James I. Ausman

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James I. Ausman
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BornJames Ivan Ausman
(1937-12-10) December 10, 1937 (age 88)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Education Tufts University, Johns Hopkins Medical School, State University of New York, George Washington University
Medical career
Profession Neurosurgeon
Research Neurosurgery, cerebrovascular disease, microsurgery

James Ivan Ausman (born December 10, 1937) is an American neurosurgeon, [1] clinical professor of neurosurgery, and founding editor-in-chief of the medical journal Surgical Neurology International. [2] [3] Ausman currently holds the title of Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is the Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Surgical Neurology International medical journal. [4]

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Ausman is also a supporter of the Tea Party movement, and has publicly expressed opposition to socialized medicine and the Affordable Care Act. [5] [6] [7] As the co-author of the book The China Virus: What is the Truth?, he argued that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been the result of the Chinese Communist Party's actions, either accidental or intentional. [8]

Biography

Ausman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 10, 1937. He attended Milwaukee Country Day School, obtained a BS degree from Tufts University in 1959, and was awarded an M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1962. [9] [10] After receiving a master's degree in physiology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1964, he moved to Chicago and Minneapolis–Saint Paul to pursue training in surgery and neurosurgery. Afterwards, he moved to the National Institutes of Health, where he received a PhD in pharmacology from the George Washington University School of Medicine in 1969. In 1972, he was appointed an assistant professor of neurosurgery and pharmacology at the University of Minnesota. [1]

In 1978, Ausman was named the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. During this time, he was promoted to secretary of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. From 1991 to 2001, Ausman was head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he focused on microsurgery and cerebrovascular surgery, particularly aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and bypassing cerebral ischemia. [1] [11] [12] Ausman has written approaches to the pineal region and midline tumors. [13] He has over 200 publications and is credited with more than 80 chapters in different neurosurgical books. [1] [14] He is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ausman is married and has two daughters. [1] [15] [16]

Editorships and humanitarian ethics

From 1994 to 2009, Ausman served as editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology (later renamed World Neurosurgery ). In 2010, he became the founding editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology International. He has traveled abroad giving lectures on neurosurgery and medical ethics. According to Ramsis F. Ghaly, M.D., Ausman’s approach to patient care and medical ethics was described as focused on humanitarian principles, including prioritizing patient welfare. [17] Ausman is an honorary member of the Brazilian, Argentinean, Chilean, and Peruvian Societies of Neurosurgery, as well as a corresponding member of the German Society of Neurosurgery. [1] Additionally, Ausman lends support to many initiatives through the James I. and Carolyn R. Ausman Educational Foundation, which focuses on topics such as the Venezuelan crisis, and Surgical Neurology International in Rancho Mirage, California. [18] His editorials at Surgical Neurology International include:"What happened to USA health care on the way to socialism" [19] and "Is gun control really about people control?". [20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Senior member, 2008". The Society of Neurological Surgeons. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "KCPT Public television, 2013". Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Walker's Research — A Publisher of Business Information since 1983, James Ausman, Board of Directors, Somanetics Corp. Troy, Michigan, 2002" . Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Surgical Neurology International". surgicalneurologyint.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ausman, JamesI (2011). "We need a revolution in medicine". Surgical Neurology International. 2 (1): 185. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.91140 . PMC   3262996 . PMID   22276239.
  6. ↑ Ausman, JamesI (2013). "The World - Socio-economically and politically: What you need to know". Surgical Neurology International. 4 (1): 139. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.119730 . PMC   3815094 . PMID   24231906.
  7. ↑ Ausman, JamesI (2010). "The future of medicine in the 21st century". Surgical Neurology International. 1 (1): 58. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.70851 . PMC   2958330 . PMID   20975975.
  8. ↑ Faria, Miguel (August 16, 2021). "Book review: The China Virus: What is the Truth? by James I. Ausman, MD, PhD, and Russell L. Blaylock, MD. Reviewed by Miguel A. Faria, MD". Surgical Neurology International. 12: 410. doi:10.25259/SNI_705_2021. ISSN   2152-7806. PMC   8422406 .
  9. ↑ Kowsky, Kim (January 6, 2014). "At 75, multitasking physician looks for next career, new challenges". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "James I. Ausman MD, PhD | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau". www.aaespeakers.com. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Founding of the Neuropsychiatric Institute (the NPI) and James I Ausman, 2013". University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  12. ↑ Sekhar, Laligam N.; Fessler, Richard G., eds. (2006). Atlas of neurosurgical techniques - brain. New York Stuttgart: Thieme. ISBN   978-3-13-127541-7.
  13. ↑ Mahmood Mafee; Minerva Becker (2012). Imaging of the Head and Neck. Thieme. p. 880. ISBN   978-1-58890-009-8.
  14. ↑ "Author: "Ausman JI"". Google Scholar Search. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The Originators —Dr James and Carolyn Ausman". The Leadin Gen, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  16. ↑ Waldman, Amy. "'Milwaukee values' infuse prize-winning PBS series, July 1, 2011". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  17. ↑ Ghaly, Ramsis F (2010). Christianity and the Brain — Patient Stories. iUniverse Press. pp. 27–50. ISBN   9781450240420.
  18. ↑ Ausman, James I (2019). "The Devastating Venezuelan Crisis". Surgical Neurology International. 10: 145. doi:10.25259/SNI_342_2019. PMC   6744797 . PMID   31528480 . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  19. ↑ Ausman, James I. "What happened to USA health care on the way to socialism?". Surgical Neurology International. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  20. ↑ Ausman, James I.; Faria, Miguel A. "Is gun control really about people control?". Surgical Neurology International. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
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