Committees

2021 Committees

Awards Committee

Name Position
Jeffrey D. Coe, MD Chair
Han Jo Kim, MD Member
Michael J. Lee, MD Member
Rick C. Sasso, MD Member
Bobby K. Tay, MD Member
Kristen E. Radcliff, MD Member
Jefferson R. Wilson, MD, PhD Member

Board of Specialty Societies

Name Position
Timothy Moore, MD BOS Liasion
Brandon Lawrence, MD BOS Liasion

Development Committee

Name Position
Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD Chair
Christopher P. Ames, MD Member
Jens R. Chapman, MD Member
Andrew C. Hecht, MD Member
Kristen E. Radcliff, MD Member
W. Ryan Spiker, MD Member
Eeric Truumees, MD Member

Education Committee

Name Position
Michael C. Gerling, MD Chair
Christopher P. Ames, MD Member
Paul M. Arnold, MD Member
Carlo Bellabara, MD Member
Charles H. Crawford, MD Member
Brian K. Kwon, MD, PhD, FRCSC Member
Gregory D. Schroeder, MD Member
P. Justin Tortolani, MD Member
Neill M. Wright, MD Member

Hands-on Techniques Course sub-committee

Name Position
Rick C. Sasso, MD Co-chair
Vincent C. Traynelis, MD Co-chair
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD Member
John M. Rhee, MD Member
Regis W. Haid, MD Member
Christopher P. Ames, MD Member

Membership Committee

Name Position
Steven C. Ludwig, MD Chair
Andrew Hecht, MD Member
P. Justin Tortolani, MD Member
Langson T. Holly, MD, FAANS Member

Nominating Committee

Name Position
Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA Co-Chair
Rick C. Sasso, MD Co-Chair
Erica Bisson, MD, MPH Member
Wellington Hsu, MD Member
Sheraz Qureshi, MD Member

Publications Committee

Name Position
Sheraz Qureshi, MD Chair
Amir Abtahi, MD  Member
Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS, FRCSC Member
Alexander M. Satin, MD Member
Jason Savage, MD Member
Jefferson R. Wilson, MD, PhD Member

Annual Meeting Committee

Name Position
Samuel K. Cho, MD Co-Chair
Steven C. Ludwig, MD Co-Chair
Alexander C. Ching Member
Matthew W. Colman, MD Member
Clinton J. Devin, MD Member
Ben J. Garrido, MD Member
Regis W. Haid, MD Member
Craig A. Kuhns, MD Member
Sergio A. Mendoza-Lattes, MD Member
Justin W. Miller, MD Member
Ahmad Nassr, MD Member
Daniel K. Park, MD Member
Jeffrey A. Rihn, MD Member
Carlo Santaguida, MD, FRCSC Member
Jason W. Savage, MD Member
Arjun S. Sebastian, MD, MSc Member
Brian W. Su, MD Member
Barrett I. Woods, MD Member
Elizabeth M. Yu, MD Member

Instructional Course Committee

Name Position
Brian K. Kwon, MD, PhD, FRCSC Co-Chair
Neill M. Wright, MD Co-Chair
Paul M. Arnold, MD, FAANS, FACS Member
Ivan Cheng, MD Member
Charles H. Crawford, III, MD Member
Michael C. Gerling, MD Member
Brian K. Kwon, MD, PhD, FRCSC Member
Sang Hun Lee, MD Member
Thomas E. Mroz, MD Member
Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD Member
Jefferson R. Wilson, MD, PhD Member

Research Committee

Name Position
Wellington Hsu, MD Chair

21st Century Grant Subcommittee

Name Position
R. Alden Milam IV, MD
Sub-committee chair
William Anderst, PhD Member
Scott D. Daffner, MD Member
Safdar N. Khan, MD Member
Brandon Lawrence, MD Member
Joon Yung Lee, MD Member

Seed Starter Grant Subcommittee

Name Position
Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MD Sub-committee chair
Hyun W. Bae, MD Member
Pierce D. Nunley, MD Member
Peter G. Passias, MD Member
Gregory D. Schroeder, MD Member
Daniel M. Sciubba, MD Member
W. Ryan Spiker, MD Member

Resident Fellow Grant Subcommittee

Name Position
Nitin N. Bhatia, MD Sub-committee chair
Jesse E. Bible, MD Member
Samuel K. Cho, MD Member
Jonathan N. Grauer, MD Member
Frank Phillips, MD Member
Carlo Santaguida, MD Member
Michael P. Stauff, MD Member

Cervical Registry Subcommittee

Name Position
Zoher Ghogawala, MD Sub-committee co-chair
Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD Sub-committee co-chair

Special Projects Committee

Name Position
Gregory D. Schroeder, MD Chair
Samuel K. Cho, MD Member
Michael Kelly, MD Member
Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD Member
Addisu Mesfin, MD Member
Praveen Mummaneni, MD Member
Adam L. Shimer, MD Member
Barrett I. Woods, MD Member
Neill M. Wright, MD Member

Traveling Fellowship Committee

Name Position
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD Chair
Ilyas Aleem, MD, MS Member
Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD Member
John G. Heller, MD Member
Addisu Mesfin, MD Member
Thomas E. Mroz, MD Member
Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, MD Member