Matthew Smyth, MD
Immediate Past Chair (2025-2027)

Ruth Bristol
Chair- Elect (2025-2027)

David Limbrick
Secretary (2025-2027)

Amy Lee
Treasurer (2025-2027)

Resident Member of Executive Committee: TBD      

Standing Committees

Nominating Committee (6-year term after Section Chair)       

• Matt Smyth, Bermans Iskandar, Mark Krieger
• Lifetime Achievement Award (Frank Ingraham award for Distinguished
  service): Immediate Past Chair – Matt Smyth

Rules & Regulations Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Michael Dewan, Chair

Membership Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Suresh Magge, Chair

Education Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Hal Meltzer and Eric Thompson, Chair
• Paul Klimo, Michelle Buontempo (APP), Rich Anderson, 5 EC officers, Smurti Patel,
  Esther Dupepe, Stephanie Einhaus, Nir Shiomny, and Kurtis Auguste

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; 2025-2027)

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

Traveling Fellowship Subcommittee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

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

Examination Questions Subcommittee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Jessica Lane, Chair
  Patick McDonald
  Ioannis Mavridis
  Nikita Alexiades
  Daphne Li
  Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara
  James Botros
  Jared Pisapia

Lectures and Webinars Subcommittee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Sean McEvoy and Tracy Flanders, Co-Chairs
• Kristen Stabingas and Jeff Leonard

Hands-on Workshops Subcommittee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

(Joint Subcommittee with International Education Subcommittee)

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

Podcasts Subcommittee(2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Heather Spader and Carolyn Quinsey, Co-chairs
  Vijay Ravindra

Communications Committee

Neena Marupudi – Co-Chair

Randaline Barnett – Co-Chair

Website Subcommittee

• George Koutsouras, DO – Co-Chair
• Michael Cools, MD – Faculty Co-Chair
• Lauren Ditarano

Survey Subcommittee

• Nikita Alexiades, MD – Co-Chair
• Patrick McDonald, MD – Co-Chair

Listserv Subcommittee

• Nir Shimony, MD – Co-Chair
• Michael Cools, MD – Co-Chair

Social Media Subcommittee

• Kelly Chamberlin, MD – Co-Chair
• Nathan Shlobin, MD – Co-Chair
• Devon Mitchell, MD
• Sasidhar (Sasi) Karuparti – Medical Student 

International Relations Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Tola Roberts and Eisha Christian, Co-Chairs

International Relations Committee Subcommittees

International Education Subcommittee

International Clinical Collaborations Subcommittee

The Timothy George Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in Pediatric Neurosurgery (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Smurti Patel and Kurtis Auguste, Co-Chairs
  Clarence Greene
  Wes Phillips
  Krystal Tomei
  Natalie Limoges
  Tristan Mackey
  Amber Gaulden
  Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara
  Jessica Lane
  Stepahnie Greene
  Syed Hassan Abbas Akbari
  Anthony Wang
  Neena Marupudi
  Nisha Gadgil
  Myron Rolle
  Tola Roberts
  Brandon Rocque

Research Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Laila Mohammad and Brandon Miller, Co-Chairs
  Alfred Pokmeng See
  Albert Tu
  Marian Michael Bercu
  Mandeep Tamber
  Karim Nathani
  Krystal Tomei
  Jason Blatt
  Darian Esfashani
  Natalie Limoges

Grants Subcommittee

• Winson Ho and Afshin Salehi

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 

• Hassan Akbari and Jonathan Pindrick

Basic Science and Genetics Networks Subcommittee

• Wes Phillips and Jarod Roland

International Liaisons Subcommittee (report directly to the committee chairs)

• ISPN: Michael Dewan
• WFNS
• AAP SOICH/ GICS: Eylem Ocal
• South America: Martha Vilca Salas and Erica Bedu Annan
• Central America and Caribbean
• Brazil: Bruno Braga
• Australia and New Zealand: Brian Hank
• Middle East: Samer Elbabaa and Yazd Essam Maghreb
• Africa: Hakkou Elmehedi, Ira Bown, Rebecca Reynolds and Erica Bedu Annan
• India: Aaron Mohanty, Mohamed Shoaib, Nishanth Sadashiva
• Pakistan: Mian Awais, Hasan Syed
• China: Jackson Pharaoh
• Japan: Kaveh Asadi and Brandon Miller
• Southeast Asia

Research Committee Subcommittees

Quality Improvement Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Greg Olivarria, Laura Prolo, and Viren Desai, Co-Chairs
  Jeff Raskin
  Jesse Winer
  Katrina Ducis

