The purpose of the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section is to advance education, research and patient care in the area of cerebrovascular disease. Through our activities and educational programs, we strive to promote awareness among all neurosurgeons of opportunities for clinical practice and research in the area of cerebrovascular surgery.

All neurosurgeons interested in vascular disease are invited to join the Section.

Officers

Chair:	Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD
Vice-Chair:	Andre Machado, MD, PhD
Secretary-Treasurer:	Jason Schwalb, MD

AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Leadership

	CHAIR Joshua B. Bederson, MD (2007-2008) Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Box 1136, One Gustave Levy Place New York, NY 10029 Phone: (212) 241-2377 Fax: (212) 731-3260 Email: joshua.bederson@mountsinai.org
	CHAIR-ELECT Jacques J. Morcos, MD (2007-2008) Louis Pope Life Center 1095 N.W. 14th Terrace Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 243-4675 Fax: (305) 243-3337 Email: jmorcos@med.miami.edu
	PAST CHAIR B. Gregory Thompson, Jr., MD (2007-2008) University of Michigan Medical Center 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Rm TC 2128 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0338 Phone: (734) 936-7493 Fax: (734) 936-9294 Email: gregthom@med.umich.edu
	SECRETARY John A. Wilson, MD (2005-2008) Wake Forest School of Medicine Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1029 Phone: (336) 716-4020 Fax: (336) 716-3065 Email: jawilson@wfubmc.edu
	TREASURER E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD (2007-2010) Columbia University Neurological Institute 710 W. 168th Street, Room 435 New York, NY 10032 Phone: (212) 305-0376 Fax: (212) 305-2026 Email: esc5@columbia.edu
	VICE-CHAIR Murat Gunel, MD (2007-2008) Yale University School of Medicine 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208082 New Haven, CT 06520-8082 Phone: (203) 737-2086 Fax: (203) 785-2044 Email: murat.gunel@yale.edu
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE Peter A. Rasmussen, MD (2005-2008) Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-80 Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: (216) 445-9897 Fax: (216) 636-2061 Email: rasmusp@ccf.org
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD (2006-2009) UMDNJ School of Medicine 90 Bergen Street, Suite 8100 Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 972-1163 Fax: (973) 972-2333 Email: c.prestigiacomo@umdnj.edu
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE Sean D. Lavine, MD (2007-2010) Columbia University Neurological Institute 710 W. 168th Street, Room 415 New York, NY 10032 Phone: (212) 305-0135 Fax: (212) 305-3629 Email: sl2081@columbia.edu
	MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Arun Amar, MD (2007-2009) Department of Neurosurgery 2025 Morse Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825-2115 Phone: (916) 973-6517 Fax: (916) 973-5826 Email: amar@aya.yale.edu
	NEWSLETTER EDITOR Murat Gunel, MD Yale University School of Medicine 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208082 New Haven, CT 06520-8082 Phone: (203) 737-2086 Fax: (203) 785-2044 Email: murat.gunel@yale.edu
	WEBSITE EDITOR Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD UMDNJ School of Medicine 90 Bergen Street, Suite 8100 Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 972-1163 Fax: (973) 972-2333 Email: c.prestigiacomo@umdnj.edu
	2007 CNS Annual Meeting Scientific Program Co-Chair Bernard R. Bendok, MD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 676 North St. Clair Chicago, IL 60657 Phone: (312) 695-0464 Fax: (312) 695-0225 Email: bbendok@nmff.org
	2007 CNS Annual Meeting Scientific Program Co-Chair Elad I. Levy, MD University of Buffalo 3 Gates Circle Buffalo, NY 14209 Phone: (716) 887-5200 Fax: (716)887-4378 Email: elevy@buffns.com
	2008 AANS ANNUAL MEETING Scientific Program Chair Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD UMDNJ School of Medicine 90 Bergen Street, Suite 8100 Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: (973) 972-1163 Fax: (973) 972-2333 Email: c.prestigiacomo@umdnj.edu
	MEMBER-AT-LARGE C. Michael Cawley, III, MD (2004-2007) Emory University School of Medicine 1365B Clifton Rd., Suite 6400 Atlanta, GA 30322-1013 Phone: (404) 778-5927 Fax: (404) 778-4472 Email: ccawley@emory.edu Scientific Program Chair, AANS Annual Meeting (2006)
	MEMBER-AT-LARGE Peter A. Rasmussen, MD (2005-2008) The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-80 Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: (216) 445-9898 Fax: (216) 636-2061 Email: rasmusp@ccf.org Brain Attack Coalition Endovascular Training Guidelines Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Saleem I. Abdulrauf, M.D. St. Louis University School of Medicine 1320 S. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO Phone: (314) 268-5113 Fax: (314) 577-8797 Email: abdulrsi@slu.edu ABNS Primary Board Examination Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Bernard R. Bendok, MD Northwestern/Feinberg School of Medicine 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 695-0494 Fax: (312) 695-0225 Email: bbendok@nmff.org CV Surgery Curriculum Development Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Bob S. Carter, M.D., Ph.D. Massachuestts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Bldg. 9026 Boston, MA 02114-2621 Phone: (617) 726-3360 Fax: (617) 726-3365 Email: carterb@helix.mgh.harvard.edu Website Development Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD Columbia University School of Medicine 710 W. 168th St., Room 435 New York, NY 10032-2603 Phone: (212) 305-0376 Fax: (212) 305-2026 Email: esc5@columbia.edu Research Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Frank Culicchia, MD 1111 Medical Center Blvd. Suite 750 S. Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: (504) 340-6976 Fax: (504) 340-8022 Email: culicchia@aol.com Research Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Carlos A. David, M.D Lahey Clinic Burlington, MA 01805 Phone: (781) 744-8643 Fax: (781) 744-5251 Email: cdavmd@aol.com Young Neurosurgeons Liaison ABNS Primary Board Examination Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Robert J. Dempsey, MD University of Wisconsin Medical School 600 Highland Ave., CSC Box 8660 Madison, WI 53792-0001 Phone: (608) 263-9585 Fax: (608) 263-1728 Email: dempsey@neurosurg.wisc.edu Research Fellowship Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Robert M. Friedlander, MD Brigham & Women’s Hospital 75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115-6110 Phone: (617) 525-7775 Fax: (617) 734-8342 Email: rfriedlander@rics.bwh.harvard.edu Annual Meeting Chair, CVS/ASITN Annual Meeting (2006) Research Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Christopher C. Getch, M.D. Northwestern University Medical Center 676 North St Clair St, Suite 2210 Chicago, IL 60611-5934 Phone: (312) 695-0464 Fax: (312) 695-0225 Email: cgetch@nmff.org ABNS Primary Board Examination Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Murat Gunel, MD Yale School of Medicine Neurosurgery TMP-4 333 Cedar St., POB 208082 New Haven, CT 06520-8082 Phone: (203) 737-2096 Fax: (203) 785-2044 Email: murat.gunel@yale.edu Newsletter Editor
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Lee R. Guterman, PhD, MD SUNY Buffalo 3 Gates Circle Buffalo, NY 14209 Phone: (716) 887-4960 Fax: (716) 887-4953 Email: lrguterman@att.net Endovascular Training Guidelines Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Ali F. Krisht, M.D. University of Arkansas Medical Center 4301 W. Markham Street, #507 Little Rock, AR 72205 Phone: (501) 296-1463 Fax: (501) 526-5205 Email: krishtali@uams.edu Website Development Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Sean D. Lavine, MD New York-Presbyterian Medical Center 710 W. 168th St., Room 415 New York, NY 10032 Phone: (212) 305-0135 Fax: (212) 305-3629 Email: sl2081@columbia.edu CV Surgery Curriculum Development Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Joel D. MacDonald, M.D. Department of Neurosurgery University of Utah 30 N. 1900 E., Suite 3B-409 Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2303 Phone: (801) 581-6908 Fax: (801) 581-4385 Email: vasospaz@aol.com Maintenance of Certification Committee
