Leadership & Governance

AANS leadership is comprised of a dedicated volunteer group of neurosurgeons, chosen through nominations and elections by their peers within the AANS membership.

These esteemed individuals are unwavering in their commitment to the advancement of neurological surgery, with the ultimate goal of enhancing patient care to the highest standard.

Executive Committee

Directors-at-Large

Regional Directors-at-Large

Ex Officios

Advisory Council

(Includes the AANS Executive Committee, Ex-Officios, Directors-At-Large, and Regional Directors listed previously)

• Ketan R. Bulsara, MD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
• Armando Alpizar Aguirre, MD
  President, Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery
• Marcelo Zenteno Grosz, MD
  President, Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC)
• Katharine J. Drummond, MBBS, iFAANS, FRACS
  President, Asian Australian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS)
• Ernest J Barthelemy, MD, MPH, FAANS
  President, American Society of Black Neurosurgeons (ASBN)
• Luis Borba MD, MSc, PhD, IFAANS, FACS
  President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
• Ashwin Viswanathan, MD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Pain
• Brian Nahed, MD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
• Mark C. Preul, MD
  Chair, AANS Section on the History of Neurosurgery
• Francesco Sala, MD
  President, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
• Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Stereotactic & Functional Surgery
• Kimberly Price Kicielinski, MD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)
• Catherine Mazzola, MD, FAANS
  Chair, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS)
• Howard A. Riina, MD, FAANS
  Secretary, American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)
• Abdessamad El Ouahabi, MD
  President, Continental Association of African Neurological Societies (CAANS)
• Paul M. Arnold, MD, FAANS, FACS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care
• Richard C. E. Anderson, MD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
• Luis M. Tumialan, MD, FAANS
  Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves
• Gwynedd Pickett, MD
  President, Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS)