{"id":483,"date":"2018-10-17T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T19:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/westnsurg\/?page_id=483"},"modified":"2018-11-29T20:36:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:36:17","slug":"60-years-western","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/westnsurg\/60-years-western\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Years of the Western"},"content":{"rendered":"

60 Years of the Western<\/h2>\n

A quick look at 6 decades of theWestern Neurosurgical Society<\/h4>\n

A 10 minute talk — plus time for extended applause<\/p>\n

The Western..<\/h1>\n

Still Strong<\/h3>\n

Still Relevant<\/h3>\n

Still your Society<\/h3>\n

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These three men first discussed forming a regional society particularly after noting initial success of the Southern Neurosurgical Society, the first US regional society, formed in 1948. \u00a0The SF Neurology Society is where CA neurosurgeons would gather and where plans were made for forming the WNS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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First Annual Meeting November 1955 Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel<\/h3>\n

David Reeves 1st President<\/strong><\/h4>\n

30 founding members\u2014all neurosurgeons<\/p>\n

22 of 30 founders from California\u201473%<\/p>\n

(2014 membership ~ 50% from California)<\/p>\n

One full day meeting. \u00a0Eight presentations. Eleven guests.<\/p>\n

1st Banquet \u2013 no mention of formal dress<\/p>\n

10th Annual Meeting October 1964 San Francisco Fairmont Hotel<\/h3>\n

Frank Anderson President<\/h4>\n

68 members<\/p>\n

**Description of neurogenic claudication by Peter Lehman from Vancouver<\/p>\n

**Description of Pantopaque cisternography for acoustics by R. L. Scanlon of LA<\/p>\n

One full day and 2 half days meeting. \u00a024 papers.<\/p>\n

President elect & Historian positions created; tux banquets<\/p>\n

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25th Annual Meeting September 1979 Camelback Inn, Scottsdale AZ<\/h3>\n

Donald Freshwater President<\/h4>\n

From 10th to 25th meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1966\u00a0 \u00a0First Resident Award paper\u2014Ralph Kamm<\/p>\n

1965\u00a0 \u00a0First paper on operating microscope–Jannetta<\/p>\n

1966 \u00a0\u00a0First paper on vascular decompression for tic–Jannetta<\/p>\n

1971\u00a0 \u00a0First golf tournament<\/p>\n

1975\u00a0 \u00a0First paper on CT scan; First CME credits<\/p>\n

50th Annual Meeting September 2004 Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, CA<\/h3>\n

Randy Smith President<\/h4>\n

From 26th to 50th meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1981\u00a0 Discontinued Resident Paper Award<\/p>\n

1983\u00a0 First PET scan paper<\/p>\n

1984\u00a0 First MRI paper<\/p>\n

1985\u00a0 First woman member (Fran Conley, Stanford)<\/p>\n

1988\u00a0 First report on shunt anti-siphon device (Foltz)<\/p>\n

1991\u00a0 Active Members 133; highest number in the history of the Society<\/p>\n

1997\u00a0 Society resumes Resident Awards<\/p>\n

1999\u00a0 Ralph Kamm is President (first former resident award winner to become President)<\/p>\n

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60th Annual Meeting August 2014 Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley, ID<\/h3>\n

Rich Wohns President<\/h4>\n

From 50th to 60th meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2006\u00a0 Society begins two Resident Awards, basicscience and clinical science<\/p>\n

2006 \u00a0Richard Ellenbogen 2nd WNS member to be CNS President\u00a0(Bruce Sorensen 1st in 1977)<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0 Bill Couldwell 10th WNS member to be AANS President<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0 Deb Henry becomes 1st woman WNS Secretary-Treasurer<\/p>\n

Notable Guests<\/h3>\n
Tom Campbell<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Berkley – 2002<\/p>\n

Victor Fuchs<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Stanford – 1998<\/p>\n

Donlin Long<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Baltimore – 1998<\/p>\n

Madgid Samii<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Germany – 1997<\/p>\n

Guido Guglielmi<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Los Angeles 1991<\/p>\n

Eben Alexander, Jr.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Winston-Salem – 1989<\/p>\n

Kenichiro Sugita<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Nagoya, Japan – 1988<\/p>\n

Robert Ojemann<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Boston – 1986<\/p>\n

Ludwig M. Auer<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Graz, Austria – 1985<\/p>\n

PaulL. Kornblith<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Bethesda – 1983<\/p>\n

Gilles Bertrand<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Montreal – 1981<\/p>\n

William Glenn<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Long Beach 1980<\/p>\n

Kemp Clark<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Dallas – 1980<\/p>\n

Dwight Parkinson<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Winnipeg – 1979<\/p>\n

C. Miller Fisher<\/h6>\n

Boston – 1974<\/p>\n

A. Earl Walker<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Baltimore – 1973<\/p>\n

James L. Poppen<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Boston – 1973<\/p>\n

Frank H. Mayfield<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Cincinatti – 1971<\/p>\n

See More Guests<\/p>\n

Hubert Rosomoff<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Bronx\u00a0–\u00a01966\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0William Scoville<\/strong> Hartford – 1966\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bryan Jennett<\/strong> Glasgow – 1966<\/p>\n

Peter Janetta<\/strong> Pittsburgh –\u00a01963\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Loyal Davis<\/strong> Chicago – 1962\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Barry M. Goldwater<\/strong> Phoenix – 1962<\/p>\n

Percival Bailey<\/strong> Chicago – 1962\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0James L. Poppen<\/strong> Boston – 1959\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ronald Melzak<\/strong> Portland – 1956<\/p>\n

Joseph P. Evans<\/strong> Chicago – 1955<\/p>\n

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Interesting Items<\/h2>\n

Three men have died in office: President Charles W. Elkins in 1973; President Phil Carter in 2010 and Herb Crockett while President-Elect in 1974 (he was only Secretary\/Treasurer not to serve as President).<\/p>\n

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Don Prolo only member to have been President for 2 years (9\/11 \u00a0cancelled the 2001 meeting) and receive the Cloward Award. \u00a0He conceived the Cloward Award and the First Lady of the Western pendant.<\/p>\n

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Of the 38 Resident Award winners only 6 have become WNS members and 3 of the 6 became President (Kamm, Burchiel, Carter).<\/p>\n

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2014–The year the Society finally cut some slack for members who miss 4 consecutive meetings (adopted Debbie Henry\u2019s idea of an Inactive membership category).<\/p>\n

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Rich Wohns first President to hold MD, MBA, JD degrees<\/p>\n


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