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AAN SECTIONS and communities

AAN members may join vibrant communities of neurologists and neuroscience professionals in a wide range of subspecialties and interest areas.

Section membership is a benefit of your AAN membership. With 40+ sections representing a broad range of neurologic subspecialties and interests, you may join one or several of these member-led groups. When you join sections, you automatically have access to Synapse AAN member communities.

Download the New Synapse Mobile App!

A new mobile app for SynapseSM Online Communities is now available to make connecting with your neurology colleagues easier than ever! From the convenience of a mobile device, AAN members can now engage in rich and timely discussions with neurology professionals from more than 140 countries to share ideas and concerns on the latest health care topics and to help shape the future of neurology.

Available now through the Apple Store and Google Play

Questions? Contact sections@aan.com

Interested in joining a Section?

Any current AAN member may join any section of the AAN. Members may join as many sections as they wish, and by doing so will have access to that section’s Synapse community.

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Sections Include:

*Hover over the section name to see current leadership

A.B. Baker Section on Neurological Education

Adults with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Section

Autoimmune Neurology Section

Autonomic Nervous System Section

Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Section

Business Administration Section

Child Neurology Section

Clinical Neurophysiology Section

Critical Care & Emergency Neurology Section

Endovascular & Interventional Neurology Section

Epilepsy Section

Ethics Section

Experimental Neurotherapeutics Section

General Neurology Section

Geriatric Neurology Section

Global Health Section

Government Service Section

Headache & Facial Pain Section

History Section

LGBTQI Section

Movement Disorders Section

Multiple Sclerosis Section

Neural Repair & Rehabilitation Section

Neuroendocrinology Section

Neuroepidemiology Section

Neurogenetics Section

Neurohealth & Integrative Neurology Section

Neurohospitalist Section

Neuroimaging Section

Neuro-infectious Disease Section

Neuromuscular Section

Neuro-oncology Section

Neuro-ophthalmology/Neuro-otology Section

Pain Section

Palliative Care Section

Sleep Medicine Section

Spine Section

Sports Neurology Section

Stroke & Vascular Neurology Section

Underrepresented in Neurology Section

Women’s Issues in Neurology Section

Open/All Member Communities include:

AAN Announcements Community

Artificial Intelligence in Neurology Community

Consortium of Neurology Advanced Practice Providers Community

EHR Community

International Member Community

Neurologic Research Community

Small and Solo Practice Community

Quality and Safety Community 

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