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OFFICERS
Donald O. Quest, MD, president
Jon H. Robertson, MD, president-elect
Arthur L. Day, MD, vice-president
James T. Rutka, MD, PhD, secretary
James R. Bean, MD, treasurer
Fremont P. Wirth, MD, past president
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD
Robert E. Harbaugh, MD
Christopher M. Loftus, MD
Warren R. Selman, MD
Troy M. Tippett, MD
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Jeffrey W. Cozzens, MD
R. Patrick Jacob, MD
Stephen T. Onesti, MD
Edie E. Zusman, MD
HISTORIAN
Eugene S. Flamm, MD
EX-OFFICIO
Rick Abbott, MD
P. David Adelson, MD
Charles L. Branch Jr., MD
Lawrence S. Chin, MD
Fernando G. Diaz, MD, PhD
Andres M. Lozano, MD
Richard K. Osenbach, MD
Setti S. Rengachary, MD
B. Gregory Thompson Jr., MD
Ronald E. Warnick, MD
LIAISONS
Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD
H. Derek Fewer, MD
Isabelle M. Germano, MD
AANS EXECUTIVE OFFICE
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone: (847) 378-0500
(888) 566-AANS
Fax: (847) 378-0600
E-mail: info@AANS.org
Web site: www.AANS.org
Thomas A. Marshall, executive director
Ronald W. Engelbreit, CPA,
deputy executive director
Susan M. Eget, associate executive
director-governance
Joni L. Shulman, associate executive
director-education & meetings
DEPARTMENTS
Communications, Betsy van Die
Development, Michele S. Gregory
Information Services, Anthony P. Macalindong
Marketing, Kathleen T. Craig
Meeting Services, Patty L. Anderson
Member Services, Chris A. Philips
AANS/CNS WASHINGTON OFFICE
725 15th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 628-2072
Fax: (202) 628-5264
Web site: www.aans.org/legislative/
aans/washington_c.asp
E VENTS
Calendar of Neurosurgical Events
Aspen Symposium on Brain Tumor
Immunotherapy
Aug. 7–9, 2006
Aspen, Colo.
diana.doyle@ucltsc.edu
2nd International Conference on
Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Aug. 11–12, 2006
San Francisco, Calif.
www.cme.ucsf.edu
Tennessee Neurosurgical Society +
Aug. 19–20, 2006
Chattanooga, Tenn.
(423) 265-2233
Hydrocephalus 2006
Sept. 6–9, 2006
Goteborg, Sweden
www.hydrocephalus2006.com
Spinal Surgery in Elderly Patients
Sept. 7–9, 2006
Frankfurt, Germany
www.bgu-frankfurt.de
8th Annual Interventional
Neuroradiology Symposium
Sept. 8–9, 2006
Toronto, Canada
www.cme.utoronto.ca
Egyptian Society of Neurological
Surgeons: Minimally Invasive
Neurosurgery
Sept. 13–15, 2006
Alexandria, Egypt
www.esns.org.eg
Western Neurosurgical Society +
Sept. 16–19, 2006
Blaine, Wash.
www.westnsurg.org
56th Annual Meeting of the Congress
of Neurological Surgeons
Oct. 7–12, 2006
Chicago, Ill.
www.neurosurgeon.org
American Neurological Association
Annual Meeting
Oct. 8–11, 2006
Chicago, Ill.
www.aneuroa.org
American Academy of Neurological
Surgery +
Oct. 18–22, 2006
Greensboro, Ga.
(602) 406-3159
XXXII Meeting of the Latin
American Federation of
Neurosurgical Societies
Oct. 21–26, 2006
Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.clan2006.com.ar
Research Updates in Neurobiology
for Neurosurgeons
Oct. 21–28, 2006
Woods Hole, Mass.
www.societyns.org
Neurocritical Care 2006:
Synchronicity
Nov. 2–5, 2006
Baltimore, Md.
www.neurocriticalcare.org
3rd International Symposium
on Microneurosurgical
Anatomy
Nov. 5–8, 2006
Antalya, Turkey
www.isma2006.org
67th Annual American
Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation
Annual Assembly
Nov. 9–12, 2006
Honolulu, Hawaii
www.aapmr.org
AANS Courses
For information or to register call (888) 566-AANS
or visit www.aans.org/education.
3 Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges
in Neurosurgery
Power Coding Sept. 8–9, 2006 Chicago, Ill.
“Coding for the Pros” Nov. 3–4, 2006 Los Angeles, Calif.
Prerequisite: AANS coding course taken within two years.
3 Neurosurgery Review by Case Management:
Oral Board Preparation
AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric
Neurological Surgery +
Nov. 28–Dec. 1, 2006
Denver, Colo.
www.neurosurgery.org/
pediatric
Nov. 5–6, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, Texas
May 20–22, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, Texas
Nov. 4–6, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Houston, Texas
3 Neurosurgical Practice Management: Improving
the Financial Health of Your Practice
19th Annual Contemporary Update
on Disorders of the Spine +
Jan. 13–19, 2007
Whistler, Canada
www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/dots
Southern Neurosurgical Society
Annual Meeting +
March 15–18, 2007
Sea Island, Ga.
www.southernneurosurgery.org
75th AANS Annual Meeting
April 14–19, 2007
Washington, D.C.
www.aans.org
+ These meetings are jointly sponsored
or cosponsored by the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons.
The frequently updated Meetings
Calendar and continuing medical education
information are available at
www.aans.org/education.
Sept. 10, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chicago, Ill.
44 Vol. 15, No. 2 • 2006 • AANS Bulletin