Leadership & Governance

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AANS leadership is comprised of a dedicated volunteer group of neurosurgeons, chosen through nominations and elections by their peers within the AANS membership.

These esteemed individuals are unwavering in their commitment to the advancement of neurological surgery, with the ultimate goal of enhancing patient care to the highest standard.

Executive Committee

Morcos Jacques, MD
Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FAANS
President
Connolly E Sander, MD
E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD, FAANS
President-Elect
Aviva Abosch, MD
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANS
Secretary
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FAANS
Treasurer
Anthony Asher, MD
Anthony L. Asher MD, FAANS, FACS
Past-President
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD
E. Antonio Chiocca MD, PhD, FAANS
Vice President
Katie Orrico, JD
Katie O’Meara Orrico, JD
Appointed Officer – CEO
Michael Chabraja, MD
Michael A. Chabraja Esq.
Legal Counsel-Parliamentarian

Ex-Officios

Adam S Arthur, MD
Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, FAANS
Chair, Neurosurgery Research
& Education Foundation (NREF)
Mohamad Bydon, MD
Mohamad Bydon, MD, FAANS
Chair, NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA)
James T. Rutka, MD
James T. Rutka MD, PhD, FAANS
Editor in Chief, Journal of Neurosurgery
Publishing Group (JNSPG)
Graffeo Christopher, MD
Christopher Salvatore Graffeo, MD
Chair, AANS Early to Mid-Career
Neurosurgeons Committee (E2M)

Directors-at-Large

Coric Domagoj, MD
Domagoj Coric, MD, FAANS
Richard Byrne. MD
Richard W. Byrne, MD, FAANS
Russell Lonser, MD
Russell R. Lonser, MD, FAANS
John Ratliff, MD
John Kevin Ratliff, MD, FAANS
Jason P. Sheehan, MD
Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD, FAANS
Stacey Wolfe, MD
Stacey C. Wolfe, MD, FAANS

Regional Directors

Kevin Cockroft, MD
Kevin M. Cockroft, MD, FAANS
Northeast
Mark Linskey, MD
Mark E. Linskey, MD, FAANS
Southwest
Gregory Murad, MD
Gregory J. A. Murad, MD, FAANS
Southeast
Shaun O'Leary, MD
Shaun Thomas O’Leary, MD, PhD, FAANS
Northwest

Advisory Council

(Includes the AANS Executive Committee, Ex-Officios, Directors-At-Large, and Regional Directors listed previously)

  • Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
  • Marco Antonio Barajas Romeo, MD
    President, Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery
  • Luis Alencar Borba, MD, IFAANS
    President, Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC)
  • Katharine J. Drummond, MBBS, IFAANS, FRACS
    President, Asian Australian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS)
  • Sonia V. Eden, MD, FAANS
    President, American Society of Black Neurosurgeons (ASBN)
  • Najia El Abbadi, MD, PhD
    President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
  • Steven M. Falowski, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Pain
  • Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
  • Jonathan Harris Sherman, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS Section on the History of Neurosurgery
  • Torstein R. Meling, MD, PhD, IFAANS
    President, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
  • Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Stereotactic & Functional Surgery
  • Maryam Rahman, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)
  • John Kevin Ratliff, MD, FAANS
    Chair, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS)
  • Howard A. Riina, MD, FAANS
    Secretary, American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)
  • Bello Bala Shehu, MBBS, FRCS, FACS, IFAANS
    President, Continental Association of African Neurological Societies (CAANS)
  • Martina Stippler, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care
  • Matthew D. Smyth, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
  • Juan Santiago Uribe, MD, FAANS
    Chair, AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves
  • John H. Wong, MD, FAANS
    Chair, Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS)