American Association of Neurological Surgery (AANS)

Neurological surgery is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders or injuries affecting the nervous system, brain, spinal cord and the spinal column. A neurological surgeon may provide either surgical or nonsurgical care, depending on the nature of the injury or illness. These medical specialists are trained to help patients with head and spine trauma, cerebrovascular disorders (e.g. stroke); chronic low back pain; birth defects; brain and spinal tumors; and abnormalities of the peripheral nerves (in the face, arms, legs, hands and feet).

The Mission Statement

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery and serving as the spokesorganization for all practitioners of the specialty of neurosurgery, in order to provide the highest quality of care to our patients.

Vision Statement

• AANS will assure that neurosurgeons are recognized as the primary providers of quality care to patients with disorders that fall within the scope of neurosurgical practice.

• AANS will work to expand the scope of neurosurgical care as new technology for the treatment of neurological and related disorders becomes available.

• AANS will be the spokesorganization for neurosurgery through its communications and interactions with the public, media, medical and third party payer community.

• AANS will be members' principal resource for professional and practice information, education and interaction.

• AANS will assure that appropriate clinical and basic science will address the scope of neurosurgical practice.

Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association with over 7,200 members worldwide. The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. All Active members of the AANS are board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery, A.C. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the spinal column, spinal cord, brain, nervous system and peripheral nerves. For more information on what neurosurgeons do, visit our public pages at www.NeurosurgeryToday.org®.

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Telephone: 847.378.0500 or 1.888.566.AANS (2267)
Fax: 847.378.0600
AANS Website:www.aans.org
Email: info@aans.org