Current Officers


Matthew Smyth, MD
Chair (2023-2025)

Bermans Iskandar, MD
Immediate Past Chair (2023-2025)

Richard C. E. Anderson, MD
Chair-Elect (2023-2025)

Ruth Bristol
Secretary (2023-2025)

David Limbrick
Treasurer (2023-2025)
Members at Large
Todd Hankinson(2022-2024)
Carrie Muh(2022-2024)
Krystal Tomei(2023-2025)
Ben Kennedy(2023-2025)

Resident Member of Executive Committee: George Koutsouras      

Standing Committees

Nominating Committee (6-year term after Section Chair)       

  • Bermans Iskandar – Chair                     (2023-2029, Chair 2023-2025)
  • Mark Krieger                                            (2021-2027)
  • Mark Proctor                                            (2019-2025)

Rules & Regulations Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Christian Kaufman – Advisor
  •  Charles Stevenson – Chair
  • Ron Grondin

Membership Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Jennifer Ronecker – Chair                                
  • Irene Kim – Advisor

Education Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Rob Naftel – Co-Chair                           
  • Ed Ahn – Co-Chair
  • Jeff Leonard – Advisor
  • Rob Bollo – Advisor
  • Dave Limbrick – Advisor
  • Al Amin Salek
  • Albert Tu
  • Reem Elwy (R )
  • Joanna Gernsback
  • Jesse Winer
  • Elias Rizk
  • Peter Morgenstern
  • Stephanie Greene
  • Virendra Desai
  • Jeffrey Greenfield
  • Suresh Magge
  • Tsulee Chen
  • Jason Scott Hauptman
  • Andrew Kobets
  • Brent O’Neil
  • Hasan Syed
  • Katie Fehnel
  • Scott Wait
  • Amanda Kwasnicki
Education Committee Subcommittees (ad hoc)

Pediatric Section Annual Meeting Subcommittee

  • Andrew Jea- Chair                                   2023 – Oklahoma City
  • Bob Keating                                              2022 – Washington DC
  • Hasan Syed                                               2022 – Washington DC
  • Haley Vance                                             Co-Chair APP
  • Elisha Peregino                                       Co-Chair APP
  • Matt Smyth                                              Section Chair
  • Bermans Iskandar                                  Section Past Chair
  • Richard Anderson                                  Section Chair- elect
  • Ruth Bristol                                             Section Secretary
  • David Limbrick                                       Section Treasurer

AANS and CNS Meetings Subcommittee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Jeffrey Campbell – Co-Chair
  • Hal Meltzer – Co-Chair
  • Jay Hauptman
  • Jess Winer

Traveling Fellowship Subcommittee (2-year term; 2023-2025) 

  • Jason Blatt – Co-Chair
  • Eric Thompson – Co-Chair
  • Derek Samples
  • Patricia Clerkin
  • Kristin Weaver          

Examination Questions Subcommittee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Lance Governale – Co Chair
  • Pat Mcdonald – Co Chair
  • Jason Blatt
  • Joel Katz
  • Neena Marupudi
  • Rabia Qaiser
  • Ammar Shaikhouni
  • Jesse Winer
  • Hannah Goldstein
  • Laura Prolo
  • David Hersh

Lectures and Webinars Subcommittee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Jeff Greenfield – Co Chair
  • Toba Niazi – Co Chair

Hands-on Workshops Subcommittee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

(Joint Subcommittee with International Education Subcommittee)

  • Joanna Gernsback – Co-Chair
  • Peter Morgenstern – Co-Chair

Podcasts Subcommittee(2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Jim Johnston Co-Chair
  • Vijay Ravindra Co – Chair
  • Arianna Barkley
  • Heather Spader – Advisor
  • Ad Hoc Committees

Communications Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Benjamin Kennedy Co-Chair   
  • Carrie Muh  Co-Chair  
  • Lance Governale
  • Farrukh Javeed
  •  Taylor Abel          
Communication Committee Subcommittees 2 year term, 2023-2025

Website Subcommittee

  • Benjamin Kennedy – Chair
  • George W. Koutsouras (R)

Social Media Subcommittee 

  • Carrie Muh Co-Chair
  • Nathan Shlobin (MS) Co-Chair
  • Taylor Abel
  • Devon Mitchell
  • Mustafa Motiwala
  • Olivia Kozel (MS)
  • Victor Lu (R)
  • Amber Gaulden (R)

Survey Subcommittee 

  • Patrick McDonald Co-Chair
  • Shelly Wang Co-Chair
  • Eric Sribnick
  • Krystal Tomei
  • Albert Tu
  • Farrukh Javeed
  • Todd Hankinson (Research Liaison)

Listserve Subcommittee 

  • Nir Shimony Co-Chair
  • Wesley Northam Co-Chair
  • Mark Proctor 
  • Katie Klas
  • Tony Macalindong
  • John Schroeder

