John A. Jane
John A. Jane, Sr. (September 21, 1931 – September 18, 2015) was an American neurosurgeon, and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia.[1] He was Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia from 1969–2006.[2]
Career
Dr. Jane was the program director for the hospital's residency training program in Neurosurgery. He is the former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurosurgery, a position he had held from 1992 to 2013.[3] During his tenure as the Journal of Neurosurgery's editor, he also founded the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, and Neurosurgical Focus, the first peer-reviewed, online neurosurgery journal. Dr. Jane treated actor Christopher Reeve after the horse riding accident that left Reeve a quadriplegic.[1][4]
Awards
In 2004, Dr. Jane was named a Cushing Medalist, the highest award given by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.[5]
Books
- Cytology of tumors affecting the nervous system (with David Yashon) (1969)
- Scientific foundations and surgical treatment of craniosynostosis (with John A. Persing and Milton T. Edgerton) (1989)
- Craniofacial surgery : science and surgical technique (2002). ISBN 978-0-7216-8701-8
References
- ^ a b "Jane Sr., Dr. John Anthony". Daily Progress. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Department of Neurosurgery - University of Virginia School of Medicine". Neurosurgery.
- ^ "US Air Force Neurosurgeons Help Save the Lives of Innocent Young Victims of War in Afghanistan". Newswise. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Christopher Reeve and the Future of Spinal Cord Research (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/news/archives04/jane-cushing-medal.cfm
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