Outcomes Committee Award - $2000

The Outcomes Committee Award is presented annually by the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves to a neurosurgical resident or BC/BE neurosurgeon in North America who authors an outstanding abstract presenting the results of a clinical investigation in the area of spine or peripheral nerve disorders, that demonstrates sound methodological design and includes evaluation of patient–oriented outcomes as the primary endpoint. The recipient of this ward will be selected by the members of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Outcomes Committee. The award is a gift from the David and Jean Wallace Fund. The recipient will receive a $2,000 honorarium to help cover the expenses of attendance at the Joint Section Annual Meeting. Abstracts to be considered should be identified on the annual Meeting abstract submission form and submitted prior to the deadline.

Previous Recipients

Year	Name	Description	Location
2010	Daniel C. Lu ,MD	Dr. Lu graduated from the neurosurgery residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).He received his BA degree from Dartmouth College and MD-PhD degrees from University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In addition to clinical research interests in spine, his basic science research interests are neurotrauma with focus on spinal cord injury. He is currently pursuing a fellowship in minimally invasive spine surgery with Dr. Kevin Foley at Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee.	Semmes-Murphey Clinic
2009	Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS