NANS will be sponsoring travel awards of up to $1,000 each to encourage participation by scientists, neurologists and advanced practice providers interested in neuromodulation at the Annual Meeting. NANS would specifically like to encourage applications from underrepresented medical students, residents, advanced practice providers, and early career physicians interested in neuromodulation. Applicants must be currently in training or must have completed training within the last 5 years and must be a current member of NANS. To apply, you will be required to submit 500 words or less on your background, what you feel you bring to NANS, and why this award would benefit you. Be on the look out for when applications open!
Krishna Kumar, MBBS MS FRCSC (1931-2014) was a pioneer of neuromodulation and a world-recognized leader in the neurosurgical treatment of pain. Dr. Kumar led seminal studies in deep brain stimulation for chronic pain and established the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation. For five decades, he led a vibrant and highly recognized pain program in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The documentary, "Living with Pain" highlighted Dr. Kumar’s research efforts and the biography published in 2010, Reaching the Impossible: Dr. Krishna Kumar’s Story, chronicled his life. Dr. Kumar served as a NANS board member and was a frequent lecturer at NANS Annual Meetings. NANS established the Kumar New Investigator Award to encourage scientific work in neuromodulation. The award is given to honor the legacy of Dr. Krishna Kumar and is accompanied by a $5,000 grant, generously provided by Medtronic, Inc. The awardee presents their winning manuscript during one of the Plenary Sessions at the Annual Meeting. Applications are due by Thursday, September, 15, 2022 at 5pm CT
NANS will provide the Kumar Award Winner: -Non-refundable coach airfare to the 2023 Annual Meeting -Two night's stay (room and tax) -Complimentary registration
Submissions must include: -A previously published publication on the topic of neuromodulation or a neuromodulation related research manuscript that is no more than 4,000 words -A current curriculum vitae -Two letters of recommendation (The candidate's supervisor should write one of the letters of recommendation)
2014 Sridevi V. Sarma, PhD – “On the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parksinson’s Disease: Why High Frequency?”
2015 Casey H. Halpern, MD – "Amelioration of Binge Eating by Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation in Mice Involves D2 Receptor Modulation"
2017 Scott Lempka, PhD – “Computational Analysis of Kilohertz Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Management”
2018 Dario J. Englot, MD PhD – “Altered Structural and Functional Connectivity of Brainstem Arousal Centers in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”
2019 Mallory L. Hacker, PhD – “Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Rest Tremor Progression in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease”
2020 Alik S. Widge, MD PhD – “Deep Brain Stimulation of the Internal Capsule Enhances Human Cognitive Control and Prefrontal Cortex Function”
2021 Lee. E. Fisher, PhD – “Sensory Restoration by Epidural Stimulation of the Lateral Spinal Cord in Upper-Limb Amputees.”
2022 Patrick Ganzer, PhD – “Dynamic Detection and Reversal of Myocardial Ischemia Using an Artificially Intelligent Bioelectronic Medicine."
Lisa Stearns, MD (1958-2020) was one of the world’s experts in interventional therapy for cancer pain, and the foremost one on intrathecal drug delivery systems for cancer pain.
The North American Neuromodulation Society and the Women in Neuromodulation (WIN®) established the Lisa Stearns Award to encourage clinical and scientific work in cancer pain interventional therapies and neuromodulation.
The NANS Clinical and Basic Science/Engineering Innovator Award is intended to recognize an individual who made a significant contribution to the field of neuromodulation, spanning insights on implementation, mechanisms, and developments of technology, which have profoundly impacted the field, including driving new science and therapy creation. These contributions will have a sustained and broad impact on the field.
The due date for nominations is August 1, 2022 at 5pm CDT.
The NANS Lifetime Achievement Award is intended to recognize an individual who has made significant and lasting contributions to the field of neuromodulation over the course of their career.
2002 – Prithvi Raj, MD; Gabor Racz MD 2006 – John Oakley, MD 2007 – Norman Shealy, MD PhD 2009 – Richard North, MD 2010 – Michael Stanton-Hicks, MD MBBS 2011 – Elliot Krames, MD 2012 – Bengt Linderoth, MD PhD; Joshua Prager, MD MS 2013 – Giancarlo Barolat, MD 2014 – Alim-Louis Benabid, MD PhD 2015 – Tony Yaksh, PhD 2018 – Robert Foreman, PhD 2019 – Peter Staats, MD MBA DABA ABIPP FIPP 2020 – Hunter Peckham, PhD 2021 - J. Thomas Mortimer, PhD
The NANS Distinguished Service Award is intended to recognize outstanding and dedicated service to the North American Neuromodulation Society. The award is presented to an individual who has advanced the mission of NANS in a significant and lasting way.
2005 – Sam J. Hassenbusch, MD 2011 – K. Dean Willis, MD 2013 – Robert Foreman, PhD 2014 – David Caraway, MD PhD 2017 – David Kloth, MD 2018 – Joshua Prager, MD MS 2019 – Richard North, MD 2020 – Jaimie M. Henderson, MD 2021 - B. Todd Sitzman, MD
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