Young Pediatric Neurosurgeons Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• adam conley, amreen karim, emilija sagaityte, hanish polavarapu,

  jackson phadah, jennifer quon, katherine chandler, maryam shahin, nisha gadgil,

  nolan brown, rachel moor, ros whelan, samantha bochal, sasidhar karuparti,

  shabal sapkota, amreen karim, darian esfahani, emijia sagaityte, h. westley phillips, hanish

  polavarau, jackson phadah, kelly chamberlain, kendall snyder, mohammed

  shoaib, reem elwy, shaan mody. david hersh, joseph mcabee, katherine holste, leondar verhey, leopold arko, matthew adamo, mian awais, natalie limoges

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)
• Michael Feldman
• Jennifer Quon, Joanna Gernsback, Krystal Tomei, Syed Hassan Akbari

Industry Relations Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

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

Coding and Reimbursement Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Dr. Desai and Dr. Vessell, Co-Chairs

Transition to Adulthood Committee (2-year term; 2025-2027)

• Brandon Rocque, Chair Bermans Iskandar, Advisor
  Laurie Ackerman
  Jen Amon
  Jeffrey Blount
  Mandy Breedt
  Sheila Buchanan
  Robert Buckley
  Renee Carpenter-Wells
  Samantha Carter (Himsworth)
  Kelsi Chesney
  Michael Cools
  Darian Esfahani
  Kaitlyn Espositio
  Garciela Gallo
  Aanda Garzon
  Diana Gray
  Christine Gumma
  Sarah Hartnett-Wright
  Betsy Hopson
  Dhruve Jevvan
  Andrew Kobets
  Joyce Koueik
  Mark Kraemer
  Trisha Leonard
  Lisa McLennan
  Laila Mohammad
  Smurti Patel
  Joseph Piatt
  Martin Piazza
  Dorothy Poppe
  Mary Poppe
  Natasha Raman
  Brandon Rocque
  Eric Sribnik
  Haley Vance
  Bradley Weprin
  Judy Thibadeu

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

• Michelle Buontempo, Chair
  Haley Vance, Alicia Cook, Lauren Delgado, Lisa Mclennan, Advisors
  Blakely Weatherford, Jennifer Amon

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
  Senior Advisors: Michael Edwards, Ted Dagi, Jack Walker, John Duncan
  Clarence Green, Demetrios Nikas, Toba Niazi, Kimberly Hamilton, Michael McDowell, Laila
  Mohammad, David Gruber, Paul Kane, Afshin Salehi, Micahel Partington, George Koutsouras,
  Residents: Katherine Holste, Diane Aum, Elise Yoon, Pedram Maleknia

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)

• Smurti P and Esther D To remain chairs but transition to:
  Sarah Hartnett and Trey McCluggage

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

Richard Anderson

Liaison to the CNS Executive Committee – Chair Elect

Ruth Bristol

Liaison to the ABPNS – Current Chair of ABPNS

 Mark Krieger

Liaison with ACPNF – Current Chair of ACPNF

Jodi Smith

Liaison with ASPN – Current President of ASPN

Dody Robinson

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

Greg Albert

Liaison to CNS Foundation

Jeff Campbell

Liaison to the Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies 

TBD, appointed by CSNS

Liaisons to the Drugs and Devices Committee, AANS 

Elizabeth Tyler Kabara

Liaison to the American College of Osteopathic Surgery 

TBD

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Tumors 

Michael dewan, Michelle Kameda- Smith

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care 

Erib Sribnick, Marike Zwieneberg, Tola ROberts, Kavesh Asadi, Dhruvi Patel

Liaisons to Neurosurgery Quality Council (NQC)

TBD

Liaisons to AANS/CNS Section on History of Neurological Surgery 

Andrew Kobets

Liaisons to AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section 

Shivani Rangwala, Jonathan Scoville

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Pain 

Jeffrey Raskin

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

Luis Estrada

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Stereotactic and Functional Surgery

Rob Bollo

Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery 

Jennifer Quon and Elise Yoon

Liaison to the AANS/CNS Washington Committee

Michael Feldman

Liaison to the JGRC

Tim Sayama (2022-2025)
Daniel Donoho (2022-2025)
David Bauer (2022-2025)
Carolyn Quinsey (2023-2026)
Mari Groves (2023-2026)
Jen Strahle (2023-2026)
Raj Iyer (2024-2027)
Peter Chiarelli (2024-2027)
Nisha Gadgil (2024-2027)