Dr. Anil Nanda, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at LSU Health Shreveport, was honored at the 22nd Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting (NASBS), held in Las Vegas February 17-19, 2012. Each year, the NASBS recognizes individuals who have played a leadership role in the development of skull base surgery. Dr. Anil Nanda was one of three international neurosurgeons that received this seminal recognition as Guest of Honor for their contributions in the field of skull base surgery. This is the highest honor a Skull Base Surgeon can receive.
The Louisiana Neurosurgical Society hosted the 37th Annual Meeting in Shreveport, Louisiana at the Shreveport Convention Center. Dr. Brian Willis, Professor and Neurosurgeon at LSUHSC – Shreveport, serves as the President of the Louisiana Neurosurgical Society. The meeting participants included approximately 40 neurosurgeons from Louisiana.
Dr. Anil Nanda, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, spoke at World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS) in Porto De Galinhas Beach in Pernambuco, Brazil. The fourteenth WFNS was held on September 13th through 17th, 2011.
Dr. Anil Nanda, Chairman and Professor of the Department of Neurosurgery at LSU Health Sciences Center and 2011 President of SUN, organized the Society of University Neurosurgeons 45th Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece; Istanbul, and Izmir, Turkey, June 21-27, 2011. The theme of the meeting was Intercontinental Neurosurgery.
Dr. Anil Nanda, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, in conjunction with Senator Sherri Cheek (R-Shreveport), the NFL, the New Orleans Saints, and the Concussion Coalition helped to pass SB 189 known as the Louisiana Youth Concussion Act.
Dr. Anil Nanda, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, presented "1947: When the God of Genocidal Carnage Hit the Indian Subcontinent." Sharing his knowledge and family history with more than fifty community members and students on May 2, 2011 on the Centenary Campus.
The Department of Neurosurgery was proud to host Dr. James M. Ecklund as Visiting Professor, April 6, 2011. Dr. Ecklund spoke about "Blast Induced Neurotrauma and Emerging Technologies for Functional Restoration" at the Neurosurgery Department's Grand Rounds.
The Mary Louise and Ben Levy, Jr. Visiting Professorship was instituted by the Levys in 2004 as an enduring gift to the community. The Department of Neurosurgery hosts the Levy Reception each year in celebration of its graduating residents and/or honored guests.
