Pediatric Newsletter Masthead
Editor: Alan R. Cohen, MD Spring 2009

Pediatric Section Officers

AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Officers and Committees
Spring 2009

Chair
Jeffrey H. Wisoff, MD (2007-2009)
Chair-Elect
Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD (2007-2009)
Secretary
Alan R. Cohen, MD (2007-2009)
Treasurer
Bruce A. Kaufman, MD (2007-2009)

Members at Large
Jeffrey P. Blount, MD (2006-2008)
Nalin Gupta, MD (2006-2008)
John R. W. Kestle, MD (2007-2009)
Thomas Pittman, MD (2007-2009)
James M. Drake, MD (2008-2010)
Michael H. Handler, MD (2008-2010)

Standing Committees:

Nominating Committee: (three past chairs)
Rick Abbott, MD, chair (2007)
Andrew D. Parent, MD (2005)
Thomas G. Luerssen, MD (2003)

Rules & Regulations Committee:

(three members serving two years)

Nathan Selden, MD, chair

(2004-2009)

Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD (2008-2010)
Jay Wellons, MD (2008-2010)

Membership Committee:

(three members serving two years)

Mark R. Proctor, MD, chair

(2007-2009)

Robin M. Bowman, MD (2008-2010)
David H. Harter, MD   (2008-2010)

Ad Hoc Committees

Education Committee

 

Paul Steinbok, MD, chair

(2006)


Program and Continuing Medical Education Committee

(Seven members: chair and vice chair serve two years. Vice chair assumes chair at next sequence. Other members are the annual meeting chair, and two ex-officio members: the section chair and treasurer)
Sarah J. Gaskill, MD, chair       (2007)
Mark D. Krieger, MD, vice chair    (2007)
John Ragheb, MD (2007, Miami)
David P. Gruber, MD (2008, Spokane)
Liliana C. Goumnervova, MD (2009, Boston)

Examination Questions Committee
Corey Raffel, MD

(2006)


Publications Committee      (five members serving two years)
Doug L. Brockmeyer, MD, chair

(2006-2009)

Richard C. E. Anderson, MD

(2008-2010)

Jeffrey R. Leonard, MD

(2008-2010)

Ann M. Ritter, MD

(2008-2010)

Peter P. Sun, MD

(2008-2010)


Training Committee
Jeffrey P. Blount, MD

(2006)


Traveling Fellowship:                                (three members)
R. Michael Scott, MD, chair

 

Bermans J. Iskandar, MD

(2008-2010)

Matthew D. Smyth, MD                    

(2008-2010)


Lifetime Achievement Award:
(Most recent ex-chair of the section)

 

Rick Abbott, MD (2007)

Transition of Care Committee
Harold L. Rekate, MD, chair

(2007)


Research Committee
John R. W. Kestle, MD, chair   (2007)

 

Nalin Gupta, MD  
Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD  

Representatives and Liaisons

ISPN Liaison
George I. Jallo, MD

(2006)


ASPN Liaison
Liliana C. Goumnerova, MD

(2006)


Liaison to AAP Section of Neurological Surgery (SONS)
Joseph H. Piatt Jr, MD

(1997)


Liaison to AANS/CNS Section on Trauma
Matt Smyth

(2008)


Council of State Neurosurgical Societies:
Cathy Mazzola, MD

(2008)


Quality Assurance Committee:
James M. Drake, MD

(1999)

Sarah J. Gaskill, MD

(1999)

Paul A. Grabb, MD

(1999)


Washington Committee, AANS/CNS
Rick Abbott, MD

(2007)


Coding and Reimbursement Committee
Frederick A. Boop, MD

(2004)

David P. Gruber, MD

(2006)


Education and Practice Management Committee, AANS
Sarah J. Gaskill, MD

(2006)


Devices and Technology Committee, AANS
Shenandoah Robinson, MD (2008)

Joint Guidelines Committee
John Ragheb, MD, chair (2007-2009)
Ann Marie Flannery, MD (2008-2010)
Sarah J. Gaskill, MD (2008-2010)
Benjamin C. Warf, MD (2008-2010)

  Officers Page on Pediatric Section Web Site

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