Cushing Circle of Giving
The NREF Cushing Circle of Giving was established in 2008 to provide a cumulative, lifetime and planned giving society for individuals with the goal of increasing donations and creating a premier recognition society. The Cushing Circle honors Dr. Harvey Cushing and provides camaraderie among philanthropists who have made a financial commitment to the NREF with a cash contribution of $25,000 or more, or a deferred gift of $50,000 or more.
Cushing Circle members represent over $6 million in cumulative donations.
July 2013: 35 Individual Members and no Academic Programs & Institutions
June 2019: 153 Individual Members and 43 Organizations
The NREF is grateful for the generosity of the following philanthropic individuals, institutions and affiliated organizations who comprise the Cushing Circle of Giving as of June 30, 2019.
Individuals
Platinum ($100,000 and above)
Arvind Ahuja, MD, FAANS
Merwyn and Carol Bagan
Mrs. E. Laurie Bittner
Dr. and Mrs. John Guarnaschelli
Dr. and Mrs. Regis W. Haid, Jr.
Lester A. Mount, MD*
Dr. and Mrs. Russel H. Patterson Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Albert L.* Rhoton Jr.
Gold ($75,000-$99,999)
John L. D. Atkinson, MD, FAANS
Timir Banerjee, MD, FAANS
Hans C. Coester, MD, FAANS
Griffith R. Harsh IV, MD, FAANS and Ms. Margaret C. Whitman
Robert F. Heary, MD, FAANS
Silver ($50,000-$74,999)
Frederick G. Barker II, MD, FAANS
Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD, FAANS
Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, MD, FAANS
Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD, FAANS
Ricardo Alexandre Hanel, MD, PhD
Drs. Robert E. and Kimberly S. Harbaugh
Theodore R. Jacobs, MD, FAANS
Benjamin B. LeCompte III, MD, FAANS(L)
Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, FAANS
Jon H. Robertson, MD, FAANS
Ann R. Stroink, MD, CPE, FAANS
Drs. Shelly D. Timmons and Russell A. Carter
Ms. Virginia Van Sant Reeves*
Michael Y. Wang, MD, FAANS
Seth M. Weingarten, MD, FAANS(L)
Bronze ($25,000-$49,999)
P. David Adelson, MD, FAANS
Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH
Nitin Agarwal, MD
Ronald I. Apfelbaum, MD, FAANS(L)
Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, FAANS
Anthony Asher, MD., FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Barbaro
H. Hunt Batjer, MD, FAANS
James R. Bean, MD, FAANS
Mitchel S. Berger, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Bloomgarden
Jeffrey P. Blount, MD, FAAP, FAANS
Angel Nickolov Boev, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Boop
Dr. and Mrs. Warren C. Boop Jr.
Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FAANS
Peter W. Carmel, MD, FAANS
John R. Caruso, MD, FAANS
William L. Caton III, MD, FAANS
Michael A. Chabraja, Esq.
Ali Chahlavi, MD, FAANS
Jefferson W. Chen, MD, PhD, FAANS
Joseph C. T. Chen, MD, PhD, FAANS
Joseph S. Cheng, MD, MS, FAANS
Lawrence S. Chin, MD, FAANS
Ennio Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS
Kevin M. Cockroft, MD, FAANS
E. Sander Connolly, Jr., MD, FAANS
Mrs. Elise Lapeyre Connolly
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Couldwell
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD, FAANS
John D. Davis, MD, FAANS
H. Gordon Deen, Jr., MD, FAANS
Stewart B. Dunsker, MD, FAANS(L)
J. Flagg Flanagan
Jeremy L. Fogelson, MD, FAANS
Drs. Kevin T. and Lynn M. Foley
Allan H. Friedman, MD, FAANS
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FAANS
John G. Golfinos, MD, FAANS
Andrew W. Grande, MD, FAANS
Michael W. Groff, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Grossman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Grubb Jr.
Mary K. Gumerlock, MD, FAANS
Stephen J. Haines, MD, FAANS
Carl B. Heilman, MD, FAANS
Martin M. Henegar, MD, FAANS
Matthew A. Howard III, MD, FAANS
Jason H. Huang, MD, FAANS
N. Ross Jenkins, MD, FAANS
Michael G. Kaiser, MD, FAANS
Adam S. Kanter, MD, FAANS
A. Bernhard Kliefoth III, MD, FAANS(L)
John Joseph Knightly, MD, FAANS
Mark J. Kubala, MD, FAANS(L)
Charles Kuntz, MD, FAANS*
Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, FAANS
Adrian W. Laxton, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Levinthal
Michael J. Link, MD, FAANS
Mark E. Linskey, MD, FAANS
Robert L. Martuza, MD, FAANS(L)
Catherine Anne Mazzola, MD, FAANS
Paul C. McCormick, MD, FAANS
Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, FAANS
Fredric B. Meyer, MD, FAANS
L. Madison Michael II, MD, FAANS
Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FAANS
Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, IFAANS
Anil Nanda, MD, MPH, FAANS
Chris J. Neal, MD, FAANS
Eric W. Nottmeier, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert* Oestreich
D. Ryan Ormond, MD
Mr. Joseph and Dr. Susan Pannullo
Rob G. Parrish, MD, PhD, FAANS
David Peterson
Joseph M. Piepmeier, MD, FAANS
Stephen M. Pirris, MD, FAANS
Bruce E. Pollock, MD, FAANS
A. John Popp and Margaret M. Vosburgh
Ashutosh Ashok Pradhan, MD, FAANS
Donald O. Quest, MD, FAANS(L)
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ratcheson
John Kevin Ratliff, MD, FAANS
Eric Loren Rhoton, MD, FAANS
James Thomas Robertson, MD, FAANS(L)*
Gail L. Rosseau, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L.* Rovit
James T. Rutka, MD, PhD, FAANS
Timothy and Shonda Ryken
Raymond Sawaya, MD, FAANS
Dr. and Mrs. John F.* Schuhmacher
Edward L. Seljeskog, MD, PhD, FAANS(L)
Dr. and Mrs. Warren R. Selman
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FAANS
Mark Edwin Shaffrey, MD, FAANS
Michael B. Shannon, MD, FAANS
J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD, FAANS
Walavan Sivakumar, MD
Konstantin V. Slavin, MD, FAANS
Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD, FAANS
Robert A. Solomon, MD, FAANS
Volker K. H. Sonntag, MD, FAANS(L)
Jeffrey M. Sorenson, MD, FAANS
Drs. Mark A. Spatola and Mihaela Ionescu
Robert F. Spetzler, MD, FAANS
Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD, FAANS
Troy M. Tippett, MD, FAANS(L)
Roland A. Torres, MD, FAANS
Luis Manuel Tumialan, MD, FAANS
Alex B. Valadka, MD, FAANS
Craig Andrew Van Der Veer, MD, FAANS
G. Edward Vates, MD, PhD, FAANS
Marjorie C. Wang, MD, MPH, FAANS
Clarence B. Watridge, MD, FAANS(L)
Martin H. Weiss, MD, FAANS(L)
Robert E. Wharen, Jr., MD, FAANS
David Whelan
John A. Wilson, MD, FAANS
Stacey C. Wolfe, MD, FAANS
Ahmet Yildizhan, MD, IFAANS
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, FAANS
Mario Zuccarello, MD
*Denotes deceased donor
Institutions & Affiliated Organizations
Platinum ($100,000 and above)
American Academy of Neurological Surgery
American Brain Tumor Association
Columbia University Medical Center
Haas Trust
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
Mayfield Clinic
Gold ($75,000-$99,999)
American College of Surgeons
University of Virginia Department of Neurosurgery
UPMC-Department of Neurological Surgery
Silver ($50,000-$74,999)
American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN)
Barrow Neurological Institute and Barrow Brain and Spine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
CNSA Partners
Southern Neurosurgical Society
SUNY Syracuse Neurosurgical Residency
Bronze ($25,000-$49,999)
California Association of Neurological Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Section of Neurosurgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Henry Ford Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Department of Neurosurgery
Keller Foundation / Mrs. Ruby C. Keller
Louisiana Neurosurgical Society
Mayo Clinic-Department of Neurologic Surgery
Mayo Clinic-Florida Department of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Society of America
New England Neurosurgical Society
Pennsylvania State University Department of Neurosurgery
Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
Robert Watson Society
Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
Rush University Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery
Semmes-Murphey Clinic/University of Tennessee
Tennessee Neurosurgical Society
Toronto Western Hospital
University of Alabama Neurosurgical Residency
University of California-San Francisco Neurosurgical Residency
University of Utah Department of Neurosurgery
University of North Carolina Department of Neurosurgery
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center – Dept of Neurological Surgery
UT Southwestern Department of Neurological Surgery Faculty
Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery Department, Dr. Philip Stieg, Chairman
Western Neurosurgical Society
Young Neurosurgeons Circle of Giving
The Young Neurosurgeons Circle of Giving was established in 2016 to introduce neurosurgical residents into the culture of philanthropy with the goal of increasing donations over their lifetime and eventual membership in the NREF’s premier recognition society, the Cushing Circle of Giving.
Membership is open to residents who demonstrate a commitment to advancing neurosurgery with a cash contribution of $500 (USD) or more. Eligibility for inclusion in the Young Neurosurgeons Circle expires at the conclusion of the residency period. Payment plans are available. Gifts can be made as a one-time contribution, in regular monthly or annual installments, or as part of a tiered plan during the course of residency.
The NREF is pleased to recognize the members of the Young Neurosurgeons Circle of Giving as of June 30, 2019.
Gold ($2,500 and above)
Nitin Agarwal, MD – Univ. of Pittsburgh Neurosurgical Residency
Redi Rahmani, MD – Univ. of Rochester Neurosurgical Residency
Nathaniel R. Ellens, MD – Univ. of Rochester Neurosurgical Residency
Silver ($1,000 – $2,499)
Ezequiel D. Goldschmidt, MD, PhD – Univ. of Pittsburgh Neurosurgical Residency
Michael M. McDowell, MD – Univ. of Pittsburgh Neurosurgical Residency
Stephen T. Magill, MD, PhD – Univ. of California/San Francisco Neurosurgical Residency
Bronze ($500 – $999)
Visish M Srinivasan, MD – Baylor College of Medicine Neurosurgical Residency
Joel Beckett, MD – Univ. of California/Los Angeles Neurosurgical Residency
Allen L. Ho, MD – Stanford University Neurosurgical Residency
Neil Majmundar, MD – Rutgers New Jersey Neurosurgical Residency
Steven Tenny, MD, MPH, MBA – Univ. of Nebraska Neurosurgical Residency
Ibrahim Hussain, MD – New York Presbyterian/Cornell Neurosurgical Residency
