WSSFN – World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
WSSFN – World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
History of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
1981 – European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery becomes independent society, Zurich
1977 – First Speigel-Wycis Award presented to Lars Leksell at Seventh Meeting in São Paulo
1973 – Name changes to World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Tokyo
1963 – International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotorny chartered, Philadelphia
1961 – International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy founded, Philadelphia
Past Presidents of the WSSFN
- Ernest Spiegel (Philadelphia, USA) 1961-1970
- Traugott Riechert (Freiburg, Germany) 1970-1973
- Hirotaro Narabayashi (Tokyo, Japan) 1973-1977
- Raul Marino (Brazil) 1977-1981
- Jean Siegfried (Switzerland) 1981-1985
- Ron Tasker (Toronto, Canada) 1985-1989
- Chihiro Ohye (Gunma, Japan) 1989-1993
- Phil Gildenberg (Houston, USA) 1993-1997
- Marc Sindou (Lyon, France) 1997-2001
- Brian Brophy (Adelaide, Australia) 2001-2005
- Andres Lozano (Toronto, Canada) 2005-2009
- Takaomi Taira (Tokyo, Japan) 2009-2013
- Joachim Krauss (Hannover, Germany) 2013-2017
- Michael Schulder (New York, USA) 2017-2019
- Jin Woo Chang (Seoul, Korea) 2019-2022
- Konstantin Slavin (Chicago, USA) 2022-2024
(Philadelphia, USA)
1961-1970
(Freiburg, Germany)
1970-1973
(Tokyo, Japan)
1973-1977
(Toronto, Canada)
1985-1989
(Houston, USA)
1993-1997
(Lyon, France)
1997-2001
(Toronto, Canada)
2005-2009
(Tokyo, Japan)
2009-2013
(Hannover, Germany)
2013-2017
(New York, USA)
2017-2019
(Seoul, Korea)
2019-2022
(Chicago, USA)
2022-2024
Past Meetings of the WSSFN
- 2025 – 5th Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2024 – 20th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Chicago, IL, USA)
- 2023 – 4th Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Dubai, UAE)
- 2022 – 19th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Incheon, Republic of Korea)
- 2019 – 18th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (New York City, NY, USA)
- 2017 – 17th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Berlin, Germany)
- 2015 – 3rd Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Mumbai, India)
- 2013 – 16th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2011 – 2nd Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Cape Town, South Africa)
- 2009 – 15th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Toronto, Canada)
- 2006 – 1st Interim Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Shanghai, China)
- 2005 – 14th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Rome, Italy)
- 2001 – 13th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Adelaide, Australia)
- 1997 – 12th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Lyon, France)
- 1993 – 11th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Ixtapa, Mexico)
- 1989 – 10th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Maebashi, Japan)
- 1985 – 9th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Toronto, Canada)
- 1981 – 8th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Zurich, Switzerland)
- 1977 – 7th Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (São Paulo, Brazil)
- 1973 – 6th Symposium of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotorny – Meeting of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Tokyo, Japan)
- 1970 – 5th Symposium of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy (Freiburg, Germany)
- 1969 – 4th Symposium of the International Society for Research in Stereoenoephalotorny (New York, NY)
- 1968 – 1st Meeting of the American Branch of the International Society for Research in Stereoencephalotomy (Atlantic City, NJ, USA)
- 1967 – 3rd International Symposium on Stereoencephalotomy (Madrid, Spain)
- 1965 – 2nd International Symposium on Stereoencephalotomy (Copenhagen and Vienna)
- 1961 – 1st International Symposium on Stereoencephatotomy (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
