Executive Committee
Martina Stippler
President
2025-2026
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Brian V. Nahed
President-Elect
2025-2026
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Garni Barkhoudarian
Vice President
2025-2026
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Lola B. Chambless
Secretary
2025-2026
Ashok R. Asthagiri
Treasurer
2023–2026
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Daniel J. Hoh
Past President
2025-2026
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Rushna Ali
Member-at-Large
2025–2027
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Julie L. Chan
Member-at-Large
2025-2026
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David Dornbos III
Member-at-Large
2024-2026
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Ramesh Grandhi
Member-at-Large
2025-2027
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Kunal Vakharia
Member-at-Large
2024-2026
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Sharona Ben-Haim
Ex-Officio
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Mohamad Bydon
Ex-Officio
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Seunggu Han
Ex-Officio
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Tiffany R. Hodges
Ex-Officio
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Jeffrey P. Mullin
Ex-Officio
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Edjah K. Nduom
Ex-Officio
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Eric Oermann
Ex-Officio
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Joseph Osorio
Ex-Officio
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Akash Patel
Ex-Officio
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Laura A. Snyder
Ex-Officio
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Khoi D. Than
Ex-Officio
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Anand Veeravagu
Ex-Officio
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Regina Shupak
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CNS Committees
Annual Meeting Chair
- Khoi Than
Scientific Program Chair
- Akash Patel
Vice-Scientific Program Chair
- Anand Veeravagu
Chair
- Daniel Hoh
Member
- Alexander Khalessi
- Elad Levy
Chair
- Ramesh Grandhi
Chair
- Anand Veeravagu
Vice Chair
- Rushna Ali
- Jeffrey Mullin
Managing Editor
- Ramesh Grandhi
Member
- Hoon Choi
- Aladine Elsamadicy
- Rosalind Lai
- Grace Ng
- Khoi Than
- Scott Wait
- Rushna Ali
- Rimal Dossani
- Jeremy Hosein
- Michael Lawton
Editor-in-Chief
- Julie Chan
Chair
- Eric Oermann
Member
- Andrew Abumoussa
- Omar Arnaout
- Paul Arnold
- Garni Barkhoudarian
- Jason Davies
- Daniel Donoho
- Natasha Ironside
- Kartik Kesavabhotla
- Ryan Kitagawa
- John Magnotti
- Matthew Pease
- Clemens Schirmer
- Daniel Sexton
- Lauren Stone
Vice Chair
- Anand Veeravagu
Chair
- Edjah Nduom
Senior Advisor
- Garni Barkhoudarian
Vice Chair
- Rushna Ali
- David Dornbos
- Joseph Osorio
- Kunal Vakharia
Co-Chair
- W. Christopher Newman
- Seth Oliveria
- W. Christopher Newman
- Seth Oliveria
Chair
- Kimberly Hoang
Resident Planner
- Roxana Beladi
- Alexander Himstead
- Matheus Pereira
- Kristine Ravina
- Zachary Sorrentino
