AANS Committees and Committee Members
Annual Meeting Committee
Ann Stroink MD, FAANS | President |
Michael Steinmetz MD, FAANS | SPS Chair Elect |
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANS | Treasurer |
Marvin Bergsneider MD, FAANS | Local Host |
Linda Liau MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS | Local Host |
Anthony Asher MD, FAANS, FACS | AANS President Elect |
John Ratliff MD, FAANS, FACS | Scientific Program Chair |
Regis Haid MD, FAANS | AANS Past President |
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS | Past Chair |
Michael Wang MD, FAANS | Chair |
Richard Byrne MD, FAANS | Member |
Joseph Cheng MD, MS, FAANS | Liaison |
Ann Marie Bray CMP, LES | Staff Liaison |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Liaison |
Board of Directors
Ann Stroink MD, FAANS | President |
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANS | Vice President |
E. Chiocca MD, PhD, FAANS | Secretary |
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANS | Treasurer |
Anthony Asher MD, FAANS, FACS | AANS President Elect |
Aviva Abosch MD, PhD, FAANS | Director-at-Large |
Richard Byrne MD, FAANS | Director-at-Large |
Joseph Cheng MD, MS, FAANS | Director-at-Large |
Regis Haid MD, FAANS | AANS Past President |
Michael Schulder MD, FAANS | Director-at-Large |
Marjorie Wang MD, MPH, FAANS | Director-at-Large |
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANS | Director-at-Large |
Kenneth Blumenfeld MD, FAANS | Regional Director |
Mark Iantosca MD, MBA, FAANS | Regional Director |
Ann Parr MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSC | Regional Director |
Sharon Webb MD, FAANS | Regional Director |
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Appointed Officer - Legal Counsel-Parliamentarian |
Michael Groff MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
John Knightly MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
Walavan Sivakumar MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
Meg Borst | Staff Member |
Kathryn Dattomo MNA, CAE, CFRE | Staff Member |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff Member |
Katie Orrico JD | Staff Member |
Stefan Rykowski | Staff Member |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Member |
Kathleen Craig CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
Bylaws Committee
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel |
Meg Borst | Staff |
Jamie Ullman MD, FAANS, FACS | Chair |
Ian Dunn MD, FAANS | Member |
Andrew Grande MD, FAANS | Member |
Susan Pannullo MD, FAANS | Member |
D. Roxanne Todor MD, FAANS | Member |
Joseph Linzey MD, MS | Early Career Member |
Evan Luther MD | Early Career Member |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff Liaison |
Executive Committee
Ann Stroink MD, FAANS | President |
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANS | Vice President |
E. Chiocca MD, PhD, FAANS | Secretary |
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANS | Treasurer |
Anthony Asher MD, FAANS, FACS | AANS President Elect |
Regis Haid MD, FAANS | AANS Past President |
Michael Groff MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
John Knightly MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel |
Meg Borst | Staff Member |
Kathryn Dattomo MNA, CAE, CFRE | Staff Member |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff Member |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Member |
Kathleen Craig CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
Finance Committee
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
Michael Groff MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
John Knightly MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel |
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANS | Chair |
Meg Borst | Staff |
Kathryn Dattomo MNA, CAE, CFRE | Staff |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff |
Kenneth Blumenfeld MD, FAANS | Member |
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANS | Member |
Richard Byrne MD, FAANS | Member |
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANS | Member |
Praveen Mummaneni MD, FAANS | Member |
Michael Schulder MD, FAANS | Member |
Luis Tumialan MD, FAANS | Member |
Sharon Webb MD, FAANS | Member |
John Wilson MD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANS | Member |
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANS | Member |
Kathleen Craig CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
Membership Committee
Justin Smith MD, PhD, FAANS | Chair |
Dean Chou MD, FAANS | Member |
Daniel Couture MD, FAANS | Member |
Iain Kalfas MD, FAANS | Member |
David Ormond MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Daniel Orringer MD, FAANS | Member |
Ryan Stauffer PA-C | Member |
Andrea Strayer PhD, NP, CNRN | Member |
Karin Swartz MD, FAANS | Member |
Joel Beckett MD | Early Career Member |
Sophie Peeters MD | Early Career Member |
Virginia Costello | Staff Liaison |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Liaison |
Nominating Committee
Anthony Asher MD, FAANS, FACS | AANS President Elect |
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel |
Regis Haid MD, FAANS | Chair |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff |
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Praveen Mummaneni MD, FAANS | Member |
Julie Pilitsis MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Luis Tumialan MD, FAANS | Member |
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANS | Member |
Vincent Traynelis MD, FAANS | Liaison |
Meg Borst | Staff Liaison |
Professional Conduct Committee
Frederic Knape | Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel |
Alex Valadka MD, FAANS, FACS | Chair |
Stanley Fronczak MD, JD, FAANS(L), FACS, FCLM | Member |
Marc Mayberg MD, FAANS | Member |
Karin Muraszko MD, FAANS | Member |
Alan Scarrow MD, JD, FAANS | Member |
Chris Taylor MD, MBA, FAANS | Member |
Shelly Timmons MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Richard Wohns MD, JD, MBA, FAANS | Member |
Meg Borst | Staff Liaison |
Professionalism Subcommittee
Alex Valadka MD, FAANS, FACS | Chair |
Susan Pannullo MD, FAANS | Member |
Megan Rajagopal MD | Member |
Jennifer Sweet MD, FAANS | Member |
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Legal Counsel |
Kathleen Craig CEO | Staff Liaison |
Scientific Program Subcommittee
Michael Steinmetz MD, FAANS | Chair-Elect |
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS | Past Annual Meeting Chair |
Michael Wang MD, FAANS | Annual Meeting Chair |
John Ratliff MD, FAANS, FACS | Chair |
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANS | Vice Chair |
Jack Jallo MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Peter Kan MD, MPH, FRCSC, FAANS | Member |
Mark Mahan MD, FAANS | Member |
Guy McKhann MD, FAANS | Member |
Jacques Morcos MD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Praveen Mummaneni MD, FAANS | Member |
Ann Parr MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSC | Member |
Parag Patil MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Robin Saiki DNP, ACNP-BC | Member |
Jason Sheehan MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Jonathan Sherman MD, FAANS | Member |
Babu Welch MD, FAANS | Member |
Alice Edwards PA-C | Liaison |
Bharat Guthikonda MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS | Liaison |
Jay Howington MD, FAANS, FACS | Liaison |
Robert Naftel MD, FAANS | Liaison |
Eve Tsai MD, PhD, FAANS | Liaison |
Isaac Yang MD, FAANS | Liaison |
Aurora Cruz MD, MBA | Early Career Member |
Michael Mooney MD | Early Career Member |
Ann Marie Bray CMP, LES | Staff Liaison |
Samantha Luebbering | Staff Liaison |
Strategic Planning Committee
Michael Groff MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
John Knightly MD, FAANS | EX-Officio |
Anthony Asher MD, FAANS, FACS | Chair |
Meg Borst | Staff |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff |
Aviva Abosch MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Richard Byrne MD, FAANS | Member |
Mark Iantosca MD, MBA, FAANS | Member |
Ann Parr MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSC | Member |
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Walavan Sivakumar MD, FAANS | Member |
Michael Wang MD, FAANS | Member |
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Legal Counsel |
Kathleen Craig CEO | Staff Liaison |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Liaison |
Van Wagenen Fellowship Committee
Ann Stroink MD, FAANS | President |
Anthony Asher MD, FAANS, FACS | AANS President Elect |
Regis Haid MD, FAANS | AANS Past President |
Michael Park MD, PhD, FAANS | Senior Convener |
Andrew Grande MD, FAANS | Junior Convener |
Kathryn Dattomo MNA, CAE, CFRE | Staff |
Michael Groff MD, FAANS | Member |
Lauren Coleman | Staff Liaison |
Van Wagenen Selection Committee
David Ormond MD, PhD, FAANS | Senior Member |
Kathryn Dattomo MNA, CAE, CFRE | Staff |
Ben Waldau MD, FAANS | Chair |
Lauren Coleman | Staff Liaison |
Special Committee
AANS Neurosurgeon Editorial Board
Aruna Ganju MD, FAANS | Editor |
Christopher Neal MD, FAANS | Associate Editor |
Michael Jin | Medical Student |
James Seungwon Yoon | Medical Student |
Marjorie Wang MD, MPH, FAANS | Board Liaison |
Sharona Ben-Haim MD, FAANS | Member |
Bernard Bendok MD, FAANS | Member |
Andrew Carlson MD, MS, FAANS | Member |
Odette Harris MD, MPH, FAANS | Member |
Kristin Huntoon PhD DO | Member |
Isaac Karikari MD, FAANS | Member |
Kathryn Ko MD, FAANS(L) | Member |
Lisa Mulligan MD, FAANS | Member |
Jay Nathan MD | Member |
Michael Oh MD, FAANS | Member |
Cara Rogers DO | Member |
Jeffrey Tomlin MD, FAANS | Member |
Hanna Kemeny MD | Liaison |
Mark Youngblood MD | Liaison |
Laura McGuire MD | Early Career Member |
Christina Wright MD | Early Career Member |
Kathryn Dattomo MNA, CAE, CFRE | Staff Liaison |
Advanced Practitioner Education Subcommittee
Danielle Brown PA-C | Co-Chair |
Michael Wang MD, FAANS | Co-Chair |
Carolina Benjamin MD | Member |
Mandy Binning MD, FAANS | Member |
Kenneth Crandall MD, FAANS | Member |
Natalie Hall MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ANVP-BC | Member |
Laura Prado DNP, NP | Member |
Ana Redington PA | Member |
Brandon Reicks PA | Member |
