{"id":216780,"date":"2024-08-02T14:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=216780"},"modified":"2024-08-02T14:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T18:06:03","slug":"prestigious-scientific-honor-society-inducts-uconn-healths-neurosurgery-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/08\/prestigious-scientific-honor-society-inducts-uconn-healths-neurosurgery-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Prestigious Scientific Honor Society Inducts UConn Health\u2019s Neurosurgery Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"

UConn Health\u2019s Dr. Ketan Bulsara<\/a> is now a member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.<\/p>\n

Sigma Xi, whose historic membership includes multiple Nobel Prize winners and national and international scientific thought leaders, is the world\u2019s largest multidisciplinary honor society for scientists and engineers.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Ketan Bulsara is chief of Health\u2019s Division of Neurosurgery. (Photo by Jeanine Gelineau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bulsara is chief of the Division of Neurosurgery<\/a>, with elite expertise in an unparalleled range of neurological interventions. He has trained with the field\u2019s pioneers throughout the world, has contributed to many national and international guidelines and standards, is renowned as one of the few neurosurgeons worldwide with a dedicated dual fellowship training in skull base\/cerebrovascular microsurgery and endovascular surgery.<\/p>\n

He has published three books and more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, including articles in the world\u2019s highest cited journals such as Nature Neuroscience<\/em>, Nature Genetics<\/em>, Nature<\/em>, and The Lancet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled that Dr. Bulsara has been inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society,\u201d says Dr. Kevin Staveley-O\u2019Carroll<\/a>, chair of UConn Health\u2019s Department of Surgery. \u201cThis prestigious recognition underscores his exceptional contributions to neuroscience and his unwavering commitment to advancing scientific knowledge. Dr. Bulsara\u2019s induction into Sigma Xi not only celebrates his achievements but also enhances the society\u2019s mission to foster excellence in research. We congratulate Dr. Bulsara on this well-deserved honor!\u201d<\/p>\n

Bulsara recently was elected 43rd<\/sup> chair<\/a> of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to have Dr. Bulsara join us as a member of Sigma Xi, a prestigious organization that celebrates excellence in scientific research,\u201d says Dr. Kathy Lu, president of Sigma Xi\u2019s board of directors. His induction not only highlights his remarkable achievements in the field of neurosurgery but also reinforces our collective commitment to advancing knowledge and innovation. We look forward to the significant contributions he will continue to make within the Sigma Xi community.\u201d<\/p>\n

This November, Sigma Xi is presenting UConn Health\u2019s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin with its highest honor<\/a>, the Gold Key Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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