The first academic meeting for the Society appeared to be an unqualified success, except perhaps for the weather. The facilities at Madden’s were nearly perfect for a meeting of this size with excellent conference facilities in proximity to the lodge and guest rooms.
The opening reception was collegial and the subsequent presentation and discussion with congressional candidate Maureen Reed, MD provided a preview of the subsequent national debate about healthcare reform.
(l-r)Drs. Bottini, Siddiq, Van Gompel and Chyatte
The subsequent academic program was well attended and provided an intimate small group setting for questions and discussion. Dr. Farhan Siddiq from the University of Minnesota received the Resident’s Award from the Society for his presentation, Comparison Between Primary Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Symptomatic Intracranial Athersclerotic Disease: Meta-analysis of Case Series. Dr. Jamie Van Gompel from Mayo Clinic was also recognized for his presentation, Cortical Ependymoma: An Unusual Epileptogenic Lesion.
Drs. Robert Spinner and Marshall Watson have volunteered to serve as members at large on the Society’s executive committee. Resident members Jeremy Fogelson, MD and Chris Janson, MD have also volunteered to serve as resident members at large. Dr. Giuseppe Lanzino has offered to serve as the Academic Meeting Coordinator for the 2010 meeting. That meeting has been tentatively planned for Friday-Sunday September 17-19, 2010 again at Madden’s Resort in Gull Lake, MN. The meeting has been moved forward three weeks to take advantage of better weather and utilize the resort facilities more fully over the weekend.
Minnesota Neurosurgical Society 