Angela Richardson MD, PhD | Member |
Atsuhiro Saisho PA | Member |
Scott Simon MD, FAANS | Member |
Shannon Gignac | Staff Liaison |
Samantha Luebbering | Staff Liaison |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Liaison |
CME Subcommittee
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANS | Chair |
Wenya Linda Bi MD, PhD | Member |
Avery Buchholz MD, FAANS | Member |
Silky Chotai MD | Member |
Atman Desai MD, MA, FAANS | Member |
Kevin Huang MD | Member |
Scott Wait MD, FAANS | Member |
Samantha Luebbering | Staff Liaison |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Liaison |
Digital Communication Subcommittee
Isaac Yang MD, FAANS | Chair |
Gregory Basil MD | Member |
Andrew Chan MD | Member |
Andrew Chan MD | Member |
Lindy Drollinger NP-C | Member |
Christopher Graffeo MD | Member |
Raqeeb Haque MD, FAANS | Member |
Pascal Jabbour MD, FAANS | Member |
Anais Jimenez CPC | Member |
John Schroeder | Staff Liaison |
Digital Engagement Committee
Marjorie Wang MD, MPH, FAANS | Board Liaison |
Richard Byrne MD, FAANS | Chair |
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Mark Bain MD, FAANS | Member |
Gregory Basil MD | Member |
Bernard Bendok MD, FAANS | Member |
Sheri Dewan MD, FAANS | Member |
David Dornbos MD | Member |
Sonia Eden MD, FAANS | Member |
Omar Gomez Valdes MD | Member |
Ciara Harraher MD FAANS | Member |
Michael Ivan MD, FAANS | Member |
Walavan Sivakumar MD, FAANS | Early Career Member |
Isaac Yang MD, FAANS | Early Career Member |
John Schroeder | Staff Liaison |
Digital User Experience Subcommittee
Laura Snyder MD, FAANS | Resident/Fellow |
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS | Chair |
Frederick Barker MD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Erica Bisson MD, FAANS | Member |
Andrew Grande MD, FAANS | Member |
Gerald Grant MD, FAANS | Member |
Laura McGuire MD | Member |
Michael Steinmetz MD, FAANS | Member |
John Schroeder | Staff Liaison |
Diversity Committee
Aviva Abosch MD, PhD, FAANS | Chair |
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANS | Member |
Frederick Barker MD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Erica Bisson MD, FAANS | Member |
William Curry MD, FAANS | Member |
Sheri Dewan MD, FAANS | Member |
Aruna Ganju MD, FAANS | Member |
Holly Gilmer MD, FAANS | Member |
Arnett Klugh MD, FAANS | Member |
Linda Liau MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS | Member |
N. Nicole Moayeri MD, FAANS | Member |
Julie Pilitsis MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Patricia Raksin MD, FAANS | Member |
Hai Sun MD, PhD | Member |
Michael Wang MD, FAANS | Member |
Babu Welch MD, FAANS | Member |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff Liaison |
Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee
Beth Sartore CAE | AANS Staff Liaison |
Danielle Miyagishima | Medical Student |
Virginia Costello | Staff |
Christopher Graffeo MD | Vice Chair |
Wenya Linda Bi MD, PhD | Member |
Andrew Grande MD, FAANS | Member |
Katherine Holste MD | Member |
Anna Huguenard MD | Member |
Karthik Madhavan MD | Member |
Michael McDowell MD | Member |
Julie Pilitsis MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Jonathan Rasouli MD | Member |
James Wright MD | Member |
Education Committee
Jack Jallo MD, PhD, FAANS | Chair |
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANS | Vice Chair |
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANS | Vice Chair |
Frederick Barker MD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Danielle Brown PA-C | Member |
Richard Chua MD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
R. Webster Crowley MD, FAANS | Member |
Ian Dunn MD, FAANS | Member |
Adrian Laxton MD, FAANS | Member |
Allan Levi MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS | Member |
Russell Lonser MD, FAANS | Member |
Julie Pilitsis MD, PhD, FAANS | Member |
Scott Rahimi MD, FAANS | Member |
Erol Veznedaroglu MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA | Member |
Michael Wang MD, FAANS | Member |
Laura Prado DNP, NP | Liaison |
Shervin Rahimpour MD | Early Career Member |
Samantha Luebbering | Staff Liaison |
Beth Sartore CAE | Staff Liaison |
Ethics Committee
Michael Chabraja Esq. | Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel |
Meg Borst | Staff |
Vincent Traynelis MD, FAANS | Chair |
Elana Farace PhD | Member |
Judy Huang MD, FAANS | Member |
Cormac Maher MD, FAANS | Member |
Hanna Algattas MD | Early Career Member |
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPA | Staff Liaison |
Practice Management Committee
Luis Tumialan MD, FAANS | Chair |
Owoicho Adogwa MD, MPH | Member |
Ciara Harraher MD FAANS | Member |
John Knightly MD, FAANS | Member |
Laura Ngwenya MD PhD, FAANS | Member |
Mark Oppenlander MD, FAANS | Member |
Jeremy Phelps MD, MBA, FAANS | Member |
Cara Sedney MD, FAANS | Member |
Michael Steinmetz MD, FAANS | Member |
Cheerag Upadhyaya MD, FAANS | Member |
Monica Wehby MD, FAANS | Member |
Vin Shen Ban MD | Early Career Member |
Tsinsue Chen MD, FAANS | Early Career Member |
Samantha Luebbering | Staff Liaison |
Susan Shannon | Staff Liaison |