John A. Jane, Sr., is Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of Neurosurgical Training at the University of Virginia. His clinical interests include craniofacial surgery, neck and back surgery, brain tumors, trauma and pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Jane received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. He is certified in Neurological Surgery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. An author of several hundred journal articles, and author and editor of numerous books and book chapters, Dr. Jane has also been a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery since 1984 and Editor since 1992, Editor of Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine since 1999 and Editor of Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics since its beginning in 2004. Additionally, Dr. Jane has been a member of the Editorial Board of Brain Injury since 1987 and a committee member on Spinal Cord Injury for the National Academy of Sciences for the Institute of Medicine. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including most recently the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Founders’ Laurel Award in 2005 and the Meritorious Service Recognition Award from the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves in 2006. He has received the Cushing Medal, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons highest award. |