NREF Crowns First Annual Cushing Bowl Winner
NREF Crowns First Annual Cushing Bowl Winner The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) congratulates the University of Tennessee-Memphis – winners of the first annual Cushing Bowl, a competition amongst residency programs. Neurosurgical programs from around the country participated in this unique contest and raised over $21,000 to further NREF’s mission. The NREF is grateful to Angela Richardson, MD, PhD and Jeremiah […]
Reflections on Coming to America
Reflections on Coming to America Timir Banerjee, MD, FAANS(L) Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville I remember the day I had landedThe first thing that I wonderedWhy people drove so fast?What was the hurry? What did they have to do after they would have arrived?I had come from the land of rickshaws, palanquins, horse […]
NREF Giving Societies Welcome New Members
NREF Giving Societies Welcome New Members We extend our sincere thanks to the newest philanthropists and organizations joining the Cushing Circle of Giving : Louis Kim, MD, MBA, FAANS Karin M. Muraszko, MD, FAANS Michael C. Park, MD, PhD, FAANS Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, FAANS Angela M. Richardson, MD, PhD The NREF also extends its sincere […]
NREF Names 2022-23 Board of Directors
NREF Names 2022-23 Board of Directors The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) is pleased to announce the 2022-23 NREF Board of Directors.The 2022-23 NREF Board of Directors includes: NREF Chair Michael W. Groff, MD, FAANS NREF Vice Chair Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD, FAANS NREF Treasurer Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANS NREF Secretary Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, FAANS Directors […]
Chair’s Message The Season of Plans and Projects
Chair’s Message The Season of Plans and Projects Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) celebrates the plans and projects of the medical students, residents and fellows receiving grants and fellowships for the coming academic year. For 2022-23, the NREF will award more than $1.9 million in funding, including: Eleven (11) Research Fellowship Grants & Young Clinician Investigator Awards Thirteen […]