Christopher McPherson, MD, elected to national executive committee position

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Friday, July 31, 2009
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Cindy Starr
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CINCINNATI–Christopher McPherson, MD, a neurosurgeon with the Mayfield Clinic and the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Section on Tumors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).

Dr. McPherson, who will also serve on the Research Committee, is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Division of Surgical Neuro-Oncology at UC.

The Section on Tumors performs a wide range of activities relating to education, research, and the coordination of neuro-oncology programs for the AANS and CNS. The Section includes more than 1,600 neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, and other health-care professionals who specialize in the care of patients with brain tumors.

Ronald Warnick, MD, Chairman of the Mayfield Clinic and Director of the UC Brain Tumor Center, served as Chairman of the Section on Tumors from 2005 to 2007.

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The UC Brain Tumor Center treats hundreds of patients from the Greater Cincinnati region and beyond each year. The multidisciplinary center, which includes specialists in neurosurgery, radiology, radiation oncology, otolaryngology, internal medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, is committed to evidence-based medicine, compassionate care, research, and the utilization of emerging therapies and technologies.

The UC Neuroscience Institute, a regional center of excellence, is dedicated to patient care, research, education, and the development of new treatments for stroke, brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, traumatic brain and spinal injury, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, disorders of the senses (swallowing, voice, hearing, pain, taste and smell), and psychiatric conditions (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression).

The Mayfield Clinic is recognized as one of the nation's leading physician organizations for clinical care, education, and research of the spine and brain. Supported by 20 neurosurgeons, three neurointensivists, an interventional radiologist, and a pain specialist, the Clinic treats 20,000 patients from 35 states and 13 countries in a typical year. Mayfield's physicians have pioneered surgical procedures and instrumentation that have revolutionized the medical art of neurosurgery for brain tumors and neurovascular diseases and disorders.