Fellowships & Awards - Spine Section

Sanford Larson Clinical Research Award

Awarded in memory of Sanford J. Larson MD, PhD, by the Sanford J. Larson Honor Your Mentor Fund, in support of clinical research related to evaluating and/or improving diversity in spine surgery workforce.

Charles L. Branch, Sr. Clinical Research Award

Awarded in memory of Charles L. Branch Sr. MD, by the Charles L. Branch, Sr. Honor Your Mentor Fund in support of clinical research evaluating lumbar spondylolisthesis interbody fusion techniques

Mayfield Awards

Presented in memory of Frank H. Mayfield, MD. Awarded to residents or fellows who author outstanding manuscripts detailing a laboratory or clinical investigation in the area of spinal or peripheral nerve disorders.

Charlie Kuntz Scholar Awards

Awarded in memory of Charles Kuntz IV, MD by the Charles Kuntz IV Honor Your Mentor Fund to support research presentations by residents and fellows at the Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerve. Monetary award to the twenty (20) top-scoring abstracts submitted to the annual Spine Summit meeting that are authored by residents or fellows, in clinical or basic science research in spinal disorders, to support travel/attendance at the annual Spine Summit meeting. Application for this award occurs at time of abstract submission to annual Spine Summit meeting by indicating you are applying as an author with resident/fellow status.

Journalistic and Academic Neurosurgical Excellence (J.A.N.E.) Award

Presented in memory of John A. Jane Sr., MD, PhD. Awarded to an outstanding fellow or resident who has performed at an exemplary academic level by achieving top manuscript submitted to the annual Spine Summit meeting and displaying a commitment to advancement of specialty via research and publication over the past 12 months.

Spine Summit Presentation Awards

These awards are presented to residents/fellows with outstanding oral presentations during the annual Spine Summit Meeting based on timeliness, delivery and composure, slide presentation quality and focus. Top presentations will be selected for award.