Here are five things know about the appointment:
1. Dr. Batjer is the Lois C.A. and Darwin E. Smith Professor and chair of the department of neurological surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
2. He is the current president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons and co-chair of the National Football League’s Head, Neck and Spine Committee.
3. Previously, Dr. Batjer chaired the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee for Neurological Surgery.
4. Dr. Batjer earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he also completed his residency. He completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
5. Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, has now been named immediate past president of the AANS.
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