Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons

The Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS) is the inter-continental, non-governmental, learned society representing neurosurgeons of the Asian-Australasian region.[1][2] It was founded in 1964 and is made up of twenty-eight national societies, totaling 60 percent of neurosurgeons globally.[3][4] It is the largest of the five continental associations (AANS, AASNS, CAANS, EANS and FLANC) of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.[5] The official journal of the society is the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.[6][7]

Affiliated national societies

The following societies representing their respective country are constituents of AASNS:[8]

  • Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
  • Bangladesh Society of Neurosurgeons
  • Chinese Neurosurgical Society
  • Chinese Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Emirates Neuroscience Society
  • Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons
  • Hong Kong Neurosurgical Society
  • Neurosurgical Section of Neurological Society of India
  • Indonesian Neurosurgical Society
  • Israel Neurosurgical Society
  • Japan Neurosurgical Society
  • Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Korean Neurosurgical Society
  • Neurosurgical Association of Malaysia
  • Nepalese Society of Neurosurgeon
  • New Zealand Neurosurgical Society
  • Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery
  • Clinical Neuroscience Society of Singapore
  • Taiwan Neurosurgical Society
  • The Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand
  • Uzbekistan Society of Neurosurgery
  • Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society

Past Presidents

List of the past presidents in chronological order:[9]

  • Douglas Miller
  • Keiji Sano
  • Udon Poshakrina
  • Romeo Gustillo
  • HL Wen
  • J Geoffrey Toakley
  • Kil Soo Choi
  • Ching-Chang Hung
  • Iftikhar Ali Raja
  • Balaji Sadasivan
  • Tetsuo Kanno
  • Yong-Kwang TU
  • Andrew Kaye
  • Basant Misra
  • Wan Tew Seow

References
  1. (Leigh) Atkinson, R.L. (January 25, 2013). "History of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons from 1964 to 2012: A personal account". Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 20 (1): 23–29. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2012.07.005. PMC 7127368. PMID 23182160.
  2. Sadasivan, Balaji (June 25, 2011). The Dancing Girl: A History of Early India. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814311670 – via Google Books.
  3. "Member Countries | AASNS".
  4. "AASNS".
  5. "About the Foundation | World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies". www.wfns.org.
  6. "Journals | AASNS".
  7. Atkinson, R. L. Leigh (2013). "History of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons from 1964 to 2012: a personal account". Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 20 (1): 23–29. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2012.07.005. ISSN 1532-2653. PMC 7127368. PMID 23182160.
  8. "Affiliated Societies Links | AASNS".
  9. "Past Presidents | AASNS".
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