h3>
Save the Date!\r\n\r\nAANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Biennial Satellite Symposium \r\nFriday \u2013 Saturday September 8-9, 2023\r\nWashington DC\r\nPreceding the 2023 CNS Annual meeting\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Research and Neurosurgery Research Education Foundation (NREF)<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Maryam Rahman, MD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair: Chetan Bettegowda, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nMembers : Orin Bloch, MD, FAANS, Desmond Brown, MD, PhD, Mahua Dey, MD, FAANS, Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, FAANS, James Market, MD, FAANS, Gautam Mehta, MD, Dan Orringer, MD, FAANS,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Pediatrics<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Lissa Baird, MD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair: Anthony Wang, MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe field of pediatric neuro-oncology continues to expand at a rapid pace even relative to neuro-oncology in general, and multi-disciplinary pediatric neuro-oncology teams...<\/div><\/div>\n

Membership and Membership Services<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Randy Jensen, MD, PhD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair: Isaac Yang, MD, FAANS\r\nMembers: Ian Lee, MD, FAANS, and Wajd Al-Holou, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\nThe newly reorganized membership committee has been very busy. We have settled on four areas to concentrate our efforts...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
Editor: Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS and CNS Tumor Section. Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal. These include...<\/div><\/div>\n

Innovation and Technology<\/a><\/h3>
Formerly Radiosurgery, LITT \r\n\r\nChair: Chris Cifarelli, MD, PhD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair : Lola Chambless, MD, FAANS\r\nMembers : Clark Chen, MD, PhD, FAANS, Pamela Jones, MD, MS, MPH, FAANS, Claire Karekezi, MD, Alexandra Golbi, MD, FAANS, Pablo Recinos, MD,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Guidelines<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Jeff Olson, MD, FAANS\r\nCo-Chair: Ryan Ormond, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nMembers: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, FAANS, Emanuela Binello, MD, PhD, ScD, FAANS, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, FAANs, Rohan Ramakrishna, MD, FAANS, Matthew Shepard, MD and Gabe Zada,...<\/div><\/div>\n

Education<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCS\r\nCo-Chair: Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nMembers: Michael Lim, MD, FAANS, Recinos Pablo, MD, FAANS, Vivian Tabar, MD, FAANS, and Brad Zacharia, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\nI am delighted to be the chair of the Education...<\/div><\/div>\n

Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC)<\/a><\/h3>
Formerly Young Neurosurgeons (YNS) \r\n\r\nChair: Randy D\u2019Amico, MD, FAANS\r\nCo-Chair : Raj Mukherjee, MD, MPH, FAANS\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nPlease join us!\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Development and Partnerships<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: Brian V. Nahed, MD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair: Susan C. Pannullo, MD, FAANS\r\nMembers : Lilyana Angelov, MD, FAANS, FACS, Kairson Chaichana, MD, John Lee, MD, FAANS, Amankulor Nduka, MD, FAANS, and Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, FAANS, FACS\r\n\r\nTo foster...<\/div><\/div>\n

Communication<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Kimberly Hoang, MD \r\nCo-Chair: Claire Karekezi, MD\r\nMembers : Maria Huda, MD and Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, MBA, FAANS\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Communications Committee is now chaired by Kimberly Hoang, MD and Claire Karekezi, MD, with significant help...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials and Registries<\/a><\/h3>
Chair: \u00a0Brad Elder, MD \u2003 \r\nCo-Chair: Gavin Dunn, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nMembers: Dan Cahill, MD, PhD, FAANS, Melanie Hayden Gephart, MD, FAANS, Mark Linskey, MD, FAANS, Timothy Smith, MD, PhD, FAANs, Andrew Sloan, MD, FAANS, and Michael Vogelbaum MD, PhD, FA...<\/div><\/div>\n

Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Fellowships<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Linda Liau, MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS\r\nMembers : Ian Dunn, MD, FAANS, Isabelle Germano, MD, FAANS, FACS, Fred Lang, MD, FAANS, Michael Link, MD, FAANS, Jennifer Moliterno-Gunel, MD, FAANS, Jeff Olson, MD, FAANS, and Gabriel Zada, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\nThe Committee...<\/div><\/div>\n

Bylaws<\/a><\/h3>
Chair : Edjah Nduom, MD, FAANS \r\nCo-Chair : Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nMembers : Fred Barker, MD, FAANS, FACS, Walavan Sivakumar, MD, FAANS, and Jeff Weinberg, MD, FAANS, FACS\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIn alignment with rules followed by our section\u2019s guidelines w...<\/div><\/div>\n

Awards<\/a><\/h3>
Chairs: Will Curry, MD, FAANS, and Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS \r\nMembers: Frank Attenello, MD, FAANS, Jason Heth, MD, FAANS, and Pascal Zinn, MD, PhD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe AANS\/CNS section on Tumors once again received a record number of exceptional abstracts...<\/div><\/div>\n

Editor's corner<\/a><\/h3>
Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, FAANS - Newsletter Editor \r\nKristin Huntoon, PhD DO - Newsletter Assistant Editor\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWe are happy to share the Fall 2022 edition of the AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter.\u00a0 As we exit the COVID-19 pandemic, ...<\/div><\/div>\n

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
 \r\n\r\nIsabelle M. Germano, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS\r\nAugust 2022\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDear Colleagues,\r\n\r\nIt is truly an honor to serve as chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)\/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) section...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor News Spring 2022<\/a><\/h3>
Editors: \u00a0 Michael Ivan | Garni Barkhoudarian\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Young Neurosurgeons News<\/a><\/h3>
Randy S. D\u2019Amico, MD, Walavan Sivakumar, MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMoving into 2022, the AANS Young Neurosurgeon\u2019s Committee (YNC), under new chair Dr. Walavan Sivakumar, has continued to position itself for success in a post-pandemic academic environment.\u00a0 Lean...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"SNOSSA<\/a><\/div>

SNOSSA Update 2022<\/a><\/h3>
The Society for Neuro-Oncology Sub-Saharan Africa will hold its fifth annual meeting and its first in person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic in Accra, Ghana, from July 22nd -July 24th , 2022. Many tumor section members are scheduled to participate,...<\/div><\/div>\n

NASBS Update 2022<\/a><\/h3>
Skull base surgery is making a bold return in 2022.\u00a0 The 31st annual meeting of the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) was held at The Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, in Phoenix, Arizona, February 18-20, 2022.\u00a0 As usual, there was a very p...<\/div><\/div>\n

Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy Studies Currently Open - 2022<\/a><\/h3>
Andrew Sloan, MD, & Ian Lee MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThere are currently 5 Studies of LITT for Adults with Brain Tumors with primary and recurrent gliomas as well as brain metastasis as indicated in the Table below.\u00a0 Below, we highlight 2 of them (for Brain ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Report from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Neuro-Oncology (April, 2022)<\/a><\/h3>
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology:\r\n\r\nThe clinical trial highlighted in this report is entitled \u201cPhase III trial of post-surgical single fraction stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) compared with Fractionated SRS for Resected metastatic brain disease.\u201d SRS...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Excellent<\/a><\/div>

Excellent Beginning for third CNS Foundation Tumor Observership Program<\/a><\/h3>
On Monday, March 7th , Mart\u00edn Andr\u00e9s Merenzon of Buenos Aires, Argentina (pictured far right) began his three-month observership at the University of Miami in the division of surgical neurooncology.\u00a0 \u00a0He joins the Miami Brain Tumor team led by Ricardo Kom...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Journal<\/a><\/div>

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS and CNS Tumor Section.\u00a0 Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal.\u00a0 These include the Radiosurgery Society (RSS), the Indian Society o...<\/div><\/div>\n

CNS Tumor Section 2021<\/a><\/h3>
Jon Sherman, Maryam Rahman, Brad Zacharia, Michael Ivan\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Tumor Section provided a dynamic educational program for the CNS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX Oct 16-20, 2021. The weekend symposia included topics covering malignant and benign...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor Satellite Symposium 2021<\/a><\/h3>
Michael Vogelbaum, Ian Dunn, Michael Ivan\r\n\r\nThank you to all of the members who attended and supported our 15th Biennial Tumor Section Satellite Symposium, held last October 15\u201316, 2021, in Austin, Texas. The meeting was a tremendous success and was o...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor Section Awards<\/a><\/h3>
Costas G. Hadjipanayis, M.D., Ph.D., Walavan Sivakumar, MD., Wenya Linda Bi, M.D., Ph.D., Christopher P. Cifarelli, M.D., Ph.D., Gautam Mehta, M.D., Brian Williams, M.D.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe Tumor Section Awards Committee is happy to report 17 awards will...<\/div><\/div>\n

AANS Tumor Section 2022 Update:<\/a><\/h3>
Randy S. D\u2019Amico, MD, Georgios Zenonos, MD, Nelson Moss, MD, and Isaac Yang, MD\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, happening from April 29th to May 2nd , 2022 in Philadelphia, PA marks the return of the conference to in-person and features a...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"From<\/a><\/div>

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDear Colleagues,\r\n\r\nThe 2022 AANS meeting is finally upon us. The scientific program for the 2022 AANS Annual meeting was designed by Drs. Nelson Moss, Georgios Zenonos, and Randy D\u2019Amico. They have done an outstanding job of organizing t...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor News: Fall 2021<\/a><\/h3>
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\"Young<\/a><\/div>

Young Neurosurgeons News<\/a><\/h3>
Throughout 2021, the AANS Young Neurosurgeon\u2019s Committee (YNC), under chair Dr. Jeremiah Johnson, has continued to adapt to the pandemic-influenced academic environment.\u00a0 The Instagram account (@Youngneuros ) and Twitter account (@Youngneuros ) continue to...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Review<\/a><\/div>

Review of Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy Studies<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n \tLITT and Pembrolizumab in Recurrent Brain Metastasis (TORCH)\r\n This is an open-label, historically controlled pilot study investigating the immune effect of Laser Interstitial ThermotHerapy (LITT)+ pembrolizumab in adult patients with a primary cancer...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Society<\/a><\/div>

Society for Neuro-oncology of Sub-Saharan Africa (SNOSSA) 2021 Update<\/a><\/h3>
The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-oncology of Sub-Saharan Africa (SNOSSA) was held, again, as in 2020, virtually, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event was a success, with over 150 registrants representing 28 countries. The...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Clinical<\/a><\/div>

Clinical Trials-ABTC<\/a><\/h3>
Clinical Trial Highlight: 08\/25\/2021 \r\nABTC -1801:\u00a0 BGB-290\u00a0and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Gliomas With IDH1\/2 Mutations \r\nBrief Summary \r\nThis phase I\/II trial studies the side effects and how well\u00a0BGB-290 \u00a0(a PARP Inhibitor) and...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"From<\/a><\/div>

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
Dear Colleagues,\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe AANS\/CNS Tumor Section Satellite meeting is finally upon us. \u00a0The Satellite meeting is filled with timely and impactful lectures on spinal oncology, the tumor microenvironment, endoscopic skull base surgery, neurosurgeons ...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Diversifying<\/a><\/div>

Diversifying the CNS and AANS: A Pathway to Improving Patient Care<\/a><\/h3>
The past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the impact of socioeconomic disparity on health outcomes to the forefront of national attention. The pandemic laid bare the disparate access to medical care felt by those at the lowest rungs of...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"2021<\/a><\/div>

2021 Satellite Symposium Update<\/a><\/h3>
The Joint Section on Tumors' much anticipated 15th Biennial\u00a0Tumor Section\u00a0Satellite\u00a0Symposium has been rescheduled for\u00a0October 15\u201316, 2021 , in Austin, Texas. The meeting theme will be Neurosurgical Oncology: A Vision for the Future.\r\n\r\nThis two-day confe...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"CNS<\/a><\/div>

CNS Meeting Update<\/a><\/h3>
The Tumor Section is planning for a dynamic educational program for the CNS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, Oct 16-20, 2021. Registrants who sign up for both the CNS Annual Meeting (free registration) and the Tumor Section meeting will save $100. Highlights...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"2021<\/a><\/div>

2021 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting Update<\/a><\/h3>
While we were all disappointed that the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting was transitioned to a virtual format. Like any challenge it brings opportunity along with adversity, particularly to reach a wider audience. The frustration of this circumstance brings...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"New<\/a><\/div>

New Tumor Section Research Grants in Partnership with NREF and Nonprofit Organizations<\/a><\/h3>
The Tumor Section has forged new relationships with two nonprofit organizations that have now provided $250,000 in brain tumor research grant funding to NREF applicants since 2020. The Tumor Section in partnership with the brain tumor nonprofit organizations,...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Tumor<\/a><\/div>

Tumor Section Offers More Awards Than Any Other Section<\/a><\/h3>
The Awards Committee is happy to report that the Tumor Section offered 27 awards to high scoring abstracts submitted this year, more than any other section at the AANS and CNS meetings.\u00a0 While the pandemic limited our ability to physically come together ...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Journal<\/a><\/div>

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
The Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS and CNS Tumor Section. Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal. These include the Radiosurgery Society (RSS), the Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Update<\/a><\/div>

Update from the Society for Neuro-Oncology Fall 2021\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>
During the pandemic, I have been both inspired and humbled by the resiliency and dedication of the SNO membership who, despite many obstacles, have remained focused and steadfast in their commitment to advance the field of neuro-oncology and improve...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"CNS\/SNO<\/a><\/div>

CNS\/SNO Virtual Brain Tumor Board<\/a><\/h3>
The Society of NeuroOncology and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, in collaboration with the Tumor Section and The Neurosurgical Atlas, have produced a Virtual Brain Tumor Board conference series. This multidisciplinary conference, involving neurosurgeons,...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"NASBS<\/a><\/div>

NASBS Update<\/a><\/h3>
The 2021 Virtual symposium on February 13, 2021, was a great success, with 609 participants. \r\nThe best abstracts were presented, and they are still available online as recorded talks along with the electronic posters until the NASBS 31st Annual Meeting...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"International<\/a><\/div>

International Observership Program Grows in 2022<\/a><\/h3>
CNS Foundation Innovative Seed Grant has recently approved the: CNS Foundation\/Harvard-Massachusetts General Neurosurgery International Observership Program (IOP ) which will be accepting application in Fall 2021.\u00a0 One selected candidate will spend ...<\/div><\/div>\n
\"Leadership<\/a><\/div>

Leadership and Committees<\/a><\/h3>
AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors \r\nLeadership & Committees \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChair \r\nJason Sheehan \r\n \r\n\r\nSecretary & Treasurer \r\nIsabelle Germano \r\n \r\n\r\nPast Chair; Nominating \r\nManish Aghi \r\n \r\n\r\nAdvisory Board \r\nFred Barker \r\n \r\n\r\nAdvisory Board \r\nSteven...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor News Fall\/Winter 2020<\/a><\/h3>
Editors: Michael Ivan, MD, MBS, FAANS | Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, FAANS\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Young Neurosurgeon\u2019s Committee<\/a><\/h3>
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit in-person gatherings and conferences worldwide, national and international neurosurgical societies have adapted to a changing academic environment by embracing web-based educational, promotional and social communities....<\/div><\/div>\n