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Aman B. Patel, MD Mount Sinai Hospital 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1136 New York, NY 10029-6574 Phone: (212) 241-3457 Fax: (212) 410-0603 Email: aman.patel@mountsinai.org Membership Chair
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Howard A. Riina, MD Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 E. 68th Street, Starr 651 New York, NY 10021 Phone: (212) 746-5149 Fax: (212) 746-8416 Email: har9005@med.cornell.edu Scientific Program Chair, CNS Annual Meeting (2005)
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER Alex B. Valadka, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine Scurlock Tower 6560 Fannin, Suite 944 Houston, TX 77030 Phone: (713) 798-4696 Fax: (713) 698-3739 Email: avaladka@bcm.tmc.edu Neuro Critical Care Committee
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Issam A. Awad, MD Northwestern/Feinberg School of Medicine 2650 Ridge Avenue, Room 4215 Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 570-1425 Fax: (847) 570-1442 Email: i-awad@northwestern.edu CV Surgery Curriculum Development Committee
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Daniel L. Barrow, M.D. Emory University Hospital 1365B Clifton Road, N.E., Suite 6400 Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: (404) 778-3895 Fax: (404) 778-4472 Email: daniel.barrow@emoryhealthcare.org Leadership Development Committee
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER H. Hunt Batjer, M.D. Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation 233 E. Erie Street, Suite 614 Chicago, IL 60611-5934 Phone: (312) 695-6285 Fax: (312) 695-0225 Email: hbatjer@mnff.org Maintenance of Certification Committee
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Steven L. Giannotta, M.D. USC Keck School of Medicine 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 3800 Los Angeles, CA 90033 Phone: (323) 442-5720 Fax: (323) 226-7833 Email: giannott@usc.edu Maintenance of Certification Committee
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Robert E. Harbaugh, MD Penn State University HMC Hershey, PA 17033-0850 Los Angeles, CA 90033 Phone: (717) 531-4383 Fax: (717) 531-3858 Email: rharbaugh@psu.edu CMS Response Committee
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Christopher M. Loftus, MD Temple University Hospital 658 Parkinson Pavilion 3401 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 Phone: (215) 707-9747 Fax: (215) 707-3831 Email: christopher.loftus@temple.edu
	SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER Warren R. Selman, MD University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of Neurosurgery 11100 Euclid Avenue, HAN 5042 Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216) 844-7600 Fax: (216) 844-3014 Email: warren.selman@uhhs.com

Past Chairman
2005-2006	Robert H. Rosenwasser
2004-2005	Philip E. Stieg
2003-2004	Warren R. Selman
2002-2003	Robert E. Harbaugh
2001-2002	H. Hunt Batjer
2000-2001	Issam A. Awad
1998-2000	Christopher M. Loftus
1996-1998	Steven L. Giannotta
1994-1996	L. Nelson Hopkins
1992-1994	Gary G. Ferguson
1991-1992	John R. Little
1990-1991	David G. Piepgras
1989-1990	Robert A. Ratcheson
1988-1989	Arthur L. Day
1987-1988	Charles R. Neblett
1986-1987	Robert R. Smith
1985-1986	James W. Correll
1984-1985	Christopher B. Shields
1983-1984	Sydney J. Peerless
1982-1983	James T Robertson
1981-1982	Edward F. Downing (Deceased)
1980-1981	Albert L. Rhoton
1979-1980	Robert G. Ojemann
1978-1979	John M. Tew
1977-1978	Russell H. Patterson
1976-1977	Thoralf Sundt (Deceased)
1975-1976	J. Garber Galbraith (Deceased)