Leadership & Committees

 

Current ASSFN Officers (2024-2028)

Officers

Julie G. Pilitsis

MD, PhD

President

Ellen Air

MD, PhD

Vice-President

Clement Hamani

MD

Secretary / Treasurer

Andre Machado

MD

Immediate Past President

Board of Directors

Rushna Ali

MD

(2024-2028)

Wael Asaad

MD

(2024-2028)

Sharona Ben-Haim

MD

(2022-2026)

Sarah Bick

MD

(2024-2028)

Shabbar F. Danish

MD

(2022-2026)

Dario Englot

MD, PhD

(2020-2028)

John Rolston

John Rolston

MD, PhD

(2022-2026)

Nathan Rowland

Nathan Rowland

MD, PhD

(2022-2026)

Jennifer Sweet

Jennifer Sweet

MD

(2022-2026)

Ashwin Viswanathan

Ashwin Viswanathan

MD

(2020-2028)

Jon Willie

MD

(2024-2028)

Chengyuan Wu

Chengyuan Wu

MD

(2020-2028)

Past Presidents

Joseph S. Neimat

Joseph S. Neimat

MD

Robert E. Gross

Robert E. Gross

MD, PhD

Emad N. Eskandar

Emad N. Eskandar

MD

Aviva Abosch

Aviva Abosch

MD, PhD

Konstantin V. Slavin

Konstantin V. Slavin

MD

Ali R. Rezai

Ali R. Rezai

MD

Committees

Get involved and contribute to the ASSFN community!

Membership Committee

  • Dario Englot
  • Nathan Rowland

Advocacy Committee

  • Jason Schwalb
  • John Rolston
  • Josh Rosenow
  • Ash Mehta
  • Brett Youngerman
  • Willard Kassoff
Washington Committee
  • John Rolston
  • Nathan Rowland
Guidelines Committee
  • Jason Schwalb
  • Sharona Ben Haim
  • Shabbar Danish
COI Committee
  • Jason Schwalb
  • Ashwin Viswanathan
  • Tim Lucas

Research Committee

  • Jennifer Sweet
  • Nader Pouratian
  • Andre Machado
  • Eddie Chang
  • Clement Hamani
  • Sunil Kalia

Scientific Program Committee

  • Dario Englot
AANS SPC
  • Guy McKhann
  • Sharona Ben-Haim
CNS SPC
  • Shabbar Danish
  • John Rolston

Education Committee

  • Chengyuan Wu
  • Ashwin Viswanathan
  • Rushna Ali

Bylaws Committee

  • Nader Pouratian
  • Dario Englot

Diversity Committee

  • Nathan Rowland
  • Jennifer Sweet
  • Patrick Senatus

Communications Committee

Incorporates Newsletter and Webmaster Below

Newsletter, social media
  • Ashwin Vishwanathan
  • Shabbar Danish
  • Chuck Mikell
Website
  • Chengyuan Wu
  • John Rolston
  • Shabbar Danish
  • Erika Petersen

Psychiatric Neurosurgery Committee

  • Nader Pouratian
  • Sameer Sheth
  • Jennifer Sweet

Liasons Committee

  • Guy McKhann
  • Society specific outreach

Bioethics Committee

  • Nader Pouratian
  • Sameer Sheth

Finance Committee

  • Ellen Air