Committee Members

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Awards Committee
Giselle Lopez, MD, PhD - Chair
Christina Appin, MD
Sahara J. Cathcart, MD
Mohammad Haeri, MD, PhD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD
Derek Oakley, MD, PhD
Melissa Blessing, DO
Marcello Distasio, MD, PhD
Melike Pekmezci, MD
Tim Richardson, DO, PhD
Jamie Walker, MD, PhD
Amir Banihashemi, MD
Phyllis Faust, MD, PhD
Ravi Raghavan, MBBS, MD, MRCPath
Kimberly Fiock, PhD, QBRSCM
Daniel Mordes, MD, PhD
Cynthia Welsh, MD
John Skaugen, MD
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
 
Constitution Committee
P.J. Cimino, MD, PhD - Chair
John DeWitt, MD, PhD
Ada Baisre-deleon, MD
Ryan Cecchi, MD*
Levi Endelman, MD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member
 
Education Committee
Karra Jones, MD, PhD - Chair
Jie Chen, MD, PhD

Kyle Conway, MD
Vanessa Goodwill, MD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD

Nalin Leelatian, MD, PhD
Dan Marker, MD, PhD
Matthew McCord, MD
Aivi Nguyen, MD

Marie Rivera-Zengotita, MD
Matthew Wood, MD, PhD

Denis Smirnov, MD, PhD*
Angela Viaene, MD, PhD
Rati Chkheidze, MD
Angelica Oviedo, MD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Damian Almiron Bonnin, MD, PhD*
Kathy Newell, MD- ex-officio
John (Jack) Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Angela Viaene, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Murat Gokden, MD - ex-officio
C. Dirk Keene, MD, PhD - ex-officio
*Junior Member

Finance & Investment Committee 
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - Chair
Kathy Newell, MD
Karra Jones, MD, PhD
John (Jack) Lee, MD, PhD
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
 
Membership Committee
Joshua Sonnen, MD - Chair
Tiffany Baker, MD, PhD
Rupal Mehta, MD
Kim Stogner-Underwood
Ilay Caliskan, MD, MDc*
Bianco Godsey, MD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member
 
Nominating Committee 
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - Chair
Rebecca Folkerth, MD
Douglas Anthony, MD, PhD
Eric Huang, MD, PhD 
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
 
 
 
 
Neuropathology Fellowship Program
Directors Committee
Bret Mobley, MD - Chair
Aditya Raghunathan, MD, MPH
William R. Bell, MD
Pallavi Gopal, MD, PhD
Karra Jones, MD, PhD
Anthony T. Yachnis, MD
Charles L. White, III, MD
Qinwen Mao, MD, PhD
Cindy Welsh, MD
Julia Kofler, MD
Liam Chen, MD
Hannes Vogel, MD
Hemant Varma, MBBS, PhD
Hope Richard, MD, PhD
James Goldman, MD, PhD
James W. Mandell, MD, PhD
Janna Neltner, MD
John Donahue, MD
Rati Chkheidze, MD
Kyle Hurth, MD, PhD
Amber Nolan, MD, PhD
Matthew Wood, MD, PhD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Nadejda Tsankova, MD, PhD
Katherine Schwetye, MD, PhD
William Yong, MD
Suzanne Z. Powell, MD
Thomas Wisniewski, MD
Sakir H. Gultekin, MD
Zissimos Mourelatos, MD
Malak AlThgafi, MD, MBA
Cheng-Ying Ho, MD, PhD
Adriana M. Zanaty
MacLean Nasrallah, MD
Marcello DiStatsio, MD, PhD
Matthew McCord, MD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD
Matthew McCord, MD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD
Kyle Conway
Kathryn Eschbacher, MD
Vanessa Goodwill, MD
Calixto-Hope Lucas, MD
Marta Margeta, MD, PhD
Shino Magaki
Timothy Richardson, DO
Rachael Vaubel, MD, PhD
Gabrielle Yeaney, MD
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
 
Professional Affairs Committee
Malak Abedalthagafi, MD, MBA - Chair
David Meredith, MD, PhD
Sonika Dahiya, MD
Hsiang-Chih Lu, MD, PhD
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, MD
Nima Sharifai, MD, PhD
Bob Mrak, MD, PhD
Paola Loreto-Palacio, MD, MS*
Emilie Russler-Germain, MD, PhD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio

Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member
 
Program Committee
Angela Viaene, MD, PhD - Chair
Malak Althgafi, MD, MBA
Jason Chiang, MD, PhD
William Harrison, MD
Cherry Ho, MD, PhD
CJ Lucas, MD
Hasini Reddy, MD
Matthew Wood, MD, PhD
Maria Gubbiotti, MD, PhD
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD
Michael Miller, MD, PhD
Knarik Arkun, MD, FACP
Veena Rajaram, MD
Vanessa Smith, MD
Matthew McCord, MD
Monica Ospina-Romero, MD, MAS*
Riley Lochner, MD, MS
Margaret Flanagan, MD
Rudy Castellani, MD
Isaac Solomon, MD, PhD
John Coukos, MD, PhD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member
 
Website Committee
Michael Punsoni, MD - Chair
Thomas Pearce, MD, PhD
Mirna Lechpammer, MD
Jane Uyehara-Lock, MD
Jared Ahrendsen, MD, PhD
Jie Chen, MD, PhD
Nelli Lakis, MD, MSc
Dimitri Trembath, MD, PhD
Peter Kobalka, MD
Kathryn Scherpelz, MD, PhD
Aditya Raghunathan
Gerald Campbell, MD, PhD
Heather Ames, MD, PhD
Purvi Patel, MD, PhD*
Pramath Kakodkar, MBBCh, BAO*
Elizabeth Conner, MD, MPH*
Elena Daoud, MD, PhD
Areli Cuevas-Ocampo, MD
Kristin Hardy, MD*
Emery Price, MD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Kenneth Aldape, MD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member