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PHILANTHROPY Our mission at the UAB Department of Neurosurgery is to provide outstanding care to patients with neurosurgical diseases while educating and training compassionate, proficient, and expert neurosurgeons and neuroscientists through teaching, research, scholarship, and service. Rapid and skillful improvements in patient treatment options can occur when we have the resources to accelerate our research. Our faculty are innovators, cutting-edge researchers, and vigorous educators of next- generation neurosurgeons. Will you partner with us to shape the future of neurosurgery? WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP Neurosurgery is one of the youngest surgical disciplines. Although the field has progressed considerably over the past decade, there are still many important discoveries that need to be made to improve treatment options for neurosurgical patients. There is a critical need for funding to invest in innovative new ideas, recruit and retain top talent, and provide robust training for neurosurgical residents. HOW YOU CAN HELP NEUROSURGERY RESEARCH ACCELERATION: Our faculty are conducting research into the full spectrum of neurosurgical disorders including brain tumors, Parkinson’s disease, stroke and neurovascular disorders, and spinal cord injury and disease, as well as pediatric conditions. Investing in research can support the translation of innovative new ideas from the bench into clinical practice more quickly. NEUROSURGERY EDUCATION: Training the next generation of talented neurosurgeons is integral to elevating patient care. In order to train highly skilled and intellectually curious neurosurgeons, our program emphasizes evidence-based practice and clinical outcomes research. By supporting our residents as Clinical Research Scholars, you underwrite their clinical research projects, travel to scientific conferences, and other activities that contribute to robust residency training. Now is the perfect time to support the UAB Department of Neurosurgery. By providing a philanthropic donation, you help us continue our important work in the interest of patients – now and in the future. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Katye Fuglaar, Director of Development and Community Relations UAB Department of Neurosurgery 1720 Second Avenue South, SC 420B Birmingham, AL 35294 205.934.0792 [email protected] ‘In early 2009, I had major brain surgery for a malignancy in the third ventricle and then a successful gamma knife radiation treatment. The skills of my surgeon, Dr. James Markert, and his associates in UAB Neurosurgery are an amazing example of medical excellence and outstanding patient care. Ten years later, I am cancer-free. I strongly believe that if not for my outstanding surgical team at UAB, my life would have been very different.’ UAB DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY: BE OUR PARTNER IN PROGRESS – Former UAB Medicine patient Robert Craft UAB DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY FAST FACTS TOP 40 clinical programs of its kind in the nation as ranked by U.S. News & World Report *Data source 2018 21+ residents and fellows who receive world- class training each year ONLY American College of Surgeons– verified Level 1 Trauma Center in Alabama 68 number of resident-authored articles published in 2018 TOP 10 5,000+ in NIH Funding *Data source 2017 more than 5,000 neurosurgical cases performed annually uabmedicine.org 35