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John A. Jane

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Dr.
John A. Jane, Sr.
BornSeptember 21, 1931
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 2015(2015-09-18) (aged 83)
EducationUniversity of Chicago, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital
Occupation(s)Neurosurgeon, professor
Medical career
InstitutionsProfessor of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia
Sub-specialtiesHead injury, spine disorders, pediatrics

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 to 2006.[2]

Early life and education

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John Jane was born in 1931 in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. cum laude in 1951, and then attended the University of Chicago School of Medicine, receiving his Doctor of Medicine in 1956. He did his internship at the Royal Victoria Hospital at McGill University and returned to begin his neurosurgical residency at the University of Chicago clinics in 1957.[citation needed]

Career

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He studied aneurysms at the National Hospital in London, England, and also taught neurosurgery at Case Western Reserve University.[3] Jane was the program director for the University of Virginia School of Medicine hospital's residency training program in Neurosurgery.[4] In 1969, he became chairman of the department of neurological surgery at U.Va.[3]

He is the former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Neurosurgery, a position he had held from 1992 to 2013.[4] 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.[1]

Jane treated actor Christopher Reeve after the horse riding accident that left Reeve a quadriplegic[1][5] in 1995.[3]

Awards

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In 2004, Jane was named a Cushing Medalist, the highest award given by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.[3]

Books

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Jane Sr., Dr. John Anthony". Daily Progress. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Department of Neurosurgery - University of Virginia School of Medicine". Neurosurgery.
  3. ^ a b c d "UVa's Dr. John Jane Named Cushing Medalist by American Association of Neurological Surgeons". www.healthsystem.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 2004-06-24.
  4. ^ a b "US Air Force Neurosurgeons Help Save the Lives of Innocent Young Victims of War in Afghanistan". Newswise. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Christopher Reeve and the Future of Spinal Cord Research (washingtonpost.com)". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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