Roger Härtl, MD, was officially welcomed as a member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery at the organization’s 2023 meeting. The Academy, an elite group of top North American neurosurgeons, was organized to promote, sponsor, and mentor laboratory, translational, and clinical research in the neurological sciences.
“I am honored to become an Active member of the Academy,” said Dr. Härtl, the Hansen-MacDonald Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and Neurosurgical Director of Spinal Surgery at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “I look forward to participating in the mission of fostering innovation and discovery to improve patient care.”
Dr. Hartl was elected to the Academy at the 2023 meeting in Sea Island, Georgia, alongside his medical school classmate Peter Vajkoczy (left). They are shown here with Jacques Morcos (right), who organized the annual meeting.