ethics Ausman was editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology from 1994 until 2009, when it ceased publication. In 2010, he became founding editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology International. He travels frequently to Developed and Third World countries to advise, lecture on neurosurgical trends and techniques, and humanitarian missions teaching ethics. Ramsis F. Ghaly, M.D., a Christian author and fellow surgeon has written that Dr. Ausman taught him humanitarian principles central to medical ethics: "Patients come first... treat the patient as yourself...do not let yourself fall asleep until you are certain you have done everything for your patient." Ausman is an Honorary Member of the Brazilian, Argentinean, Chilean, and Peruvian Societies of Neurosurgery and a Corresponding Member of the German Society of Neurosurgery. Through his James I and Carolyn R. Ausman Educational Foundation, and his vehicle, Surgical Neurology International, Rancho Mirage, California, Ausman has recently expanded his humanitarian and educational mission, in particular highlighting the Venezuelan crisis. Ausman organized at his expense a Surgical Neurology International webinar: SNI Neurosurgery World Education Summit that took place June 5 & 6, 2021. And on July 28 he participated in another webinar organized by the Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons in which he gave the first lecture, "The Most Important Lesson I learned in Medicine." In this lecture, Ausman orated on the history of civilization, as it relates to medical practice. He expounded on the patient-doctor relationship based on the Hippocratic Oath that establishes doctors should "first do not harm," premium non-nocere and its corollary related to the individual-based ethics of Hippocrates, that the patient always come first —omni pro agroto ("all for the patient"). Ausman further asserted that truth is essential for peace and civilization and that All Lives Matter and that Truth Matters! These seminars have been provided online, worldwide, free to physicians and patients via his publication Surgical Neurology International. Other Publications Ausman has recently co-authored the book The China Virus – What is the Truth? with Russell L. Blaylock (ISBN 979-8522503246 self-published). References Living people 1937 births American neurosurgeons Medical journal editors Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumni George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences alumni Tufts University alumni