The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) promotes the highest quality of patient care and advances the specialty of neurological surgery.
AANS Values
Integrity – Leadership – Excellence – Professionalism
AANS Officers
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FAANS
President
John A. Wilson, MD, FAANS
President Elect
Robert F. Heary, MD, FAANS
Vice President
Anil Nanda, MD, MPH, FAANS
Secretary
Anthony L. Asher, MD, FAANS
Treasurer
Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS
Past President
Directors-at-large
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, FAANS
Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc, MBA, FAANS
P. David Adelson, MD, FAANS
Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FAANS
Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS
Regional Directors
Curtis J. Rozzelle, MD
Regional Director SE
Gregory R. Trost, MD, FAANS – NW
Regional Director NW
Mark A. Vanefsky, MD, FAANS – SW
Regional Director SW
Andrew E. Wakefield, MD, FAANS – NE
Regional Director NE 2018 – 2021
Historian
Michael Schulder, MD, FAANS
Ex-officio
Manish K. Aghi, MD, PhD, FAANS
Section on Tumors
Julian E. Bailes Jr., MD, FAANS
Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care
William S. Rosenberg, MD
Section on Pain
Robert E. Gross, MDMD, PhD, FAANS
Section on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Regis W. Haid Jr., MD, FAANS
NREF
Jeremiah Nicholas Johnson, MD
Young Neurosurgeons Committee
Mark D. Krieger, MD
Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD
Section on History of Neurological Surgery
James T. Rutka, MD, PhD
JNSPG
Michael P. Steinmetz, MD
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies and the Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
Jennifer A. Sweet, MD
Section on Women in Neurosurgery
Jeffrey M. Tomlin, MD
Joint Military Committee
Babu G. Welch, MD
Cerebrovascular Section
Liaisons
M. Sean Grady, MD
American Academy of Neurological Surgery
Mahmood M. Qureshi, MD
CAANS
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Karl Lothar Schaller, MD, PhD
EANS
Blas E. Lopez Felix, MD
Mexican Society of Neurological Surgeons
Patrick J. McDonald, MD
Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences
Wan Tew Seow, MD
AASNS
Stephen N. Kalkanis, MD
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Franco Servadei, MD
WFNS
Claudio G. Yampolsky, MD, IFAANS
FLANC
AANS Executive Office
Kathleen T. Craig
Executive Director
Alice I. Kelsey
Associate Executive Director
Beth A. Sartore, CAE
Associate Executive Director
Dennis J. Rizzo, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Kathryn Dattomo
Chief Development Officer/NREF
Michael A. Chabraja, Esq.
Parliamentarian/Legal Counsel
AANS/NREF/NPA Executive Office
5550 Meadowbrook Industrial Ct.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3852
Phone: 847.378.0500
Toll-free: 888.566.AANS (2267)
Fax: 847.378.0600
info@aans.org
www.aans.org