Dr. Nacmettin Pamir will now lead the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, according to the Hurriyet Daily News.
Here are six insights:
1. Dr. Pamir serves as a professor at Acıbadem University in Istanbul, Turkey. He heads the university's brain and nerve surgery department.
2. He is the first Turkish professor to lead the academy.
3. A founding member of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, Dr. Pamir previously served as the general secretary.
4. The World Academy of Neurological Surgery offers brain and nerve surgery training around the world as well as establishes policies for the specialization.
5. Founders created the academy to encourage cooperation and camaraderie among leading neurosurgeons around the world, serving as a platform for scientific exchange.
6. The society elects members based on a neurosurgeon's "scientific contributions, innovations, education effort and role in advancing neurosurgery in their country and around the world."