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

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