Logo Design Subcommittee

  • Andrew Kobets – Co-chair
  • Jessica Lessing – Co-chair
  • Neil Feldstein – Advisor
  • Elizabeth E. Wicks
  • Mian Awais
  • Shawn Vuong
  • Hassan Akbari
  • Carrie Muh
  • Samantha Spellicy
  • Lauren Schwartz
  • Louis V. Carius
  • Juan Miguel Aleman Iniguez

International Relations Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Rebecca Reynolds – Co- Chair             
  • Heather Spader – Co- Chair                 
  • Christopher Bonfield – Advisor
  • Eylem Ocal – Advisor
  • Jim Johnston – Advisor
  • Caitlin Hoffman
  • Belinda Shao
International Relations Committee Subcommittees

International Education Subcommittee 

  • Ariana Barkley – Co Chair
  • Aaron Robinson – Co Chair
  • Michael Dewan
  • Syed Hassan Akbari
  • Albert Tu
  • Patrick Obrien
  • Carolyn Quinsey

International Clinical Collaborations Subcommittee

  • Eisha Christian – Chair
  • Megan Still
  • Patricia Clerkin
  • Raheel Ahmend
  • Chris Bonfield

The Timothy George Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in Pediatric Neurosurgery (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Smruti Patel- Co-Chair                         
  • Kurtis Auguste – Co-Chair
  • Cathy Mazzola – Advisor
  • Clarence Greene Jr – Advisor
  • Tola Roberts Oritsejolomi
  • Brandon Rocque
  • Patricia Clerkin
  • Armaan Malhotra ( R)
  • Westley Philips
  • Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara
  • James Botros
  • Krystal Tomei
  • Nisha Gadgil
  • Anthony Wang
  • Tristan Mackey (R)
  • Amber Gaulden (R)

Research Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Amanda Saratsis – Co-Chair                            
  • David Hersh – Co-Chair                        
  • Todd Hankinson – Advisor
  • David Daniels – Advisor
  • Steve Schiff – Advisor

 

Grants Subcommittee

  •   Heather McCrea – Subcommittee chair
  •   Taylor Abel – Subcommittee chair
  •   Allyson Alexander

Faculty Development and Mentoring

  • Laura Prolo – Subcommittee chair
  • Manish Shah – Subcommittee chair
  • Allyson Alexander
  • Winson Ho
  • Brandon Miller
  • Christina Sarris
  • Eric Sribnick
  • Shih-Shan Chen
  • Christina Sarris

Clinical Networks Subcommittee 

  • Jonathan Pindrik – Subcommittee chair
  • Heather Spader – Subcommittee chair
  • Marian Michael Bercu
  • Samuel (Trey) McClugage
  • Monique Gomes
  • Jason Hauptman
  • Ioannis Mavridis
  • Daxa Patel
  • Jared Pisapia
  • Leonard Verhey

Basic Science and Genetics Networks Subcommittee

  • Jenn Strahle – Subcommittee chair
  • Brandon Miller – Subcommittee chair
  • Moise Danielpour
  • Michael DeCuypere
  • Brian Dlouhy
  • Winson Ho
  • Alfred See
  • Sudhakar Vadivelu
  • Anthony Wang

International Liaisons Subcommittee (report directly to the committee chairs)

  • Tola Roberts – Chair
  • ISPN: Zulma Tovar-Spinoza
  • ESPN: TBD
  • WFNS: Albert TU
  • AAP SOICH/ GICS: Eylem Ocal
  • South America: Zulma Tovar Spinoza
  • Central America and Caribbean: Louis Valery Carius
  • Brazil: Bruno Braga
  • Australia and New Zealand: TBD
  • Middle East: Kaveh Asadi
  • Africa: Tola Roberts
  • India: Aaron Mohanty
  • Pakistan: Hasan Raza Syed
  • China: Phil Aldana
  • Japan: Kaveh Asadi
  • Southeast Asia: Phil Aldana

 

Research Committee Subcommittees

 

Quality Improvement Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Annie Drapeau – Co – Chair                       
  • Carolina Sandoval Garcia – Co – Chair
  • Joe Piatt – Senior Advisor
  • Bruce Kaufman – Senior Advisor
  • Karl Balsara
  • Virenda Desai
  • Katrina Ducis
  • Tracy Flanders
  • Andrew Foy
  • Alexandra Giantini Larsen
  • Amanda Kwasnicki
  • Greg Olavarria
  • Jonathan Pindrik
  • Andy Stadler
  • Rachana Tyagi
  • Marike Zwienenberg

Young Pediatric Neurosurgeons Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Ariana Barkley – Chair
  • Michael McDowell – Advisor
  • Brannan O’Neill (R)
  • Adam Ammar (F)
  • Maryam Shahin ( R)
  • Jennifer Quon
  • Tracy Flanders
  • Shabal Sapkota
  • Samantha Bouchal (MS)
  • Rachel Moor ( R)
  • Nolan Brown (MS)
  • Nisha gadgil
  • Nathan Shlobin (MS)
  • Adam Conley
  • Neevya Balasubamaniam (MS)
  • Saad Javed
  • Hanish Polavarapu

