Leadership and Committees
LEADERSHIP
Brian Nahed, MD
Chair
Jennifer Moliterno Gunel
Treasurer
Debraj "Raj" Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Secretary
Gabriel Zada, MD
Chair Elect
Constantinos Hadjipanayis, MD
Past Chair
ADVISORY BOARD
- Markert, James (Co-Chair)
- Sheehan, Jason (Co-Chair)
- Aghi, Manish
- Barker, Fred
- Barnett, Gene
- Berger, Mitchel
- Bruce, Jeff
- Chiocca, Ennio
- Chang, Susan
- Couldwell, William
- Curry, William
- Glick, Roberta
- Kalkanis, Steven
- Liau, Linda
- Linskey, Mark
- McDermott, Michael
- Nettel, Babrbara
- Rosenblum, Mark
- Rutka, James
- Sawaya, Raymond
- Warnick, Ron
COMMITTEES
Awards
- Bi, Linda (Co-Chair)
- Moliterno, Jennifer (Co-Chair)
- Attenello, Frank
- Brown, Desmond
- Cheok, Stephanie
- Hollon, Todd
Bylaws
- Brown, Desmond(Co-Chair)
- Sivakumar, Walavan(Co-Chair)
- Amankulor, Nduka
- Barker, Fred
- Samadani, Uzma
Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Fellowships
- Sheehan, Jason (Co-Chair)
- Weinberg, Jeffrey(Co-Chair)
- Hadjipanayis, Costas
- Hoang, Kimberly
- Link, Michael
- Moliterno-Gunel, Jennifer
- Ormaond, Ryan
- Tabar, Vivian
Clinical Trials and Registries
- Elder, Brad (Co-Chair)
- Raj, Mukherjee(Co-Chair)
- Aizenberg, Michele
- Dunn, Gavin
- Juthani, Rupa
- Jusue-Torres, Ignacio
- Linskey, Mark
- Peruzzi, Pierre Paolo
- Roguski, Marie
- Shah, Ashish
- Smith, Timothy
- Michael, Vogelbaum
Communication
- D’Amico, Randy (Co-Chair)
- Noor-ul-Huda, Maria (Co-Chair)
- Huntoon, Kristin (Co-Chair)
- Furey, Charuta
- Karekezi, Claire
- Terrell, Dani
- Yang, Isaac
Development and Partnership
- Barkhoudarian, Garni (Co-Chair)
- Cifarelli, Chris (Co-Chair)
- Angelov, Lilyana
- Chambless, Lola
- Cohen-Gadol, Aaron
- Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo
- Pannullo, Susan C.
- Sheenan, Jason
DEI
- Amankulor, Nduka
- Hervey-Jumper, Shawn
- Mahua, Dey
- Rodriguez, Analiz
Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee (ECNC)
- Esquenazi, Yoshua (Co-Chair)
- Shah, Ashish (Co-Chair)
- D’Amico, Randy
- Ene, Chibawanye
- Godil, Saniya
- Himes, Benjamin
- Huntoon, Kristin
- Khaled, Alok
- Shlobin, Nathan
Education
- Maria Noor-ul-Huda (Co-Chair)
- Yang, Isaac (Co-Chair)
- Cohen-Gadol, Aaron
- Esquenazi, Yoshua
- Juthani, Rupa
- Orringer, Dan
- Patel, Akash
- Rodriguez, Analiz
- Stippler, Martina
- Williams, Brian
- Zacharia, Brian
Global Neurosurgery
- Drummond, Kate (Co-Chair)
- Stummer, Walter (Co-Chair)
- Balasubramanian, Anandh
- Balogun, James
- Cordier, Dominik
- Enam, Ather
- Fountas, Kostas
- Hassan, Sameh Elmorsy
- Jeffree, Lindy
- DiMeco, Francesco
- Kanu, Obasi
- Kalyvas, Aristotelis
- Karekezi, Claire
- Komatar, Ricardo
- Kuo, John
- Samanduras, George
- Ture, Ugur
- Yamaguchi, Jose
- Valerio, Jose
- Watt, Colin
- Westfal, Manfred
- Zinn, Pascal
Guidelines
- Huntoon, Kristin (Co-Chair)
- Ormond, Ryan (David) (Co-Chair)
- Abou-Al-Shaar, Hussam
- Barkhoudarian, Garni
- Olson, Jeffrey
- Ramakrishna, Rohan
- Shepard, Matthew
- Young, Jacob
- Zhang, Zel
- Zenonos, Georgios
History
- Parney, Ian (Co-Chair)
- Sherman, Jonathan (Co-Chair)
Innovation and Technology
- Hoang, Kimberly (Co-Chair)
- Ivan, Michael (Co-Chair)
- Agarwal, Vijah
- Chen, Clark
- Golby, Alexandra
- Hanft, Simon
- Karekezi, Claire
- McCracken, Jay
- Pease, Matthew
- Recinos, Pablo
- Sughrue, Michael
- Hollon, Todd
- Valdes, Pablo
- Williams, Brian
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Sheehan, Jason (Editor)
Medical Neuro-Oncology
- Drappatz, Jan (Co-Chair)
- Sengupta, Soma (Co-Chair)
Membership and Membership Services
- Barkhoudarian, Garni (Co-Chair)
- Jensen, Randy (Co-Chair)
- Lee, Ian
- Al-Holou, Wajd
- Heth, Jason
- Mehta, Gautam
Metastasis Committee
- Gephardt-Hayden, Melanie(Co-Chair)
- Robin, Adam(Co-Chair)
- Abdullah, Kalil
- Niranjan, Ajay
- Rahman, Maryam
- Gelareh, Zadeh
Newsletter
- Cheok, Stephanie (Co-Editor)
- Ormond, Ryan (Co-Editor)
Nonprofits
- Dey, Mahua(Co-Chair)
- Hervey-Jumper, Shawn (Co-Chair)
- Hadjipanayis, Costas
- Nduom, Edjah
- Nader, Sanai
Pediatrics
- Lee, Amy (Co-Chair)
- Wang, Anthony (Co-Chair)
- Baird, Lisa
- Ho, Winson
- Morganstern, Peter
- Salehi, Afshin
Radiation Oncology
- Choi, Serah (Co-Chair)
- Trifiletti, Daniel (Co-Chair)
Research and Neurosurgery Research Education Foundation (NREF)
- Cahill, Dan (Co-Chair)
- Zadeh, Gelareh(Co-Chair)
- Abdullah, Kalil
- Antonello, Frank
- Bettegowda, Chetan
- Beaumont, Thomas
- Bloch, Orin
- Brown, Desmond
- Choi, Bryan
- Das, Sunit
- Dey, Mahua
- Fecci, Peter
- Higgins, Dominique
- Himes, Benjamin
- Kim, Albert
- Kim, Betty
- Nassiri, Farsha
- Orringer, Dan
Skull Base
- Gardner, Paul(Co-Chair)
- Prevedello, Dan (Co-Chair)
- Bi, Linda
- DiNapoli, Vincent
- Dunn, Ian
- Fernandez-Miranda, Juan Carlos
- Goldschmidt, Eze
- Ivan, Michael
- Jackson, Christina
- Jones, Pamela
- Lee, John
- Link, Michael
- Pablos, Recinos
- Patel, Bhuvic
- Pradilla, Gustavo
- Raza, Shaan
- Zenonos, Georgios
SNO Liasons
- Haas-Kogan, Daphne(Co-Chair)
- Lim, Michael(Co-Chair)
Washington Committee
- Hodges, Tiffany R.(Liaisons)
- Sloan, Andy(Liaisons)
Spinal Oncology
- Newman, Chris (Co-Chair)
- Zinn, Pascal (Co-Chair)
- Alvarez-Breckenridge, Christopher
- Bayley, James
- Kallos, Justiss
- Shin, John
- Tram, Nam
- Szerlip, Nicholas
Scientific Programs
CNS - 2024
- Abdullah, Kalil (Co-Chair)
- Hervey-Jumper, Shawn Co-Chair)
AANS - 2025
- Cifarelli, Christopher (Co-Chair)
- Higgins, Dominique (Co-Chair)
Satellite CNS - 2025
- Orringer, Daniel (Co-Chair)
- Valdes, Pablo (Co-Chair)
CNS - 2025
- Day, Mahua (Co-Chair)
- Esquenazi, Yoshua (Co-Chair)
The Journal of Neuro-Oncology
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