Officers and Committees 2010

Joint Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Officers and Committees


Updated May 25 2010

Chair
Alan R. Cohen, MD (2011-2013)
Immediate Past Chair
Tina Duhaime, MD (2011-2013)
Chair-Elect
Bruce A. Kaufman, MD (2011-2013)
Secretary
Sarah J. Gaskill, MD (2011-2013)
Treasurer
Mark R. Proctor, MD (2011-2013)
Members at Large
Corey Raffel, MD (2010-2012)
Ab Kulkarni, MD (2010-2012)
Mark Souwedaine, MD (2011-2013)
Benny Iskandar, MD (2011-2013

Standing Committees


Nominating Committee: (3 past chairs)
Tina Duhaime, MD, Chair (2011)
Jeffrey H. Wisoff, MD, Chair (2009)
Rick Abbott, MD (2007)
Rules & Regulations Committee:
Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD - Chair (2010-2012)
Jay Wellons, MD – Chair elect (2010-2012)
Membership Committee: (3 members serving 2 years)
David H. Harter, MD - Chair (2010-2012)
Robin M. Bowman, MD – Vice-Chair (2010-2012)
Education Committee:
Mark Krieger, MD, Chair (2011-2013)
Gerry Grant, MD, Vice-Chair (2011-2013)
Pediatric Section Annual Meeting Subcommittee
Tim George, MD, Chair (2011, Austin)
Jeff Leonard, MD/Matt Smythe, MD (2012, St. Louis)
Jim Drake, MD – Jim Rutka, MD (2013, Toronto)
Shenandoah Robinson, MD (2010, Cleveland)
Alan R. Cohen, MD ex-officio – section chair
Mark R. Proctor, MD ex-officio – section treasurer

Ad Hoc Committees


Education Committee Subcommittees (ad hoc) National Meeting Subcommittee
David Sandberg, MD, co-chair (2011-2013)
Greg Olavarria, MD, co-chair (2011-2013)
Communications Subcommittee
Ann M. Ritter, MD, Chair (2009-2011)
Richard C. E. Anderson, MD (web) (2009-2011)
Jeffrey R. Leonard, MD (2008-2010)
Peter P. Sun, MD, (2008-2010)
Training Subcommittee (Traveling Fellowships and Training):
Bermans J. Iskandar, MD, Chair (2010-2012)
Matthew D. Smyth, MD (2010-2012)
Sanjiv Bhatiam MD (2010- )
David Sandberg, MD (2010- )
International Education Subcommittee
Jogi Pattisipu (2010)
Examination Questions Committee
Corey Raffel, MD, chair (2006)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Tina Duhaime, MD (2009-2011)
Transition of Care Committee
Harold L. Rekate, MD, Chair (2007)
Research Committee
John R. W. Kestle, MD, Chair (2007)
Nalin Gupta, MD (2009)
Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD (2010)

Representatives and Liaisons


Liaison to the AANS Executive Committee
Alan R. Cohen, MD (2011-2013)
Liaison to the CNS Executive Committee
Bruce A Kaufman, MD (2011-2013)
Liaison to the Washington Committee, AANS/CNS
Tina Duhaime, MD (2011-2013)
Liaison to the Wash. Comm.’s Committee on Public Relations
Corey Raffel, MD (2012)
Pediatric Section representatives on the Joint Guidelines Committee
Ann Marie Flannery, MD - Chair (2008-2012)
Sarah J. Gaskill, MD (2008-2012)
Benjamin C. Warf, MD (2008-2010)
Ab Kulkarni, MD (2010-2012)
Jay Riva-Cambrin, MD (2010-2012)
Liaison to Joint Section on Trauma
Matt Smyth (2008)
Liaison with the ABPNS
TS Park, MD (2010- )
Liaison with ACPNF (Accreditation Council of Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships)
Jeff Blount, MD (2008)
Liason with ISPN
Jogi Pattisapu, MD (2010)
Liaison with ASPN
Rick Abbott, MD (2010-2012)
Liaison with AAP Section of Neurological Surgery (SONS)
Mark Dias, MD (2009)
Liaison to the Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies:
Cathy Mazzola, MD (2008)
Liaison to the Coding and Reimbursement Committee, AANS
David P. Gruber, MD (2010)
Liaison to the Devices and Technology Committee, AANS
Shenandoah Robinson, MD (2008)
Liaison to the Young Neurosurgeons Committee
Paul Klimo, MD (2010)
Liaison to the Neuro-Critical Care Society
Ash Singhal (2010)
Liaison to Quality/Outcomes groups
Lilly Goumnerova (2010)