Associate Membership

The CNS Associate Membership is open to physicians and/or scientists who are not neurological surgeons, but have shown distinction in a neurosurgically-related discipline.

For an annual dues of $285, Associate Members enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Complimentary subscription to NEUROSURGERY®, as well as all supplements to NEUROSURGERY®.
  • Complimentary subscription to Operative Neurosurgery, a supplement to NEUROSURGERY®.
  • Complimentary subscription to Congress Quarterly, official CNS newsmagazine.
  • Complimentary subscription to Clinical Neurosurgery.
  • Discounts on SANS Lifelong Learning, CNS online self-assessment tool, as well as SANS: Spine, SANS: Pediatrics, SANS Competencies and SANS Neurotrauma.
  • Complimentary access to the University of Neurosurgery, featuring more than 40 online courses and webinars.
  • Opportunity to participate in the organization through volunteering on various CNS committees.
  • Reduced registration fee for CNS Annual Meeting.
  • Ability to manage your member account and meeting participation via your online CNS Account.

Eligibility

An applicant for Associate Membership in the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) must be a physician and/or scientist who is not a neurological surgeon, but has shown distinction in a neurosurgically-related discipline.

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Applicants must submit for consideration a complete and signed Associate Membership Application and two references from CNS Members. Upon approval by the CNS Executive Committee, new members will be required to remit a $25 application fee and their first-year’s dues of $285.

Please direct questions to:
Member Services Department
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
10 N. Martingale Road, Suite 190
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Phone: 847 240 2500
Fax: 847 240 0804
Toll Free: 877 517 1CNS
Email: membership@1cns.org

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