Dr Nick Hopkins Buffalo NY Death – The Jacobs Institute’s founder and principal scientific advisor Nelson “Nick” Hopkins has passed away. He was announced dead through a social media statement that reads:
“Today, I learned of the passing of my former mentor, Dr. Nick Hopkins. It’s hard to put into words what he meant to me. His wisdom shaped the trajectory of my career and influenced me in ways that will stay with me forever.
His legacy will live on in the many, many lives he touched and I’m profoundly grateful to have been one of his trainees. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and all who are grieving his loss.”
Who was Nick Hopkins?
The Jacobs Institute’s founder and principal scientific advisor was Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins. From 1989 to 2013, he served as a professor and chair of the neurosurgery department at the University at Buffalo (UB) and a professor of radiology at the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
In January 2013, Dr. Hopkins received acknowledgement for his exceptional achievements when he was named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest position of academics in the SUNY system.
In addition, he founded the Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) at Kaleida Health. After completing his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University, he graduated with honours from Albany Medical College with a medical degree.
After completing an internship in surgery at Case Western Reserve, he trained in neurology and neurosurgery at UB. A new generation of neurosurgeon leaders proficient in catheter-based technologies for minimally invasive neurosurgery has been taught by Dr. Hopkins.
About Nick Hopkins
He also invented endovascular neurosurgery, a subspeciality devoted to the minimally invasive treatment of vascular illnesses of the brain and spine. He has held positions on the executive committee of the American Heart Association’s Stroke Council and the board of directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). He has chaired the AANS’s Scientific Committee and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons’ Annual Meetings.
He served as president of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and as head of the Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery in the past. Several nationwide clinical trials evaluating catheter-based technology for the treatment of neurovascular disorders have been led by Dr. Hopkins. He is the author of over 300 publications on the prevention and management of stroke and serves as the endovascular principle for the Neurosurgery editorial board.