- Laura Zima
Senior Advisor
- Rafael Vega
Vice Chair
- Martin Pham
Chair
- Ramesh Grandhi
Chair
- Laura Snyder
Member
- Seunggu Han
- Rupa Juthani
Vice Chair
- Jeffrey Mullin
- Theresa Williamson
Chair
- Joseph Osorio
Member
- Garni Barkhoudarian
- Lola Chambless
- Daniel Hoh
- Brian Nahed
- Martina Stippler
Treasurer
- Ashok Asthagiri
Chair
- Tiffany Hodges
Vice Chair
- Kunal Vakharia
Member
- David Ormond
- Ketan Bulsara
- Michael Staudt
- David Bauer
- Mohamad Bydon
- Jorge González-Martínez
- D. Ryan Ormond
- Patricia Raksin
- Jennifer Sweet
Senior Adviser
- John O’Toole
- Steven Kalkanis
- Daniel Hoh
Chair
- David Dornbos
Chair
- Jeffrey Mullin
Committee Member
- Abbas Abdul Hussein
- Isaac Abecassis
- Vijay Agarwal
- Hanna Algattas
- Tyler Ball
- Ariana Barkley
- Mandana Behbahani
- Silky Chotai
- Justin Davanzo
- Aladine Elsamadicy
- Scott Flynn
- Elizabeth Ginalis
- Carlos Goulart
- Kunal Gupta
- Brian Hanak
- Abilash Haridas
- John Herendeen
- David Hersh
- Ibrahim Hussain
- Michael Karsy
- Mira’alnaser Khashman
- Wi Jin Kim
- Kimberly Kray
- Daniel Kreatsoulas
- Brandon Kujawski
- Edwin Kulubya
- Dorian Kusyk
- Nikita Lakomkin
- Daphne Li
- Brandon Liebelt
- Mark Maclean
- Edwin Medina-González
- Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi
- Whitney Muhlestein
- Varun Padmanaban
- David Panczykowski
- Danika Paulo
- Ken Porche
- Travis Quinoa
- Analiz Rodriguez
- Olabisi Sanusi
- Eliza Scolin
- Andreas Seas
- Varun Shah
- Siddharth Srinivasan
- Vishnu Suresh
- Jasmine Thum
- Timothy Wang
- Christopher Young
Functional Editor
- Sarah Bick
Managing Editor
- Daniel Raper
Pediatric Editor
- Michael McDowell
Peripheral Nerve Editor
- Megan Jack
Resident Committee Representative
- Shivani Baisiwala
- Sricharan Gopakumar
- Ahmed Helal
- Adham Khalafallah
- Emal Lesha
- Gregory Murtha
- Elliot Pressman
- Kristine Ravina
- Vaibhavi Shah
- Miriam Shao
- Breanna Sheldon
Spine Co-Editor
- Benjamin Elder
- Michael Galgano
Trauma & Neurocritical Care Editor
- Tara Nail
Approaches Editor
- David Fernandes
Tumor Editor
- Jonathan Sherman
Vascular Editor
- Anthony Wang
Vice Editor
- Rushna Ali
- Hamid Borghei-Razavi
- Ryan Kitagawa
- Nikolaos Mouchtouris
- Robert North
- Harold Phillips
- Abhishek Ray
- Analiz Rodriguez
- D. Andrew (Drew) Wilkinson
- Scott Zuckerman
Complications Editor
- Brad Elder
Social Editor
- Ephraim Church
Endovascular Editor
- Nicholas Borg
Chair
- Alexander Khalessi
Member
- Ellen Air
- Daniel Hoh
- Peter Nakaji
- Maryam Rahman
- Robert Spinner
- Krystal Tomei
Chair
- Daniel Hoh
Member
- Peter Nakaji
- Nader Pouratian
- John Ratliff
- Renee Reynolds
Chair
- Julie Chan
Member
- Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar
- Ammar Adenwalla
- Prateek Agarwal
- Pedro Aguilar Salinas
- Alexander Aguirre
- Abudumijiti Aibaidula
- Sonia Ajmera
- Abdulrahman Almansouri
- Joseph Antonios
- Denisse Arteaga
- Omar Ashraf
- Travis Atchley
- Shivani Baisiwala
- Giovanni Barbagli
- Megan Bauman
- Maria Bederson
- Roxana Beladi
- Katherine Belanger
- Adip Bhargav
- David Botros
- Andre Boyke
- Jeffrey Breton
- Joseph Camarano
- Jessica Campos
- Nicholas Cassimatis
- Anisse Chaker
