Officers and Committees 2006

Officers and Committees beginning after Section meeting in April 2007

Chairperson
Jeffrey H. Wisoff (elected 2006 for 2007-9)

Chairperson-Elect

Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD (2007-9)
Secretary
Alan Cohen, MD (2007-9)
Treasurer
Bruce Kaufman, MD (2007-9)
Members at Large
Nalin Gupta, MD (2006-2008)

Jeffrey Blount, MD (2006-2008)

Thomas Pittman (2007-2009)

John Kestle (2007-2009)

James M. Drake, MD (2008-2010)

Michael H. Handler, MD (2008-2010)

Standing Committees

Nominating Committee: (3 past chairs)

Rick Abbott (Chairperson) 2007

Andrew Parent, MD, (Chairperson) 2005

Thomas Luerssen, MD 2003

Rules and Regulations Committee: (3 members serving 2 years)

Nate Selden, MD, Chair (2004-2009)

Jay Wellons, MD (2008-2010)

Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD (2008-2010)

Membership Committee:      (3 members serving 2 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 Chairperson (2006)
Program and Continuing Medical Education Subcommittee
(7 members:  Chair and Vice Chair serve two years.  Vice Chair assumes chair at next sequence.  Other members are the Annual Meeting Chairman, and two Ex Officio members:  the Section Chair and Treasurer)

Sarah Gaskill, MD, Chair (2007)

Mark D. Krieger, MD, Vice Chair (2007)

John Ragheb, MD (Miami 2007)

David Gruber, MD (Spokane, 2008)

Lilly Goumnerova, MD (Boston, 2009)

ISPN Liaison

George Jallo, MD (2006)

ASPN Liaison

Lilly Goumnerova, MD (2006)

Liaison to AAP Section of Neurological Surgery (SONS)

Joseph Piatt, MD (2006)

Examination Questions Subcommittee

Corey Raffel, MD (2006)

Publications Subcommittee  

Doug Brockmeyer, MD< Chair (2006-2009)

Neurosurgery On-Call Subcommittee

Jeffrey Blount, MD (2006)

Nalin Gupta, MD (2006)

Training Subcommittee

Jeffrey Blount, MD (2006)

Traveling Fellowship: (3 members)

R. Michael Scott, MD, Chair

Bermans J. Iskandar, MD (2008-2010)

Matthew D. Smyth, MD (2008-2010)

Lifetime Acheivement Award Chaired by most recent Ex-Chairperson of the Section

Rick Abbott (2007)                

Transition of Care Committee

Harold L. Rekate, MD, Chair (2007) (2007)                

Research Committee

John R. W. Kestle, MD, Chair (2007) (2007) 

Nalin Gupta, MD  

Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD                

Publications Committee:

Douglas Brockmeyer, MD, Chairman (2006)

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)

Representatives and Liaisons

American Academy of Pediatrics:

Joseph H. Piatt, Jr. MD (1997)

Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies:

Michael D. Heafner, MD (1999)

Quality Assurance Committee:

Paul A. Grabb, M.D. (1999)

Sarah J. Gaskill, MD (1999)

James Drake, MD (1999)

Washington Committee, AANS/CNS

Rick Abbott, MD (2007)

Coding and Reimbursement Committee

Rick Boop, MD (2004)

David Gruber, MD (2006)

Education and Practice Management Committee, AANS

Sarah Gaskill (2006)

Liaison Committee, International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

George Jallo, 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)

Benjamin C. Warf, MD (2008-2010)

Sarah J. Gaskill, MD (2008-2010)