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About the Editor

John Anthony Jane, Sr. MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, attended the University of Chicago School of Medicine and graduated with an MD degree in 1956.

Dr. Jane did his internship at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal and began his neurosurgical residency at the University of Chicago with Dr. Sean Mullan. He was a fellow in neurophysiology at the Montreal Neurological Institute in 1958 and a senior fellow and demonstrator in neuropathology in 1959 and 1960 at McGill University in Montreal. In 1961 Dr. Jane went to London to serve as a research assistant to Sir Wylie McKissock, FRCS, at St. George's Hospital and the National Hospital at Queen Square where he conducted his seminal work on the natural history of intracranial aneurysms. Subsequently, he returned to Duke University to study with Dr. Irving Diamond, and in 1967 was awarded the PhD degree from the University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Section of Biopsychology. Dr. Jane completed his neurosurgical residency in 1963-1964 at the University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute with Drs. Oscar Sugar and Eric Oldberg. In 1965 Dr. Jane became associated with Dr. Frank Nulsen at Case Western Reserve University. After four years he assumed his present position at the age of 37 as the Alumni Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He became the David D. Weaver Professor in 1987. He is currently Program Director for the Department of Neurological Surgery

Dr. Jane is especially proud of having participated in the programs at the Western Reserve and subsequently at the University of Virginia and in the training of 13 Professors of Neurosurgery, 11 of whom became Chairmen, three Associate Professors, and five Assistant Professors.

Dr. Jane has served as Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and as Vice-President and President of The Society of Neurological Surgeons. In 1985 he received the Grass Award and was the Olivecrona Lecturer. He also received The Alumni Award for distinguished service from the University of Chicago.

His clinical interests and research have been in the treatment of severe head injury and disorders of the spine. He has an active service operating on 250 spine cases and 150 cranial cases each year. He was one of the originators of modern techniques for the treatment of craniofacial disorders. Dr. Jane's bibliography lists over 250 publications.

Dr. Jane has been a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery since 1984. He was elected Editor in 1992. Dr. Jane serves as Co-Editor for Neurosurgical Focus with Dr. Marty Weiss who is Editor.