AANS Committees and Committee Members

Jacques Morcos MD, FAANS, FACSAANS President
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANSAANS President-Elect
E. Chiocca MD, PhD, FAANSAANS Vice President
Aviva Abosch MD, PhD, FAANSAANS Secretary
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANSAANS Treasurer
Anthony Asher MD, FACS, FAANSAANS Past President
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACSEX-Officio
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANSEX-Officio
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANSEX-Officio
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Katie Orrico JDAANS Chief Executive Officer
Executive Committee
Jacques Morcos MD, FAANS, FACSAANS President
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANSAANS President-Elect
E. Chiocca MD, PhD, FAANSAANS Vice President
Aviva Abosch MD, PhD, FAANSAANS Secretary
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANSAANS Treasurer
Anthony Asher MD, FACS, FAANSAANS Past President
Richard Byrne MD, FAANSDirector-at-Large
Domagoj Coric MD, FAANSDirector-at-Large
Russell Lonser MD, FAANSDirector-at-Large
John Ratliff MD, FACS, FAANSDirector-at-Large
Jason Sheehan MD, PhD, FAANS, FACSDirector-at-Large
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANSDirector-at-Large
Kevin Cockroft MD, FAANS, FACSRegional Director
Mark Linskey MD, FAANSRegional Director
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSRegional Director
Shaun O’Leary MD, PhD, FAANSRegional Director
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACSEX-Officio
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANSEX-Officio
Christopher Graffeo MDEX-Officio
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANSEX-Officio
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Katie Orrico JDAANS Chief Executive Officer
Board of Directors
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANSChair
Richard Byrne MD, FAANSMember
Joseph Cheng MD, MS, FAANSMember
Kevin Cockroft MD, FAANS, FACSMember
John Golfinos MD, FAANSMember
Steven Kalkanis MD, FAANSMember
Mark Linskey MD, FAANSMember
Gustavo Pradilla MD, FAANSMember
Mark Shaffrey MD, FAANSMember
Mitesh Shah MD, FAANSMember
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANSMember
Daniel Yoshor MD, FAANSMember
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACSEX-Officio
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANSEX-Officio
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANSEX-Officio
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Carol Jones CFOStaff Liaison
Corey ParkerStaff Liaison
Finance Committee
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANSChair
Linda Liau MD, PhD, MBA, FAANSMember
Russell Lonser MD, FAANSMember
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSMember
Shaun O’Leary MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Nicholas Theodore MD, FAANS, FACSMember
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANSMember
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACSEX-Officio
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANSEX-Officio
James Rutka MD, PhD, FAANSEX-Officio
Christopher Graffeo MDE2M Member
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Katie Orrico JDAANS Chief Executive Officer
Strategic Planning Committee
Anthony Asher MD, FACS, FAANSChair
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANSAANS President-Elect
Erica Bisson MD, FAANSMember
Mohamad Bydon MD, FAANSMember
Andrew Grande MD, FAANSMember
Odette Harris MD, MPH, FAANSMember
Babu Welch MD, FAANSMember
Vincent Traynelis MD, FAANSLiaison
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Mark Linskey MD, FAANSBoard Director
Meg BorstStaff Liaison
Nominating Committee
Jamie Ullman MD, FAANS, FACSChair
Ian McCutcheon MD, FAANSMember
Susan Pannullo MD, FAANSMember
D. Roxanne Todor MD, MBA, FAANS, FACSMember
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANSEX-Officio
Mahmudur RahmanMedical Student
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Domagoj Coric MD, FAANSBoard Director
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPAStaff Liaison
Bylaws Committee
Vincent Traynelis MD, FAANSChair
Elana Farace PhDMember
William Gump MD, FAANSMember
