2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-Van Wagenen Lecture: Jumpstarting Your Career in Neurosurgery

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In this video, Dr. Lunsford discusses the Van Wagenen fellowship, which provides neurosurgeons with an opportunity to learn and collaborate with mentors outside of the United States. The fellowship, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, has been instrumental in advancing the field of neurosurgery and has produced many successful academic neurosurgeons. Dr. Lunsford himself benefited from the fellowship, spending a year in Sweden working with pioneers in stereotactic surgery and bringing the gamma knife to America. He highlights the impact of the fellowship on his career and emphasizes the importance of sustaining the program through donations. Dr. Lunsford encourages younger neurosurgeons to consider the fellowship and urges older members to contribute to its continuation. The Van Wagenen fellowship is seen as a prestigious scholarship and a valuable opportunity for neurosurgeons to jumpstart their careers and bring new knowledge and skills back to the field.

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Introduction - Stephen J. Haines, MD, FAANS, Award Recipient - L. Dade Lunsford, MD, FAANS

Keywords

Van Wagenen fellowship

neurosurgeons

mentors

international collaboration

advancing neurosurgery

academic neurosurgeons