Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS, Appointed Chair of Neurosurgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) announced on July 1 that Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS, has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Timmons has held numerous local, regional, national and international leadership positions in neurosurgery, including serving as AANS/CNS Washington Committee chair, president of the AANS — the first female neurosurgeon in this role, and vice president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. She currently heads up the American College of Surgeons Health Policy and Advocacy Group and serves on the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons and on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Review Committee for neurological surgery.