2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-Humanitarian Award

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Dr. Jack Rock is awarded the 2018 AANS Humanitarian Award for his work in international neurosurgery. Since 2004, he has been taking two-week trips to Africa and Southeast Asia to operate on brain tumor patients. In 2012, he started operating in Myanmar and realized the need for a repeated presence. Starting in 2013, he organized yearly visits with teams of nurses, technicians, and surgeons to teach and train the staff at Yangon General Hospital. In 2017, he organized a neurosurgical boot camp in Southeast Asia. These trips have had a tremendous impact on the region, where there is only one neurosurgeon for every 5 million people. Dr. Rock is grateful for the support of his wife, his colleagues, and the Fiends Association. He hopes to continue supporting and building sustainable programs in these countries.

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Introduction - Steven N. Kalkanis, MD, FAANS, Award Recipient - Jack P. Rock, MD, FAANS

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Dr. Jack Rock

2018 AANS Humanitarian Award

international neurosurgery

brain tumor patients

neurosurgical boot camp