- Ankush Chandra
- Jeffrey Chen
- Bronson Ciavarra
- Huy Dang
- Dana Defta
- Alper Dincer
- Anthony Dragun
- Kareem El Naamani
- Turki Elarjani
- Marwa Emhemed
- Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda
- Sarah-Ann Esposito
- Dara Farhadi
- Wilson Fisher
- Max Fleisher
- Deveney Franklin
- Natasha L Frontera Jimenez
- Catherine Garcia
- Keith George
- Juan Giraldo
- Adam Glaser
- Eric Goethe
- Danielle Golub
- Alwyn Gomez
- Sricharan Gopakumar
- Sabastian Hajtovic
- Ahmed Helal
- William Hicks
- Alexander Himstead
- Katherine Holste
- Brian Hsueh
- Mitch Johansen
- Rushikesh Joshi
- Alon Kashanian
- Kathryn Kearns
- Joseph Kedra
- Adham Khalafallah
- Syed Khalid
- Inamullah Khan
- Kevin Kim
- George Koutsouras
- Molly Lafuente
- Jordan Lam
- Raj Lavadi
- Andrew Legarreta
- Emal Lesha
- Diego Luy
- Sarosh Irfan Madhani
- Vaidehi Mahadev
- Lana Maniakhina
- Allison Medina
- Simon Menaker
- Jenna Meyer
- Miguel Millares Chavez
- L. Miller
- Rachel Moor
- Ahmed Mousa
- Ahmed Mousa
- William Mualem
- Gregory Murtha
- Patrick Ng
- Mohammad Nour El Dine
- Elizabeth Ogando-Rivas
- Oludotun Ogunsola
- Cordelia Orillac
- Bryce Owen
- Edwin Owolo
- Paolo Palmisciano
- Mayur Patel
- Mounica Paturu
- William Pennant
- Zach Pennington
- Matheus Pereira
- Carlos Perez-Vega
- Tarun Prabhala
- Elliot Pressman
- Sangami Pugazenthi
- Miguel Quintero-Consuegra
- Gersham Rainone
- Gersham Rainone
- Kristine Ravina
- Jared Reese
- Kyungduk Rho
- Adrian Rodrigues
- Michael Rothbaum
- Gabriela Ruiz Colon
- Bryan Ryba
- Sebastian Salas-Vega
- Mohamed M. Salem
- Brian Saway
- Alexander Schupper
- Syed Mansoor Shah
- Vaibhavi Shah
- Miriam Shao
- Breanna Sheldon
- Helen Shi
- Nathan Shlobin
- Rohin Singh
- Sarah Mae Smith
- Zachary Sorrentino
- Megan Still
- Caren Stuebe
- Jakov Tiefenbach
- John Emmanuel Torio
- Jeffrey Traylor
- Kyle Tuohy
- Lohit Velagapudi
- Rohan Vij
- Alex Waldman
- Ryan Wang
- Gina Watanabe
- Elizabeth Wicks
- Cody Wolfe
- Yuanfan Yang
- Yagiz Yolcu
- Justin Zhang
- Laura Zima
- Laura Zima
Chair
- Kunal Vakharia
Committee Member
- Asham Khan
- Sanjay Konakondla
- David Penn
Functional Editor
- Rushna Ali
- Michael Staudt
Managing Editor/ Spine Editor
- Michael Galgano
Neuropathology Editor
- Kristin Huntoon
- Tianyi Niu
Pain and Peripheral Nerve Editor
- Thomas Wilson
Pediatric Editor
- Randaline Barnett
- Jessica Lane
Peripheral Nerve Editor
- Megan Jack
SANS Challenge
- A. Samy Youssef
Spine Editor
- Julie Chan
- Jared Fridley
Staff Liaison
- Megan Fogleson (logged in)
Trauma & Neurocritical Care Editor
- Ryan Kitagawa
- George Koutsouras
- Rachel Vaughan
Tumor Editor
- Jaclyn White
Vascular Editor
- Daniel Raper
- Daniel Raper
- Ben Waldau
- Stephanie Zyck
Vice Chair
- Ramesh Grandhi
Chair
- Brian Nahed
Member
- Ashok Asthagiri
- Garni Barkhoudarian
- Lola Chambless
- Daniel Hoh
- Martina Stippler
Joint Committees
They are committed to working with the CNS to pass long-term solutions to avert ongoing payment cuts and identify common sense approaches for reforming the Medicare program. They are active in reviewing CPT codes and advocate the appropriate valuation of neurosurgical services.
