Cerebrovascular:
The purpose of the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section is to advance education, research and patient care in the area of cerebrovascular disease. Through our activities and educational programs, we strive to promote awareness among all neurosurgeons of opportunities for clinical practice and research in the area of cerebrovascular surgery.

2009 AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Meeting
Feb. 17, 2009

Neurotrauma & Critical Care:
The purpose of the AANS/CNS Neurotrauma and Critical Care Section is to provide a forum for education and research on trauma and critical care of the nervous system, to coordinate activities and programs relating to trauma, critical care and sports medicine for the parent organizations and other societies, committees and agencies, to represent the parent organizations, at their discretion, at any organization or group on matters relating to trauma, critical care and sports medicine, to advice the parent organizations of activities which relate to nervous system trauma and critical care by other individuals, group and/or agencies.

Pain:
The purpose of the AANS/CNS Pain Section in the field of pain management, provides liaison and involvement with other specialties and organizations. The section helps communications between AANS and CNS via joint section status. It provides help in resident curricula planning, especially in the area of pain management and promotes Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery manuscript submissions in pain management. The Pain Section fosters international communication and collaboration in neurosurgical procedures for pain and reaches out to and encourages involvement by part of neurosurgery somewhat outside mainstream. Lastly, the section acts to increase the role of neurosurgeon in multidisciplinary field of pain management.

Pain Bi-Annual Meeting
April 25, 2008

Pediatric Neurosurgery:
The objectives of the Section shall be to enhance and assure the advancement of the subspecialty of pediatric neurosurgery by: (1) serving as a forum for the intimate exchange of ideas and information among a group of neurological surgeons whose interests are directed towards the infant and child, (2) serving as a vehicle through which the Board of Directors of the AANS and the Executive Committee of the CNS can be apprised of the activities and the advances in the subspecialty of pediatric neurosurgery, (3) serving as a resource for the Board of Directors of the AANS and the Executive Committee of the CNS for conducting special studies and proposing solutions to problems in pediatric neurosurgery when directed to do so, and (4) service as a section to assist the AANS and CNS to advance education, research, and patient care in the area of pediatric neurosurgery.

Pediatric Annual Meeting
November 26 - December 1, 2007

Spine & Peripheral Nerves:
The purpose of the AANS/CNS Spine and Peripheral Nerves Section is to foster the use of spinal neurosurgical methods for the treatment of diseases of the spinal neural elements, the spine and peripheral nerves. To advance spinal neurosurgery and related sciences, to improve patient care, to support meaningful basic and clinical research, to provide leadership in undergraduate and graduate continuing education, and to promote administrative facilities necessary to achieve these goals.

Spine Annual Meeting
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
Phoenix, Arizona
March 11 - 14, 2009

Stereotactic & Functional Surgery:
The mission of the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery is to foster the use of stereotactic and functional neurological methods for the treatment of diseases of the nervous system. Our goal is to advance stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and related sciences, to improve patient care, to support meaningful basic and clinical research, to provide leadership in undergraduate and graduate education and continuing education, and to provide administrative facilities necessary to meet these goals.

Biannual Meeting of the ASSFN, Vancouver, B.C.
June 1-4, 2008

Tumors:
The purpose the AANS/CNS Tumor Section is to provide a forum for education and research on tumors of the nervous system, to coordinate activities and programs relating to tumors for the AANS and CNS and other societies, committees and agencies, to represent the AANS and CNS when requested by executive action, at any organization or group on matters relating to tumors, and to advise the AANS and the CNS of activities which relate to nervous system tumors by other individuals, groups and/or agencies.

Tumor Annual Meeting
April 13-14, 2007

Women in Neurosurgery:
The mission of the Section is to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons to realize their professional and personal goals. The goals include:
 • To promote professional growth and development.
 • To enhance and facilitate interaction among women surgeons throughout the world.
 • To foster an environment supportive of personal values and individual diversity.
 • To advance the highest standards of competence and ethical behavior.