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The Society of British Neurological Surgeons is a medical association for British
neurosurgeons Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...
.


History

It was formed in 1926, with Sir
Geoffrey Jefferson Sir Geoffrey Jefferson (10 April 1886 – 29 January 1961) was a British neurologist and pioneering neurosurgeon. Jefferson was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, the son of surgeon Arthur John Jefferson (1857–1915), and Cecilia James. ...
and Professor Norman Dott. Sir
Charles Alfred Ballance Sir Charles Alfred Ballance (30 August 1856 – 9 February 1936) was an English surgeon who specialized in the fields of otology and neurotology. Biography Charles Alfred Ballance was the eldest son of Charles and Caroline Ballance (née Poll ...
was the first President. Other founders were
Wilfred Trotter Wilfred Batten Lewis Trotter, FRS (3 November 1872 – 25 November 1939) was an English surgeon, a pioneer in neurosurgery. He was also known for his studies on social psychology, most notably for his concept of the herd instinct, which he fi ...
,
Henry Souttar Sir Henry Sessions Souttar (14 December 1875 – 12 November 1964) was a British surgeon with a wide breadth of interests. He trained first as a mathematician and engineer. His engineer’s training enabled him to design and make new types of s ...
, Sir Hugh Cairns and Arthur Bankart.


Structure

It is based at the
Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales. The ...
in the
London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden () is a London borough in Inner London. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the area of the former boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St ...
.


Function

It represents neurosurgery in the UK, and disseminates up-to-date information on the latest procedures, and organises conferences and seminars. It regulates the profession. It publishes the ''
British Journal of Neurosurgery The ''British Journal of Neurosurgery'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers neurosurgery and neurology. It is published in association with the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. The editor-in-chief is Nitin Mukerji. According ...
''.


See also

*
American Neurological Association The American Neurological Association (ANA) is a professional society of academic neurologists and neuroscientists devoted to advancing the goals of academic neurology; to training and educating neurologists and other physicians in the neurologic ...
*
Association of British Neurologists The Association of British Neurologists is a professional organisation founded in 1932 and expanded to include overseas membership in 1937. The Association produces guidelines for the treatment of neurological conditions. Members At 31 December ...
* Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability


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{{authority control Health in the London Borough of Camden Neurology organizations Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden Organizations established in 1926 Surgical organisations based in the United Kingdom 1926 establishments in the United Kingdom