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    Richard W. Byrne, MD, FAANS

    Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery
    Mayo

    Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
    The Monica Jacoby Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Florida

    Richard W. Byrne, MD, completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois in 1987 and received his medical doctorate at Northwestern University Medical School in 1991. Byrne graduated from the neurosurgical residency training program at Rush University Medical Center in 1997 and joined the faculty.
    Dr. Byrne is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in the surgical treatment of brain tumors and epilepsy. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and two textbooks on these subjects.

    Dr. Byrne is an active member of many professional societies and has served as:
    • President, Neurosurgical Society of America
    • Chairman, Board of Directors of the Interurban Neurosurgical Society
    • Board of Directors, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    • Director and Vice Chairman, American Board of Neurological Surgeons
    • President, Society of Neurological Surgeons
    Annual Meeting Chairman, AANS 2021
    Member at Large, AANS Board of Directors 2022-25


    Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Consultant (Ongoing)

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