Dear Friends and Colleagues:
The Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) exists to support groundbreaking basic science and clinical research, as well as life-long education, to foster improved outcomes for patients with neurological diseases.
As we celebrate 40 years of the NREF, we are grateful for the generosity of AANS members, industry partners and friends of the NREF, who have enabled the foundation to invest more than $28 million in the future of neurosurgery.
This Annual Report offers a look at all that you have helped the NREF achieve over the past year.
We must continue to build on this past success. As our specialty is always pushing science forward, so too, do we need to push the reach of the NREF.
The importance of scientific research and medical training has never been more clear, and the NREF plays a pivotal role in advancing the specialty, but only with your help.
An award from the NREF can have an extraordinary impact on a neurosurgeon’s career, serving as a catalyst for future success. In reviewing the history of NREF funding, we found that every $1 awarded by the NREF results in $36 of NIH funding. The downstream effect of that funding has already begun to revolutionize our field and enhance the treatments we can offer to our patients.
The NREF is a launch pad for the next generation of neurosurgical innovators and leaders. We, practicing neurosurgeons, are responsible for this future. Tomorrow will be better than today if we continue to invest in research and education through the NREF.
The culture of giving that we have built together is extraordinary. I extend my personal thanks for each and every contribution.
Your support ensures that neurosurgeons continue to provide high quality and efficacious neurosurgical care for patients today and in the future.
Warmest regards,
Michael W. Groff, MD, FAANS
Chair, NREF