Governance and Leadership
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is governed by a volunteer group of neurosurgeons, nominated and elected by fellow Â鶹ÊÓƵ members, who are committed to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to promote the highest quality of patient care.
Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
President
E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
President-Elect
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Secretary
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Treasurer
Anthony L. Asher MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ, FACS
Past-President
E. Antonio Chiocca MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Vice President
Katie O'Meara Orrico, JD
Appointed Officer – CEO
Michael A. Chabraja Esq.
Appointed Officer - Legal Counsel-Parliamentarian
Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Chair, Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF)
Mohamad Bydon, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Chair, NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA)
James T. Rutka MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Editor in Chief, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
Christopher Salvatore Graffeo, MD
Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Early to Mid-Career Neurosurgeons Committee (E2M)
Domagoj Coric, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Richard W. Byrne, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Russell R. Lonser, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
John Kevin Ratliff, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Jason P. Sheehan, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Stacey C. Wolfe, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Kevin M. Cockroft, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Northeast
Mark E. Linskey, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Southwest
Gregory J. A. Murad, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Southeast
Shaun Thomas O'Leary, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ
Northwest
- Maryam Rahman, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS)
- Sonia V. Eden, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ President, American Society of Black Neurosurgeons (ASBN)
- John H. Wong, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Canadian Neurosurgical Society (CNSS)
- Jonathan Harris Sherman, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Section on the History & Culture of Neurosurgery
- Juan Santiago Uribe, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine & Peripheral Nerves
- John Kevin Ratliff, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS)
- Torstein R. Meling, MD, PhD, IFÂ鶹ÊÓƵ President, European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
- Matthew D. Smyth, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
- Marco Antonio Barajas Romeo, MD President, Mexican Society of Neurological Surgery
- Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Stereotactic & Functional Surgery (ASSFN)
- Martina Stippler, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care
- Najia El Abbadi, MD, PhD President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
- Bello Bala Shehu, MBBS, FRCS, FACS, IFÂ鶹ÊÓƵ President, Continental Association of African Neurological Societies (CÂ鶹ÊÓƵ)
- Russell R. Lonser, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Secretary, American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)
- Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ, FACS Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Cerebrovascular Section
- Katharine J. Drummond, MBBS, IFÂ鶹ÊÓƵ, FRACS President, Asian Australian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS)
- Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Tumors
- Luis Alencar Borba, MD, IFÂ鶹ÊÓƵ President, Latin American Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (FLANC)
- Steven M. Falowski, MD, FÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Chair, Â鶹ÊÓƵ/CNS Section on Pain