David Herzig MD, FAANSMember
Cormac Maher MD, FAANSMember
Angelika Sorteberg MD, PhD, IFAANSE2M Member
Michael Chabraja Esq.Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
Domagoj Coric MD, FAANSBoard Director
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPAStaff Liaison
Ethics Committee
Justin Smith MD, PhD, FAANSChair
Akash Agarwal MD, FAANSMember
Spiros Blackburn MD, FAANSMember
Rose Du MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Karin Swartz MD, FAANSMember
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANSEX-Officio
Mark Linskey MD, FAANSBoard Director
Shelea PrideStaff Liaison
Membership Committee
Dean Chou MD, FAANSMember
Daniel Couture MD, FAANSMember
Iain Kalfas MD, FAANSMember
D. Ryan Ormond MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Ryan Stauffer PA-CMember
Andrea Strayer PhD, NP, CNRNMember
Sophie Peeters MDE2M Member
Vidhatri RaturiMedical Student
Membership Advisory Work Group
Christopher Graffeo MDChair
Nimer Abushehab MDMember
Wenya Linda Bi MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Anna Huguenard MDMember
Nickalus Khan MD, FAANSMember
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANSEx-Officio
Vardhaan AmbatiMedical Student
Shaun O’Leary MD, PhD, FAANSBoard Director
Kristi HalpinStaff Liaison
Shelea PrideStaff Liaison
Early to Mid-Career Neurosurgeons Committee
Maya Babu MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Michael Bohl MD, FAANSMember
Andrew Grande MD, FAANSMember
Scott Zuckerman MD, MPHMember
Norman SpivakMedical Student
Katherine Holste MDResident Liaison
E2M Neurosurgeons Advisory Work Group
Gelareh Zadeh MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSChair
William Ashley MD, PhD, MBA, FAANSMember
Mohammad Aziz-Sultan MD, FAANSMember
Juan Del Castillo Calcaneo MD, FAANSMember
L. Madison Michael MD, FAANSMember
Eva Wu MDMember
Jessica Stark MDE2M Member
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANSEx-Officio
Shaun O’Leary MD, PhD, FAANSBoard Director
Corey ParkerStaff Liaison
Diversity Committee
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANSMember
Frederick Barker MD, FAANS, FACSMember
Samuel Cheshier MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Sonia Eden MD, FAANSMember
Aruna Ganju MD, FAANSMember
Holly Gilmer MD, FAANSMember
Linda Liau MD, PhD, MBA, FAANSMember
Heather McCrea MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Julie Pilitsis MD, PhD, FAANSMember
P. Raksin MD, FAANSMember
Analiz Rodriguez MD, PhD, MBA, FAANSMember
Vincent Rossi MDMember
Farhan Siddiq MD, FAANSMember
Hai Sun MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris MD, FAANSMember
Andrew Vivas MDMember
Michael Wang MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Babu Welch MD, FAANSMember
Diversity Advisory Work Group
Isabelle Germano MD, FAANS, FACSChair
Kenan Arnautovic MD, PhD, FAANS, FACSMember
Anthony Asemota MD, MPHMember
Mohammad Aziz-Sultan MD, FAANSMember
Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy MD, FAANSMember
Maria Gandia Gonzalez MD, PhD, DOMember
Joacir Graciolli Cordeiro MD, PhDMember
Daryoush Tavanaiepour MD, FAANSMember
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANSEx-Officio
Shaun O’Leary MD, PhD, FAANSBoard Director
Jennifer Ocampo-Martinez MPAStaff Liaison
Shelea PrideStaff Liaison
Global Committee
Sudheer Ambekar MBBS, MCh, IFAANSMember
Ernest Barthelemy MDMember
Andre Beer-Furlan MD, PhDMember
Luis Borba MD, IFAANSMember
Laston Chikoya MD, IFAANSMember
Felipe Constanzo Navarrete MDMember
Katharine Drummond MBBS, IFAANS, FRACSMember
Najia El Abbadi MD, PhDMember
Torstein Meling MD, PhD, IFAANSMember
Bello Shehu MBBS, FRCS, FACS, IFAANSMember
Angelika Sorteberg MD, PhD, IFAANSMember
Global Advisory Work Group
Frederick Barker MD, FAANS, FACSChair
Carlos David MD, FAANSMember
Juan Fernandez-Miranda MDMember
Ryan Kitagawa MD, FAANSMember
Laura Prado DNP, NPMember
Luis Tumialan MD, FAANSMember
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANSMember
Andrew Bauer MD, MBA, FAANSE2M Member
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANSEx-Officio
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANSBoard Director
Joseph BarnettStaff Liaison
Kristi HalpinStaff Liaison
Education Committee
Mandy Binning MD, FAANSMember
Richard Chua MD, FACS, FAANSMember
Debraj Mukherjee MD, MPH, FAANSMember
Toral Patel MD, FAANSMember
Julie Pilitsis MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Laura Prado DNP, NPMember
Scott Rahimi MD, FAANSMember
Emily Sieg MD, FAANSMember
Brian Toyota MD, FAANSMember
Ramachandra Tummala MD, FAANSMember
Erol Veznedaroglu MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHAMember
Education Advisory Work Group
Carlos David MD, FAANSChair
Peng Chen MD, FAANSMember
Steven Hwang MD, FAANSMember
A. Samy Youssef MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANSBoard Director
Timothy EdwardsStaff Liaison
CME Subcommittee
Avery Buchholz MD, FAANSMember
Atman Desai MD, MA, FAANSMember
Kevin Huang MDMember
Jonathan Parish MDMember
CME Advisory Work Group
Laura Prado DNP, NPChair
Mandy Binning MD, FAANSMember
Ebonye Green APRNMember
Michael Johnson PA-CMember
Sarah Wall AGACNPMember
Joseph BarnettStaff Liaison
Advanced Practitioner Education Subcommittee
Tiffany Buchert PAMember
Kenneth Crandall MD, FAANSMember
Erik Hayman MD, FAANSMember
Angela Richardson MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Nella Stoltz DNP, APRNMember
Lauren Waldron PA-CMember
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANSBoard Director
Advanced Practitioner Education Advisory Work Group
Michael Steinmetz MD, FAANSChair
Jacques Morcos MD, FAANS, FACSAANS President
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANSAANS President-Elect
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD, FAANSAANS Treasurer
Anthony Asher MD, FACS, FAANSAANS Past President
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANSSPS Chair
Dean Chou MD, FAANSSPS Co-Chair-Elect
Guy McKhann MD, FAANSSPS Co-Chair-Elect
Mohammad Aziz-Sultan MD, FAANSLocal Host
Michael Wang MD, MBA, FAANSPast Annual Meeting Chair
John Ratliff MD, FACS, FAANSImmediate Past Chair
John Ratliff MD, FACS, FAANSBoard Director
Ann Marie Bray CMP, DES, LESStaff Liaison
Annual Meeting Committee
Gregory Zipfel MD, FAANSChair
Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar MDMember
Paul Arnold MD, FACS, FAANSMember
Frederick Barker MD, FAANS, FACSMember
Sharona Ben-Haim MD, FAANSMember
Stephanie Chen MDMember
Carlos David MD, FAANSMember
Dario Englot MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Bharat Guthikonda MD, MBA, FACS, FAANSMember
Angela Henderlong DNP-AGACNPMember
Peter Kan MD, MPH, FRCSC, FAANSMember
Nickalus Khan MD, FAANSMember
Mark Mahan MD, FAANSMember
Hal Meltzer MD, FAANSMember
Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, FAANS, FRCSCMember
Parag Patil MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Jeremy Phelps MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Analiz Rodriguez MD, PhD, MBA, FAANSMember
Jonathan Sherman MD, FAANSMember
Scott Douglas Simon, MD, FAANSMember
Nitin Tandon MD, FAANS, FACNS, FAESMember
Sarah Wall AGACNPMember
Babu Welch MD, FAANSMember
Dean Chou MD, FAANSSPS Co-Chair-Elect
Guy McKhann MD, FAANSSPS Co-Chair-Elect
Michael Steinmetz MD, FAANSAnnual Meeting Chair
Kevin Cockroft MD, FAANS, FACSBoard Director
Joseph BarnettStaff Liaison
Scientific Program Subcommittee
Ciara Harraher MD, FAANSChair
Ramana Gorrepati MD, FAANSMember
Michael Johnson PA-CMember
Wes Marsh MBA, FACHEMember
Cheerag Upadhyaya MD, MBA, MSc, FACS, FAANSMember
John Morrison MD, FAANSE2M Member
Domagoj Coric MD, FAANSBoard Director
Kristi HalpinStaff Liaison
Practice Management Committee
Derek CantrellMember
John Knightly MD, FACS, FAANSMember
N. Nicole Moayeri MD, FAANSMember
Luis Tumialan MD, FAANSMember
Scott Wait MD, FAANSMember
Practice Management Advisory Work Group
Aruna Ganju MD, FAANSEditor
Christopher Neal MD, FAANSAssociate Editor
Jeremiah Johnson MD, FAANSMember
P. Raksin MD, FAANSMember
Eve Tsai MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSBoard Director
Alison DyeStaff Liaison
Bailey WilsonStaff Liaison
AANS Neurosurgeon Editorial Board
Sharona Ben-Haim MD, FAANSMember
Andrew Carlson MD, MS, FAANSMember
Aurora Cruz MD, MBAMember
Sunit Das MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Kristin Huntoon PhD, DOMember
Sarah Jernigan MD, FAANSMember
Kathryn Ko MD, FAANS(L)Member
Jay Nathan MDMember
Cara Rogers DO, FAANSMember
Rya MullerMedical Student
Hope ReecherMedical Student
Berje Shammassian MDE2M Member
Hanna Kemeny MDResident Liaison
Mark Youngblood MDResident Liaison
AANS Neurosurgeon Advisory Work Group
Richard Byrne MD, FAANSChair
Gregory Basil MDMember
Atman Desai MD, MA, FAANSMember
Scott Simon MD, FAANSMember
Richard Byrne MD, FAANSBoard Director
Corey ParkerStaff Liaison
Stanley HarrisStaff Liaison
Digital Engagement Committee
Andrew Chan MDMember
Joseph Cheatle MD, FAANSMember
David Dornbos MDMember
Omar Gomez Valdes MDMember
Gerald Grant MD, FAANSMember
Ciara Harraher MD, FAANSMember
Colin Son MD, FAANSMember
Jeffrey Sorenson MD, FAANSMember
Anthony DiGiorgio DO, MHA, FAANSE2M Member
Michael Kim MDE2M Member
Digital Engagement Advisory Work Group
Isaac Yang MD, FAANSChair
James Boddu MDMember
Christopher Graffeo MDMember
Michael Ivan MD, FAANSMember
Jeremiah Johnson MD, FAANSMember
David Langer MD, FAANSMember
Angela Richardson MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Richard Byrne MD, FAANSBoard Director
Alison Dye MHSMStaff Liaison
Marketing & Communications Committee
Michael Wang MD, MBA, FAANSChair
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACSMember
J Mocco MD, FAANS, FAHAMember
Praveen Mummaneni MD, FAANSMember
Gustavo Pradilla MD, FAANSMember
Erol Veznedaroglu MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHAMember
Gabriel Zada MD, FAANSMember
Richard Byrne MD, FAANSBoard Director
Alison Dye MHSMStaff Liaison
Corporate Relations Committee
Alex Valadka MD, FACS, FAANSChair
Stanley Fronczak MD, JD, FAANS(L), FACS, FCLMMember
Marc Mayberg MD, FAANSMember
Karin Muraszko MD, FAANSMember
Alan Scarrow MD, JD, FAANSMember
Chris Taylor MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Shelly Timmons MD, PhD, FAANS, FACSMember
Richard Wohns MD, JD, MBA, FAANSMember
Frederic KnapeLegal Counsel
Domagoj Coric MD, FAANSBoard Director
Meg BorstStaff Liaison
Professional Conduct Committee
Alex Valadka MD, FACS, FAANSChair
James Liu MD, FAANSMember
Heather McCrea MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Jamie Toms MD, FAANSMember
Michael Chabraja Esq.Legal Counsel
Domagoj Coric MD, FAANSBoard Director
Meg BorstStaff Liaison
Professionalism Subcommittee
Michael Park MD, PhD, FAANSChair
Jacques Morcos MD, FAANS, FACSAANS President
E. Sander Connolly MD, FAANSAANS President-Elect
Anthony Asher MD, FACS, FAANSAANS Past President
Adam Arthur MD, MPH, FAANS, FACSMember
Ben Waldau MD, FAANSSenior Convener
Andrew Grande MD, FAANSSenior Convener-Elect
D. Ryan Ormond MD, PhD, FAANSJunior Convener
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSBoard Director
Joanne BonaminioStaff Liaison
Van Wagenen Fellowship Committee
Ben Waldau MD, FAANSChair
D. Ryan Ormond MD, PhD, FAANSSenior Member
Andrew Grande MD, FAANSJunior Member
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSBoard Director
Ella SchneiderStaff Liaison
Van Wagenen Selection Committee
Andrew Grande MD, FAANSChair
Luis Tumialan MD, FAANSVice Chair
Edie Zusman MD, MBA, FACS, FAANSSecretary
Stacey Wolfe MD, FAANSPast Chair
Owoicho Adogwa MD, MPH, FAANSMember
Maya Babu MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Andrew Bauer MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Timothy Beutler MD, FAANSMember
Ernest Braxton MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Peng Chen MD, FAANSMember
Tyler Cole MDMember
Jeffrey Cozzens MD, FAANSMember
Fernando Diaz MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Anthony DiGiorgio DO, MHA, FAANSMember
Namath Hussain MD, MBA, FAANSMember
Satish Krishnamurthy MD, FAANSMember
Ajit Krishnaney MD, FAANSMember
Richard Menger MD, MPA, FAANSMember
Catherine Miller Simington MD, FAANSMember
Susan Pannullo MD, FAANSMember
J. Adair Prall MD, FAANS, FACSMember
Sherry Taylor MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Khoi Than MD, FAANSMember
Babu Welch MD, FAANSMember
John Wilson MD, FAANS, FACSMember
Christian Zimmerman MD, FAANS, FACSMember
Ellen Air MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Kai-Ming Fu MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Shahid Nimjee MD, PhD, FAANSMember
Jason Sheehan MD, PhD, FAANS, FACSBoard Director
Sandy MeyerStaff Liaison
CSNS AANS Caucus