Purpose of the Pain Section

• In the field of pain management, provides liaison and involvement with other specialties and organizations.
  
• Helps communications between AANS and CNS via joint section status
  
• Provides help in resident curricula planning, especially in the area of pain management
  
• Promotes Journal of Neurosurgery (link) and Neurosurgery (link) manuscript submissions in pain management.
  
• Fosters international communication and collaboration in neurosurgical procedures for pain.
  
• Reaches out to and encourages involvement by part of neurosurgery somewhat outside mainstream.
  
• Increases role of neurosurgeon in multidisciplinary field of pain management.

Founders:
Philipp Lippe, MD; Andrew Shetter, MD; Benjamin Crew, MD; Hubert Rosomoff, MD; Joe Seres, MD; Philip Gildenberg, MD; Ronald Young, MD; John Loeser, MD; David Kline, MD; and Frank Mayfield, MD

Officers

Chairperson Alon Y. Mogilner, MD PhD

Vice-Chairperson Christopher J. Winfree, MD

Secretary/Treasurer Julie G. Pilitsis, MD PhD

Executive Council Andre Guelman Machado, MD PhD

Executive Council George T. Mandybur, MD