Membership & Social Media Update<\/a><\/h3>
Membership The lifeblood of the Tumor Section is its members. Across all paying membership categories, as of September 29, we have seen a drop in member numbers. Active membership currently stands at 574 members, as opposed to 636 in 2019. This may be...<\/div><\/div>\n

Clinical Trials \u2013 ABTC<\/a><\/h3>
Clinical Trial Highlight: 10\/4\/2020 ABTC 1603: Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant GMCI + PD-1 Inhibitor Combined with Standard of Care for Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas Principal Investigator: Nino Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS The hypothesis of this study...<\/div><\/div>\n

Meeting Updates<\/a><\/h3>
Satellite Symposium Update 2020\/2021 Michael Vogelbaum, MD, PhD, FAANS | Ian Dunn, MD, FAANS | Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS The Joint Section on Tumors' much anticipated 15th Biennial Tumor Section Satellite Symposium has been rescheduled for October...<\/div><\/div>\n

2020 International Observership Program Thrives as Educational and Bridge-building Initiative<\/a><\/h3>
Franco Rubino, MD, of Tucum\u00e1n, Argentina, spent three unique months at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Miami, observing with Ricardo Komotar, MD, FAANS, FACS, CNS Foundation Board member and director of the UM Residency Program and director ...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
The Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS\/CNS Tumor Section. Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal. These include the Radiosurgery Society (RSS), the Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology (ISNO),...<\/div><\/div>\n

CNS\/SNO Virtual Brain Tumor Board<\/a><\/h3>
The Society of NeuroOncology and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, in collaboration with the Tumor Section and the Neurosurgical Atlas , have produced a Virtual Brain Tumor Board conference series. This multidisciplinary conference, involving neurosurgeons,...<\/div><\/div>\n

New Tumor Section Awards and Grants<\/a><\/h3>
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n The Tumor Section Awards Committee is happy to report the addition of 14 new awards (summarized below) to be given at the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting and CNS Annual Meeting. In addition, two high-scoring NREF research proposals were...<\/div><\/div>\n

Spotlight on Education: Neuro-oncology Webinars<\/a><\/h3>
At the last Tumor Section meeting at both the AANS and CNS, it was unthinkable that having a meal or drink with a group of colleagues would be a far more complex endeavor in 2020. As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, in-person conferences worldwide...<\/div><\/div>\n

Neuro-oncology during COVID-19: A West Coast Perspective<\/a><\/h3>
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on our national health care system. During the early part of the pandemic, elective surgical procedures were particularly affected, with the threat that should hospitalizations rise in the future in certain...<\/div><\/div>\n

Neuro-oncology during COVID: An NYC Perspective<\/a><\/h3>
I had not realized how unique the situation was in New York until I was on a panel discussing the possibility of performing endonasal surgery on a patient with COVID. It was sometime around mid-April and several papers had been published from prominent...<\/div><\/div>\n

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
Dear Colleagues,\r\n\r\nThe past year has been filled with accomplishments for the section. Manish Aghi, MD, PhD, FAANS, finished his term as section chair. Under his leadership, the section has expanded its membership and broadened its financial support....<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor News Spring 2020<\/a><\/h3>
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Tumor Section Fellowship Award Update<\/a><\/h3>
The AANS\/CNS Joint section on Tumor takes great pride in supporting and encouraging young investigators to innovate the field of neuro-oncology with bench research. In 2017, the AANS\/CNS Joint Section on Tumor started a new Research Fellowship Award in...<\/div><\/div>\n

NASBS Meeting Update<\/a><\/h3>
The world of skull base disorders, like neuro-oncology as a whole, has experienced dramatic changes in 2020. The highlight, by far, was the 30th annual scientific meeting of the North American Skull Base Society, held February 6-9, 2020, in San Antonio....<\/div><\/div>\n

AANS SRS Registry Update<\/a><\/h3>
The AANS National Stereotactic Radiosurgery Quality Registry is a joint project that was 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...<\/div><\/div>\n

