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We are greatly saddened to report that James T. Goodrich passed away early this morning. He has stricken with the COVID-19 virus last week and had been undergoing treatment at our hospital since his admission last Wednesday. We deeply appreciate all your thoughts during the last few days and know you share our deep sense […]

We are very saddened to announce the passing of Robin Humphreys on March 18, 2020. Robin was Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children from 1996 until his retirement in 2003. He was a titan of pediatric neurosurgery, and held the positions of […]

The ISPN supports different scholarships each year, in order to provide the younger generation, and mainly those from low and lower-middle income countries (per World Bank classification), with an opportunity to increase their knowledge in the field of pediatric neurosurgery. You can now apply for the ISPN 2020 Meeting Attendance Scholarship! The ISPN Meeting Attendance Scholarship […]

‘Continuity with innovation’ is how Professor José Francisco M. Salomão sees the future of ISPN. Professor Salomão (Brazil) followed in the footsteps of Wolfgang Wagner and became President of ISPN at the recently held ISPN Annual Meeting in Birmingham, UK. In his Presidential Message he describes how he sees ISPN to fulfil its mission in improving […]

The 47th Annual ISPN Meeting is approaching and so is the deadline for Early bird registration!   Register early by 29th August!   The 47th Annual ISPN Meeting in 2019 will be held from 20-24th October in Birmingham, UK.    The annual ISPN meeting with its outstanding scientific content will give you the opportunity to […]

Time is running out … Apply today for the ISPN Visiting Fellowships Program! THERE IS STILL TIME! DEADLINE – 31ST AUGUST   What does the ISPN Visiting Fellowships Program Offer? The ISPN supports two categories of Visiting Fellowships every year. The Visiting Fellowship in an international unit supports a trainee from a low or lower-middle income country (per […]

Time is ticking .. Submit your abstract & apply for an ISPN 2019 Annual Meeting Attendance Scholarship today! There is still time to submit your abstract The abstract submission deadline for the 47th Annual Meeting of the ISPN has been extended until Monday 15 April 2019. Read the abstract guidelines here and submit your latest […]

The ISPN supports different scholarships each year, in order to provide the younger generation, and mainly those from low and lower-middle income countries (per World Bank classification), with an opportunity to increase their knowledge in the field of pediatric neurosurgery. Applications are now open for the ISPN 2019 Meeting Attendance Scholarship! The ISPN Meeting Attendance Scholarship was established to […]

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On behalf of the annual ISPN Meeting, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 47th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery taking place in Birmingham, 20th to the 24th October 2019. Neurosurgery has seen tremendous change with greater understanding, better techniques and improved outcomes in many […]

The 46th Annual Meeting of the ISPN, ISPN 2018, was held from 7-11 October 2018 in the sunny city of Tel Aviv, Israel. Over 650 participants from all over the world joined to attend this year’s meeting with a jam packed programme that even needed to accommodate 3 parallel sessions on one of the congress days […]

ISPN 2018 is rapidly approaching, with only two months to go the 46th ISPN Annual meeting is shaping up to be one of our largest meetings to date. Our scientific program contains sessions with outstanding invited faculty: Philippe Coubes, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Rick Hodes, Annie Huang, Thomas Merchant, Philip Pearl, Uri Tabori, Brigitte Wideman, Roger […]

It is with sadness that we share news of the passing of a much-loved and deeply respected former president of our society, Emeritus Professor Jonathan C Peter, on 02 April 2018. We were privileged to have him as our teacher, mentor and friend. Read more >>