European Association of Neurosurgical SocietiesEuropean Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) is the continental, non-governmental, learned society representing the neurosurgeons of European region. It was founded in the year 1971. It is one of the 5 Continental Associations (AANS, AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC) of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).
World Federation of Neurosurgical SocietiesThe World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), founded in 1955, in Switzerland, as a professional, scientific, non governmental organization, is composed of 130 member societies: consisting of 5 Continental Associations (AANS, AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC), 6 Affiliate Societies, and 119 National Neurosurgical Societies, representing some 50,000 neurosurgeons worldwide. It has a consultative status in the United Nations.
Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical SocietiesLatin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC) is the continental, non-governmental, learned society representing the neurosurgeons of Latin American region. It is one of the 5 Continental Associations (AANS, AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC) of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS). ReferencesExternal links"FLANC official website". FLANC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.Asian Australasian Society of Neurological SurgeonsThe Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS) is the inter-continental, non-governmental, learned society representing neurosurgeons of the Asian-Australasian region. It was founded in 1964 and is made up of twenty-eight national societies, totaling 60 percent of neurosurgeons globally. It is the largest of the five continental associations (AANS, AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC) of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
American Association of Neurological SurgeonsThe American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a professional organization focused on advancing the specialty of neurological surgery. Founded in 1931, the AANS serves a membership of over 12,000 professionals worldwide, including neurosurgeons, medical students and allied health professionals. It is one of the five Continental Associations of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), the other four being the AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC.
Learned societyA learned society ( LUR-nid) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Alternatively, it can be referred to as a scientific, scholarly, intellectual, or academic society. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election.
AfricaContinentAfrica is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km (11.7 million square miles), including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. With nearly 1.4 billion of the world's population, Africa's population is the youngest among the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4.
Claire KarekeziClaire Karekezi (born 4 July 1982) is a Rwandan neurosurgeon at the Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. As the first female neurosurgeon in Rwanda, and one of the eight Rwandan neurosurgeons serving a population of 14 million, Karekezi serves as an advocate for women in neurosurgery. She has become an inspiration for young people pursuing neurosurgery, particularly young women.
Non-governmental organizationA non-governmental organization (NGO) is an entity that is not part of the government. This can include non-profit and for-profit entities. An NGO may get a significant percentage or even all of its funding from government sources. An NGO typically is thought to be a nonprofit organization that operates partially independent of government control.
Shimon RochkindShimon Rochkind (Hebrew: שמעון רושקינד) is an Israeli clinician and an operating neurosurgeon. His professional interests include surgery on the peripheral nerves, the lumbar and sacral spine, brachial plexus and cauda equina. Rochkind pioneered the use of the laser therapy for the treatment of injuries in the peripheral nervous system.
NeurosurgeryNeurosurgery or/and neurological surgery, also known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders that affect any portion of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, and cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgery as a medical specialty also includes non-surgical management of some neurological conditions.
Majid SamiiMajid Samii (Persian: مجید سمیعی, born 19 June 1937) is an Iranianneurosurgeon and medical scientist. BiographySamii was born in Tehran, Iran on 19 June 1937. After having completed his high school education in Iran, he moved to Germany, where he started his medical studies at the University of Mainz. He has been the president of the and was elected as the founding president of MASCIN – "Madjid Samii Congress of International Neurosurgeons" in 2003.
B. K. MisraDr. Basant Kumar Misra is a neurosurgeon specialising in treating brain, spine, cerebrovascular and peripheral nervous system disorders, injuries, pathologies and malformations. Presently, he is the Honorary President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, and the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons. He is the first neurosurgeon in the world to perform image-guided surgery for aneurysms.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.