2020 Tumor Section Satellite Symposium<\/a><\/h3>
Neurosurgical Oncology 2020:\r\nA Vision for the Future \r\nChairs\r\n\r\nMichael A. Vogelbaum MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nIan Dunn, MD, FAANS\r\nJason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS\r\n\r\nCommittee\r\n\r\nPablo Recinos, MD, FAANS\r\nNam Tran MD, PhD, FAANS\r\nJohn Chi MD, MPH, FAANS\r\nIsaac...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor Section Guidelines Committee<\/a><\/h3>
The updates of guidelines projects sponsored by the Joint Tumor Section are under active development and at various stages of maturity. This is accounting for most of the energy being expended by the writing groups at this time. The Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
JNO has received and fast-tracked reports from our Italian and Chinese colleagues to better our response and help develop best practices during this COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS and CNS...<\/div><\/div>\n

Education Update: Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship 2020<\/a><\/h3>
The Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST), our governing body for all fellowships in the U.S., has instituted certain changes to standardize accreditation of neurosurgical oncology (NO) fellowships. The most notable change has been with enfolded...<\/div><\/div>\n

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
Greetings and Welcome to the Spring 2020\r\nAANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter \r\nDear Colleagues,\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe are living in unprecedented times as the ongoing global Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused a high rate of global fatalities and imposed...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor Section Awards<\/a><\/h3>
The Tumor Section Awards Committee continues to expand and develop its robust award program for outstanding research during both AANS and CNS scientific meetings, with new key steps below summarized: \r\n\r\n\tIn 2019, the Leksell award previously given only...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor News Fall 2019<\/a><\/h3>
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Tumor Section Membership Report<\/a><\/h3>
Fall 2019 \r\nMembership Statistics as of Sept. 17, 2019 \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nClass Code \r\nSubclass \r\n2019 Dues \r\n2019 Fall Members \r\n2018 Members \r\n2017 Members \r\n2016 Members \r\n \r\n\r\nActive \r\n01S \r\n$150 \r\n636 \r\n602 \r\n531 \r\n544 \r\n \r\n\r\nAdjunct \r\n60D \r\n$37.50 \r\n68 \r\n43...<\/div><\/div>\n

Initial Biopsy and Early Re\u2010resection Practices in the Treatment of Glioblastoma among AANS\/CNS Tumor Section Surgeons<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

Guidelines<\/a><\/h3>
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....<\/div><\/div>\n

Young Neurosurgeons Reception\/YNC Report<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

AANS SRS Registry Update<\/a><\/h3>
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,...<\/div><\/div>\n

SNOSSA Update<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

International Observership Program (IOP)<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

SNO Update<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

Journal of Neuro-Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

Funding Opportunities for Investigator-initiated Clinical Trials in Neurosurgical Oncology<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

Upcoming North American Skull Base Meeting 2020<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

2019 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting Summary<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

2020 AANS Tumor Section Scientific Program Preview<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

2019 CNS Meeting: A Preview of Tumor Section Highlights<\/a><\/h3>
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. \r\nThe AANS\/CNS Section on Tumors has planned several...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor Section Awards Update<\/a><\/h3>
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...<\/div><\/div>\n

Tumor Section Education: CNS Tumor Complication Course<\/a><\/h3>
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:\r\n\r\n \tManish Aghi, MD, PhD, FAANS, University of California...<\/div><\/div>\n

From the Chair<\/a><\/h3>
Greetings, and Welcome to the Fall 2019\r\nAANS\/CNS Section on Tumors Newsletter \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nDear Colleagues:\r\n\r\nAs we look forward to gathering again at the 2019 CNS annual meeting in San Francisco, this is a great opportunity to reflect upon recent...<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRecent Articles - Tumor News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsletters.aans.org\/tumor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Recent Articles - 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