Leadership & Governance

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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

E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD, FAANS
E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD, FAANS
President
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS
President-Elect
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FAANS
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FAANS
Vice President
Aviva Abosch, MD
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANS
Secretary
Joseph S. Cheng, MD, FAANS
Joseph S. Cheng, MD, FAANS
Treasurer
Morcos Jacques, MD
Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FAANS
Past President
Katie Orrico, JD
Katie O. Orrico, JD
Appointed Officer – CEO
Michael Chabraja, MD
Michael A. Chabraja, Esq.
Legal Counsel-Parliamentarian

Ex-Officios

Adam S Arthur, MD
Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, FAANS
Chair, Neurosurgery Research
& Education Foundation (NREF)
Mohamad Bydon, MD
Mohamad Bydon, MD, FAANS
Chair, NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA)
James T. Rutka, MD
James T. Rutka MD, PhD, FAANS
Editor in Chief, Journal of Neurosurgery
Publishing Group (JNSPG)
Graffeo Christopher, MD
Christopher Salvatore Graffeo, MD
Chair, AANS Early to Mid-Career
Neurosurgeons Committee (E2M)

Directors-at-Large

Coric Domagoj, MD
Domagoj Coric, MD, FAANS
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, FAANS
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, FAANS
Russell Lonser, MD
Russell R. Lonser, MD, FAANS
John Ratliff, MD
John K. Ratliff, MD, FAANS
Jason P. Sheehan, MD
Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS
Michael Y. Wang, MD, FAANS
Michael Y. Wang, MD, FAANS

Regional Directors

Kevin Cockroft, MD
Kevin M. Cockroft, MD, FAANS
Northeast
Mark Linskey, MD
Mark E. Linskey, MD, FAANS
Southwest
Gregory Murad, MD
Gregory J. A. Murad, MD, FAANS
Southeast
Shaun O'Leary, MD
Shaun T. O’Leary, MD, PhD, FAANS
Northwest

Advisory Council

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

  • Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
  • Marco Antonio Barajas Romero, 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)
  • Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH, FAANS
    President, American Society of Black Neurosurgeons (ASBN)
  • Luis Borba MD, MSc, PhD, iFAANS, FACS
    President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
  • Steven M. Falowski, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Pain
  • Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
  • Mark C. Preul, MD
    Chair, AANS Section on the History of Neurosurgery
  • Torstein R. Meling, MD, PhD, iFAANS
    President, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
  • Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Stereotactic & Functional Surgery
  • Laura A. Snyder, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)
  • John K. Ratliff, 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
  • Erica Bisson, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves
  • John H. Wong, MD, FAANS
    Chair, Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS)