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AWARDS 2022
The WSSFN would like to congratulate all the award winners who exemplify their interest in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery!
Spiegel-Wycis Award: Andres Lozano (Canada), Takaomi Taira (Japan)
President’s Award: Mojgan Hodaie (Canada)
Tasker Award: Joachim Krauss (Germany)
Sang Sup Chung Award:
The WSSFN leadership is pleased to announce two awards (clinical and research field) in honor of
deceased professor Sang Sup Chung (1938-2021). The awards are 2500 USD each. The awards will
be bestowed during the 2022 WSSFN meeting in Korea. The aim of the Sang Sup Chung clinical
award is to recognize the important pioneering clinical researches in the field of stereotactic and
functional neurosurgery in Asian region. And the aim of the Sang Sup Chung research award is to
recognize the innovative and pioneering basic and research works in the field of stereotactic and
functional neurosurgery in Asian region.
Clinical Award: Takamitsu Yamamoto (Japan)
: Spinal cord stimulation for vegetative state and minimally conscious state
Research Award: Zang Hee Cho (Korea)
: Developed the world first PET scanner in 1975 and the pioneer of CT and MRI.
Full Abstracts Awards Presentation
Travel Grant Award:
Abhinav Goyal / Akmal Masyhudi / Alexandre Boutet / Andrew Chan Tai Kong
Benjamin Davidson / Can Sarica / Chen Feng / Cletus Cheyuo / Artur Vetkas
Eldaniz Mammadli / Galih Permana / İsmail Şimşek / Jason Yuen
Kazuaki Yamamoto / Manish Baldia / Maria Rosaria Scala / Marina Raguz
Melissa Chua / Muhammad Reza Arifianto / Mustafa Kılıç / Newton Cho / Nirmala Shankar
Olga Maria Parras Granero / Oskar Puk / Ozcan Sonmez / Pritam Gurung
Raenette David / Roman Kiselev / Saurabh Gupta / Timur Latypov / Vanisha Tamling
Vikas Sharma / Viktor Peskov / Vladimir Murtazin / Vybhav R
AWARDS 2019
The WSSFN leadership is pleased to announce two awards named after pioneering neurosurgeons Dr. Irving Cooper and Dr. Roy Bakay. The awards are $ 2,500 each. The awards will be bestowed during the WSSFN congress in 2019 in New York City.
Irving Cooper, MD
The aim of the Cooper award is to promote basic or clinical research projects in the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.
The applicant must be a member of the WSSFN. There is no age limit. Applicants for the award should include a short proposal of the research project (limited to 500 words) and a current curriculum vitae.
Roy Bakay, MD
The aim of the Bakay award is to recognize important publications which have been published by WSSFN members in the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.
The manuscript must have been published within the period from 2016-2018 in a peer-reviewed journal listed on PubMed. Manuscripts not yet online or published, i.e. those “in press” or “accepted”, are not being considered. The applicant must be a member of the WSSFN. There is no age limit. Applicants for the award should send a copy of the publication and a current curriculum vitae.
Submission deadline for the awards is March 31, 2019.
Please submit manuscripts and documentation to Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD <Sameer.Sheth@bcm.edu>
Selections will be made by an independent committee that will be appointed by the WSSFN leadership.
AWARDS 2019
The WSSFN would like to congratulate all the award winners who exemplify their interest in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery!
Spiegel – Wycis Award: Marwan Hariz and Giovanni Broggi
Ronald Tasker Award: Jocelyn Bloch
Roy Bakay Award: Shiro Horisawa
Irving Cooper Award: Clement Hamani
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION AWARDS
Paul Larson
Keifer Forseth
Luca Melosivic
Tameem Al-Ozzi
YOUNG STAFF AWARD
Khedr, Ali
Almahario, Fadi
Avecillas, Josue
TRAVEL GRANT AWARD
Negida, Ahmed / Aji, Yunus Kuntawi / Andrusca, Alexandru / Dzhafarov, Vidzhal / Fatima, Arooj
Kumar, Pardeep / Lomadze, Victor / Umarov, Azamatjon / Park, Hye Ran / Peskov, Viktor
Sharma, Vikas / Tatarchuk, Mykhailo / Wang, Long / Zhang, Chencheng / Koirala, Sagar
Hasegawa, Harutomo / Hernando, Vincente Casitas / Minghetti, Sara / Raguz, Marina
Shofty, Ben / Thakur, Nikhil / Tuleasca, Constantin / Barbosa, Daniel / Davidson, Benjamin
Jakobs, Martin / Kruger, Marie / Lang, Stefan / Meng, Ying / Lopes, Arhur Jose Maia
Marquez-Franco, Rene / Santos, Jose
AWARDS 2017
The WSSFN would like to congratulate all the award winners who exemplify their interest in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery!
Spiegel – Wycis Award: Yves Lazorthes and Francisco Velasco
Tasker Award: David Roberts
Mundinger Award: Itzhak Fried
Riechert Award: Dario Englot and Hemmings Wu
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION AWARDS
Clinical abstract presentation: Alessandra Gorgulho
Basic Science abstract presentation: Yasushi Okamura
Basic Science Poster: Eun Jung Lee
Clinical Science Poster: Walid Bouthour
Karger Award Poster: Guenane Lakhdar and Basant Pant
TRAVEL GRANT AWARD
Asia: Jung, Na Young / Au Yong, Nicholas / Kim, Jeong Hwa / Park, Chang Kyu / Park, Seong-Cheol / Sulistyanto, Adi / Tomio, Ryosuke / Ren, Jie
Europe: Akram, Harith / De Vloo, Philippe / Sachdev, Bobby / Etingold, Elad / Pallero, Ma Ángeles GarcÍa / De Schlichting, Emmanuel
WSSFN INTERIM MEETING 2015 (Mumbai, India)
The WSSFN Interim Meeting was a resounding success! Thank you to all the faculty, participants and sponsors!
The WSSFN Interim Meeting abstract award winners are:
Vibhor Krishna: Best Cl'nil Oral Presentation - A novel tractography based methodology for stereotactic targeting of VIM nucleus for tremor surgery
Nader Pourat'an: Best Basic Science Oral Presentation - Effect of Propofo! on paiiidooorticai circuits and cortical phaseamplitude coupling
Keith Matthews: Best Clinil Poster Presentation - Anterior cinguiotomy for maior depression does not impair Stroop task performance, but depression severity does
Ann-Kathryn Beck: Best Basic Science Poster Presentation - Eiectrophysioiogr'cai correlates of auditory change detection: A simultaneous depth and scalp EEG study
A special thanks to Karger Publishers for also providing awards. Photos from the Interim Meeting can be viewed HERE, and a list of travel grant recipients can be viewed HERE.
AWARDS 2013
Ohye and Tsubokawa Awards
We are pleased to announce two new $2500 awards in honor of deceased professors Ohye and Tsubokawa both leaders in the field of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery and known for their exceptional support of research and education. The aim of the Ohye award is to promote and initialize clinical research projects. The purpose of the Tsubokawa award is to recognize the importance of publications in peer reviewed journals. Click HERE for more details.
Ohye Award 2013 Winner: Clement Hamani
Tsubokawa Award 2013 Winner: ltzhak Fried
Spiegel-Wycis Award
The Spiegel-Wycis Award is presented at each quadrennial meeting of the WSSFN to one or two senior neurosurgeons who throughout their career have contributed to the advancement of the field of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. The recipients of the 2013 award are Dr. Volker Sturm and Dr. Sana Sup Chung.
For past recipients of the Spiegel-Wycis Award, click HERE .
WSSFN Resident and Fellow Awards
The WSSFN Resident and Fellow Awards are given for the best presentations. poster or oral, at the quadrennial WSSFN meeting. The value of the prize is $1000 US.
The winners of the 2013 awards were:
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Basic Science Presentation: Kevin McCain
Clinical Presentation: Maximilian Mehdorn
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Basic Science Poster: Mesbah Alam
Clinical Poster: Shiro Horisawa
Honorable Mention - a $250 award each from Karger Publications: Anwen White and Volker Coenen
New - Tasker Award: Andres Lozano