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
MD, PhD
(2022-2026)
Nathan Rowland
MD, PhD
(2022-2026)
Jennifer Sweet
MD
(2022-2026)
Ashwin Viswanathan
MD
(2020-2028)
Jon Willie
MD
(2024-2028)
Chengyuan Wu
MD
(2020-2028)
Past Presidents
Joseph S. Neimat
MD
Robert E. Gross
MD, PhD
Emad N. Eskandar
MD
Aviva Abosch
MD, PhD
Konstantin V. Slavin
MD
Ali R. Rezai
MD
Committees
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Membership Committee
Chair(s)
- Dario Englot
- Nathan Rowland
Members
- Bob Bina
- Richard Rammo
Advocacy Committee
Chair(s)
- John Rolston
Members
- Joshua Rosenow
- Ashesh Mehta
- Brett Youngerman
- Willard Kasoff
- Jason Schwalb
Washington Committee
- John Rolston
- Nathan Rowland
Guidelines Committee
- Jon Willie
- John Rolston
- Shabbar Danish
Conflict of Interest Committee
- Wael Asaad
- Ashwin Viswanathan
Research Committee
Chair(s)
- Jennifer Sweet
Members
- Brian Lee
- Nitin Tandon
- Nestor Tomycz
- Josue Avecillas-Chasin
- Nader Pouratian
- Andre Machado
- Ausaf Bari
- Nathan Andrew Shlobin
- Robert Bina
- Ahmed Awad
- Juan F Ruiz Rodriguez
- Tim Lucas
Scientific Program Committee
Chair(s)
- Rushna Ali
AANS SPC
- Sharona Ben Haim
- John Rolston
- Albert Lee
- Nestor Tomcyz
CNS SPC
- Shabbar Danish
- Rushna Ali
Education Committee
Chair(s)
- Dario Englot
- Chengyuan Wu
Members
- Ashwin Viswanathan
- Rushna Ali
- Jon Willie
- Wael Asaad
Bylaws Committee
- Dario Englot
- Sarah Bick
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Chair(s)
- Nathan Rowland
Members
- Ellen Air
- Patrick Senatus
Outreach Committee
Chair(s)
- Chengyuan Wu
Newsletter
Chair(s)
- Rushna Ali
Members
- Ashwin Viswanathan
- Shabbar Danish
- Bob Bina
- Nehaw Sarmey
Social Media Team
- Nathan Shlobin
- Jacob Hanson
- Avi Gajjar
- Zach Bernstein
- Akash Mishra
- Ahmad Ozair
- Jonathan Batson
- Ataollah Shahbandi
- Alireza Soltani Khaboushan
- Elad Mashiach
Webinars
Chair(s)
- Sharona Ben Haim
Members
- Mike Staudt
- Ausaf Bari
- Nir Lipsman
- Jonathan Riley
Website
Chair(s)
- Chen Wu
Members
- Shabbar Danish
- Dorian Kusyk
- Islam Fayed
- Jon Riley
Psychiatric Neurosurgery Committee
- Sarah Bick
- Jon Willie
- Jennifer Sweet
Liasons Committee
- Guy McKhann
- Society specific outreach
Bioethics Committee
- Nader Pouratian
- Sameer Sheth
Finance Committee
- Ellen Air