Committee on Public Engagement, Education, and Advocacy 

      (SONS Chair and past Chair; 4 year term, switches after Section Mtg)

  • Greg Albert – Chair                                               (2021-2025)
  • Sandi Lam – Vice – Chair                                     (2023-2027)
  • Andrew Jea – Advisor                                           (2021-2025)
  • Jonathan Martin
  • Michael Feldman (R)
  • Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves (MS)

Industry Relations Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Michael McDowell -Co – Chair
  • Brian Hanak – Co – Chair

Coding and Reimbursement Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Virendra Desai – Co-Chair             
  • Meena Vessel – Co-Chair 
  • Eric Jackson – Advisor
  • Kaveh Asadi
  • Randaline Barnett (F )
  • Adam Ammar
  • David Donahue
  • David Garcia
  • Arman Jahangiri
  • Tsulee “Julie” Chen
  • George Koutsouras
  • Daxa Patel
  • Ed Vates
  • David Bauer
  • Chesney Oravec
  • Eric Jackson
  • Jason Blatt
  • Lance Governale
  • Timothy Gooldy
  • Marty Piazza
  • David Wrubel
  • Laurie Ackerman

Transition to Adulthood Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Benny Iskandar – Co-Chair                                    
  • Brandon Rocque – Co-Chair
  • Bradley Weprin – Advisor
  • Sara Hartnett-Wright

APP Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Haley Vance – Co-Chair
  • Mandy Breedt – Co-Chair
  • Patti Batchelder – Senior Advisor
  • Lisa McLennan

Membership/Engagement Subcommittee

  • Mandy Breedt
  • Stephanie Chen
  • Carrie Young

Education Subcommittee

  • Lisa McLennan
  • Jennifer Amon
  • Michelle Buontempo
  • Lucia Ruggieri
  • Stephen Smith

APP Annual Conference Planning Subcommittee (2023-2024)

  • Haley Vance
  • Laura Propester
  • Jamie Valenzuela
  • Mandy Breedt

Lifetime Achievement Award: Immediate Past Chair

  • Bermans Iskandar

History Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Andrew Kobets – Chair                         
  • John Duncan – Co-chair
  • Laila Mohammad

Senior Advisory Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Mark Proctor – Chair
  • Tina Duhaime – Advisor
  • Al Cohen – Advisor

Awards/Lectures Committee (2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Esther DuPepe – Chair                                      
  • Smruti Patel

Innovation and Technology(2-year term; 2023-2025)

  • Sam Browd – Co-Chair
  • Daniel Donoho – Co-Chair
  • Scellig Stone

Non-Profit Advisory Council

  • David Limbrick
  • Dorothy Poppe
  • Diana Gray

Pediatric Section Guidelines Committee (3-year term, change at CNS meeting)

  • David Bauer  – Chair                    (2017-2019, Chair 2020-2022)
  • Dan Donoho – Vice-Chair                                    (2023-2025)
  • Thomas Larrew (F)
  • Armaan Malhotra (R)

Representatives and Liaisons

Liaison to the AANS Executive Committee – Current Chair

Matt Smyth     (2023-2025)

Liaison to the CNS Executive Committee – Chair Elect

Rich Anderson            (2023-2025)

Liaison to the ABPNS – Current Chair of ABPNS

 Benny Iskandar          (2023-2025)

Liaison with ACPNF – Current Chair of ACPNF

Doug Brockmeyer      (2023-2025)

Liaison with ASPN – Current President of ASPN

Gerry Grant     (2023-2024)

Liaison with AAP Section of Neurological Surgery – Current Chair of SONS

Sandi Lam       (2023-2025)

Liaison to the Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies 

TBD, appointed by CSNS

Liaisons to the Drugs and Devices Committee, AANS 

Brian Hanak    (2023-2025)

Elizabeth Tyler Kabara

Liaison to the American College of Osteopathic Surgery 

Sudhakar Vadivelu, DO                                 (2023-2025)

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Tumors 

Eric Thompson                                               (2023-2025)

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care 

Vijay Ravindra                                               (2023-2025)

Liaisons to Neurosurgery Quality Council (NQC)

Annie Drapeau – Co-Chair QI Committee                               (2023-2025)

Carolina Sandoval Garcia – Co-Chair QI Committee            (2023-2025)

Liaisons to AANS/CNS Section on History of Neurological Surgery 

Andrew Kobets            (2023-2025)

John Duncan               (2023-2025)

Liaisons to AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section 

Alfred See       (2023-2025)

Leopold Arko (2023-2025)

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Pain 

TBD

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves 

Louis Valery Carius Estrada   (2023-2025)

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Stereotactic and Functional Surgery

Marian Michael Bercu            (2023-2025)

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery 

Jennifer Quan (2023-2025)

Elsie Yoon        (2023-2025)

Liaison to the AANS/CNS Washington Committee

Greg Albert     (2023-2025)

(F) = Fellow

(R) = Resident

(MS) = Medical Student

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