Read about this topic and the committee’s recent activities.
Appointees
| Joseph S. Cheng | Chair |
| G. Edward Vates | Vice Chair RUC |
| Henry H. Woo | Vice Chair CPT |
| Luis M. Tumialan | Vice Chair Coverage |
| Nitin Agarwal, MD | WC-AMA Alternate Fellow |
| Jeffrey W. Cozzens | Committee Member |
| Kurt M. Eichholz | Spine Section |
| Steven M. Falowski | Pain Section |
| Abdullah Feroze | WC-AMA Alternate Fellow |
| Isabelle M. Germano | Joint Guidelines Committee |
| Lance S. Governale | Pediatric Section |
| Jonathan A. Grossberg | Committee Member |
| R. Patrick Jacob | Committee Member |
| Brian V. Nahed | Tumor Section |
| Jay K. Nathan | WC-AMA Fellow |
| Joseph S. Neimat | Stereotactic and Functional Section |
| David O. Okonkwo | Trauma Section |
| Gregory J. Przybylski | Committee Member |
| Craig H. Rabb | Trauma Section |
| John K. Ratliff | Committee Member |
| Daniel Refai | CRC Rep to AANS/CNS PR Committee |
| Curtis J. Rozzelle | NCCI Reviewer |
| Charles A. Sansur | Past Vice-chair Coverage |
| Clemens M. Schirmer | Committee Member |
| Jason P. Sheehan | Stereotactic and Functional Section |
| Scott D. Simon | Cerebrovascular Section |
| Andrew E. Sloan | Tumor Section |
| Jennifer A. Sweet | Pain Section |
| Cheerag D. Upadhyaya | Spine Section |
| Anand Veeravagu | CSNS |
Ex-Officio
| Ann R. Stroink | AANS/CNS Washington Committee |
Staff Liaison
| Catherine Jeakle Hill | Washington Office |
They are actively engaged with the FDA, and other scientific, government, clinical, and industry representatives to provide neurosurgical expertise in the development of drugs, devices, and biologics used for patient care.
Read about this topic and the committee’s recent activities.
Committee Members
| William C. Welch | Chair |
| Joshua M. Rosenow | Vice Chair |
| Robert F. Heary | Past-chair |
| Nitin Agarwal | WC-AMA Alternate Fellow |
| Paul M. Arnold | Trauma Section |
| Frederick G. Barker, II | Tumor Section |
| Maya A. Babu | Council of State Neurosurgical Societies |
| Samuel R. Browd | Pediatric Section |
| Mohamad “Mo” Bydon | Committee Member |
| Fernando G. Diaz | Past Vice-chair |
| Abdullah H. Feroze | WC-AMA Alternate Fellow |
| Richard G. Fessler | Past Chair |
| Jonathan A. Grossberg | Committee Member |
| D. Kojo Hamilton | Spine Section |
| Brian L. Hoh | CV Section |
| Peter E. Konrad | Stereotactic and Functional Section |
| Christopher M. Loftus | Committee Member |
| Andre G. Machado | Stereotactic and Functional Section |
| Joseph R. Madsen | Pediatric Section |
| Geoffrey T. Manley | Trauma Section |
| Jeffrey P. Mullin | Committee Member |
| Jay K. Nathan | WC-AMA Fellow |
| Anoop P. Patel | Tumor Section |
| Howard Riina | CV Section |
| Charles A. Sansur | Spine Section |
| Jennifer A. Sweet | Pain Section |
| Kurt A. Yaeger | Committee Member |
| Lynda S. Yang | Committee Member |
Ex-Officio
| Ann R. Stroink | AANS/CNS Washington Committee |
Staff Liasons
| Cathy Hill | Washington Office |
Agreement to Comply with the CNS/AANS JGRC Conflict of Interest and Governance Policy
CNS/AANS Joint Guidelines Review Committee Conflict of Interest Policy
Joint Guidelines Review Committee Governance
Committee Members
| Leadership | |
| John O’Toole | Chair/Spine Section |
| Steve Kalkanis | Chair-elect |
| Adair Prall | Vice Co-Chair/Trauma Section |
| Patricia B. Raksin | Vice Co-Chair/Trauma Section |
| Jennifer Sweet | Vice Co-Chair/Pain Section |
| Sepideh Amin-Hanjani | Past Chair/Cerebrovascular Section |
| Cerebrovascular Section | |
| Mark D. Bain | |
| Kimon Bekelis | |
| Ketan R. Bulsara | |
| Andrew Carlson | |
| Rohan Chitale | |
| Kyle Michael Fargen | |
| Christopher P. Kellner | |
| Christoph J. Griessenauer | |
| Coding and Reimbursement Committee | |
| Anand Veeravagu | |
| Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) | |
| Owoicho Adogwa | |
| Debraj Mukherjee | |
| Justin Singer | |
| Krish Vigneswaran | |
| Pain Section | |
| Ellen Air | |
| Ahmed Raslan | |
| Ashwin Viswanathan | |
| Pediatric Section | |
| Taylor Abel | |
| Laurie Ackerman | |
| David F. Bauer | |
| Gregory Heuer | |
| Sarah Jernigan | |
| Robert Partlow Naftel | |
| Brandon G. Roque | |
| Howard Silberstein | |
| Scellig S. D. Stone | |
| Spine Section | |
| John H. Chi | |
| Sanjay Dhall | |
| Daniel J. Hoh | |
| Yi Lu | |
| Paul Park | |
| Alex Ropper | |
| Marjorie Wang | |
| Peripheral Nerve Task Force | |
| Amgad Hanna | |
| Mark A. Mahan | |
| Thomas J. Wilson | |
| Stereotactic and Functional Section | |
| Sharona Ben-Haim | |
| Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez | |
| Jon T. Willie | |
| Neurotrauma Section | |
| Paul M. Arnold | |
| Maya Babu | |
| Steven Casha | |
| Gregory W. J. Hawryluk | |
| Greg Murad | |
| Roland Torres | |
| Tumor Section | |
| Ian F. Dunn, MD | |
| Christopher J. Farrell | |
| Isabelle M. Germano | |
| Shawn Hervey-Jumper | |
| Brian Nahed | |
| Jeffrey J. Olson | |
| Navid Rejal | |
| Jonathan H. Sherman | |
| Jamie Van Gompel | |
| WC-AMA | |
| Douglas A Hardesty | |
| Brian M. Howard | |
| Jay Turner | |
| Young Neurosurgeons | |
| Douglas A Hardesty | |
| Brian M. Howard | |
| Jay Turner | |
| Special Appointment | |
| Stavropoula Tjoumakaris | AANS Rep to Neurocritical Care Society |
| Steve Hwang | NASS Guideline Rep to JGRC |
| Ex Officio Past Chairs | |
| Timothy C. Ryken | |
| Kevin M. Cockroft | |
| Ex Officio | |
| Brian L. Hoh | |
| Ann R. Stroink | |
| Beverly C. Walters | |
| Liaisons | |
| David Seder | |
| Staff Liaison | |
| Kirsten Aquino | |
| Katie Orrico | |
| Trish Rehring |
This committee develops and promotes organized neurosurgery’s positions on issues affecting the specialty. Through advocacy, policy development, and public relations, the committee and the Washington office work vigorously to defend and protect the ability of neurosurgeons to practice medicine freely, and to help ensure the continued advancement of neurological surgery.
This work is critical, as organized neurosurgery continues to be at the forefront of health policy debates, and constantly make it clear to policymakers in the nation’s capital that we are dedicated to advancing neurological surgery and promoting the highest quality of patient care.
Visit the Legislative Affairs section for information on the committee’s current efforts.
Committee Members
| John Ratliff | Chair |
| Maya Babu | CNS Appointee |
| Alexander A. Khalessi | CNS Appointee |
| Russell R. Lonser | CNS Appointee |
Ex-Officio
| Brian L. Hoh | CNS |
| Steven N. Kalkanis | CNS |
| Christopher I. Shaffrey | AANS |
| John A. Wilson | AANS |
Liaisons
| Nitin Agarwal | WC-AMA Alternate Fellow |
| Kenneth S. Blumenfeld | American Medical Association |
| Mohamad Bydon | Spine Section |
| Mary Cloninger | NERVES |
| Abdullah Feroze | WC-AMA Alternate Fellow |
| Robert E. Harbaugh | Washington Committee-AMA Fellow |
| Carl B. Heilman | American Board of Neurological Surgeons |
| Michael E. Ivan | AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee |
| Brian V. Nahed | Tumor Section |
| Jay K. Nathan | WC-AMA Fellow |
| Joseph S. Neimat | Stereotactic and Functional Section |
| John E. O’Toole | Joint Guidelines Review Committee |
| J. Adair Prall | Joint Guidelines Review Committee |
| Paul L. Penar | Neurosurgery Quality Council |
| Mark R. Proctor | Pediatric Section |
| Maryam Rahman | Women in Neurosurgery Section |
| Patricia B. Raksin | Joint Guidelines Review Committee; Trauma Section |
| Ralph F. Reeder | Neurosurgery Quality Council |
| Joshua M. Rosenow | American Medical Association |
| Clemens M. Schirmer | Communications and Public Relations Committee |
| Jason M. Schwalb | Pain Section |
| Mark A. Spatola | NeurosurgeryPAC |
| Michael P. Steinmetz | CSNS/Neurosurgery Quality Council |
| Jennifer A. Sweet | Joint Guidelines Review Committee |
| Krystal L. Tomei | American Medical Association |
| Luis M. Tumialán | Coding and Reimbursement Committee |
| Alex B. Valadka | American Board of Neurological Surgeons (alternate) |
| G. Edward Vates | Coding and Reimbursement Committee |
| William C. Welch | ACS; Drugs and Devices Committee |
| Henry H. Woo | CV Section; Coding and Reimbursement Committee |
| Brett E. Youngerman | Neurosurgery Quality Council |
Staff Liaison
| Charlotte E. Pineda | Vice President of Health Policy and Advocacy |
Volunteer with the CNS
You can make a difference in the lives of your colleagues and the future of neurosurgery by volunteering with the CNS. Volunteer leaders directly impact the focus and direction of CNS initiatives.
VolunteerCNS Volunteer Opportunities
Help refine a cutting-edge neurosurgical chatbot by testing responses, identifying gaps, and suggesting improvements. Activities include posting clinical, educational, and practice-based questions, evaluating accuracy, and providing structured feedback.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing who is a practicing neurosurgeon (Active and International membership)
- Time Commitment: 1–2 hours per week
- Opportunity: Ongoing
Help plan and shape content for CNS’s quarterly publication. Members may contribute articles, conduct interviews, or secure submissions.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing (Active, International, International Resident and Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: 1–6 hours quarterly (planning meeting + calls + contributions as assigned)
- Opportunity: No specific requests currently, though editors may be open to new members
Represent a specific Joint Section on the CNS Guidelines Committee to vote on topics and set priorities for guideline development. Each Section nominates one member.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing (Active and International membership)
- Time Commitment: Approximately 50 hours annually
- Opportunity: Section-nominated role
Participate in the Guidelines Fellowship, screening abstracts, applying AGREE II assessments, and co-hosting podcasts. Fellows gain hands-on experience in guideline development.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS Resident member in good standing (in residency or fellowship) (Resident and International Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: Several hundred hours annually (academic year)
- Opportunity: 20 volunteers selected annually by the CNS Guidelines Committee
Participate on task forces dedicated to developing CNS Guidelines. Task force members engage in multi-year projects shaping standards of care.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Have other clinical expertise that is defined as needed
- Time Commitment: Several hundred hours across 1–2 years per project
- Opportunity: Coordinated through Joint Sections on needed basis
Guide and assist International Partner Society Presidents during the Annual Meeting. Ambassadors serve as resources and liaisons throughout the meeting.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS Resident member in good standing (Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: 1–10 hours onsite during the Annual Meeting
- Opportunity: At least 3 needed annually
Serve as high-level course faculty or peer mentor for the CNS Leadership Institute. Faculty help guide participants through sessions, mentoring, and the in-person November course.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing, preferably with leadership experience (e.g., Past CNS EC/Officer, Program Chair, Program Director, or institutional leadership) (Active membership)
- Time Commitment: 1–4 hours monthly (June–April) plus 3 days for the in-person course in November
- Opportunity: One faculty needed for 3.0 this year; always building a pool for future years
Submit complete case content with all required fields describing clinical scenarios. Authors contribute valuable case-based educational resources to the Nexus platform.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing who is a practicing neurosurgeon (Active and International membership)
- Time Commitment: Approximately 2 hours per case
- Opportunity: None at this time
Meet 4–5 times per year to share ideas, review content, and contribute to the development of Nexus educational material. Editors ensure case content is accurate and aligned with CNS learning goals.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing who is a practicing (Active and International membership)
- Time Commitment: Approximately 24 hours per year
- Opportunity: None at this time
Select and prepare two existing Nexus cases for social media posting each quarter. Content can be in tweet tutorial format, a thread of multiple posts, or a quick summary video. This role allows members to creatively highlight CNS educational content.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing (Resident, Fellow, or practicing) (Active, International, Resident and International Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: Approximately 8 hours per year
- Opportunity: Could use 1–2 new members
Review CNS webinars annually to assess whether content should remain in the catalog. Reviewers complete evaluation forms for all assigned content.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing(Active and International membership)
- Time Commitment: 1–4 hours, primarily in Q1 (depends on # of webinars assigned)
- Opportunity: Reviewers especially needed in Spine, Tumor, and CV specialties
Moderate podcasts within the CNS Suite (Controversies, Innovation, Leadership, Wellness). Moderators are recommended by Education leaders or prior volunteers.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing (Active, International, Resident, and International Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: Approximately 3 hours annually (rotates monthly)
- Opportunity: No current openings
Attend monthly committee meetings, participate in discussions, and contribute to subcommittee work as needed/assigned.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS Resident member in good standing (Resident and International Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: 1 hour (required meeting via Zoom), plus 2-3 hours of subcommittee work per month
- Opportunity: Annual Call for Volunteers/On as needed basis
Collaborate with question writers to create and review new educational content. The role requires about 24 hours per year. Candidates must be practicing CNS members. Current needs are limited, but interested volunteers may inquire.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing who is a practicing neurosurgeon (Active and International membership)
- Time Commitment: 24 hours per year
- Opportunity: Current needs are limited, but interested volunteers may inquire
Work under SANS Editor’s direction to draft new content for the SANS platform. The role requires about 6 hours per year, depending on team size. Eligible volunteers include CNS members who are residents, fellows, or practicing neurosurgeons. Additional writers are always welcome.
- Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a CNS member in good standing who is either a Resident, Fellow or practicing neurosurgeon (Active, International, Resident, International Resident membership)
- Time Commitment: 6 hours per year (dependent on team size)
- Opportunity: Ongoing
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