Our Friend, Colleague,

Atos Alves de Sousa, M.D., Ph.D.

Honorary President of the WFNS

Prof and chairman of Neurosurgery Santa Casa and Lifecenter Hospitals

Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais -Brasil

passed away during the night of November 17th. A fulminant heart attack.

The International Neurosurgical community has lost one of its most brilliant members.

His passionate desire and will to share neurosurgical knowledge spontaneously propelled him everywhere around the globe with a total availability. A particular attention to and for Africa. In spite of his “world” repute and statute, Atos did not play “neuropolitics”. He practised neurosurgery. He taught neurosurgery. He was offering neurosurgery. With a calm and serene passion. By listening to him, the complexity of a procedure became simple. His modesty commanded respect.

An epitome of excellence, humanity, ethics.

Our thoughts and prayers accompany him.

Gilbert DECHAMBENOIT, MD, MSc Health Econ

Professor of Neurosurgery

President, Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences

Notre Collègue, notre Ami,

Atos Alves de Sousa, M.D., Ph.D.

Honorary President of the WFNS

Prof and chairman of Neurosurgery Santa Casa and Lifecenter Hospitals

Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais – Brasil

s’en est allé dans la nuit du 17 novembre. Infarctus du myocarde.

La communauté neurochirurgie mondiale vient de perdre un de ses membres les plus brillants.

Son ardente volonté de partager le savoir neurochirurgical l’a mené avec spontanéité partout autour du globe avec une totale disponibilité. Avec une attention particulière pour l’Afrique. Malgré son statut « mondial », Atos ne faisait pas de la « neuropolitique ». Il pratiquait la neurochirurgie. Il enseignait la neurochirurgie. Il offrait la neurochirurgie. Avec une passion calme et sereine. La complexité d’une procédure devenait simple en l’écoutant. Sa modestie forçait le respect.

Un exemple d’excellence, d’humanité, d’éthique.

Nos pensées et prières l’accompagnent.

Gilbert Dechambenoit

Gilbert DECHAMBENOIT, MD, MSc Health Econ

Professor of Neurosurgery

President, Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences