Leadership
Board of Directors
Officers
(As of June 2024)
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Russell Lonser, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Chair
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Paul J. Camarata, MD
Kansas City, Kansas
Vice Chair
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Nathan R. Selden, MD
Portland, Oregon
Vice Chair
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Howard Riina, MD
New York, New York
Secretary
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Richard W. Byrne, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Treasurer
Directors
(As of June 2024)
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Cargill Alleyne, MD
Augusta, Georgia
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Brian Hoh, MD
Gainsville, Florida
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Langston Holly, MD
Santa Monica, California
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Judy Huang, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
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Randy Jensen, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Mark D. Krieger, MD
Los Angeles, California
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James Markert, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
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Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
San Francisco, California
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Luis Tumialan, MD
Scottsdale, AZ
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Jamie S. Ullman, MD
Great Neck, New York
The American Board of Neurological Surgery consists of 15 directors and officers selected from practicing neurosurgeons certified by the board. Directors are elected after nominations are received from the following societies:
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (4)
- Society of Neurological Surgeons (4)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (4)
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery (1)
- Neurosurgical Society of America (1)
- American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (1)
Each director serves for a single six-year term. Appointments are staggered and 2-3 new directors join the board each year.
Starting in 2023, over the course of next several years, the number of Director positions nominated through AANS, CNS and SNS will move from four to three.
By 2028, the composition will be:
- American Board of Neurological Surgery (3)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (3)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (3)
- Society of Neurological Surgeons (3)
- American Academy of Neurological Surgery (1)
- Neurosurgical Society of America (1)
- American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (1)
Total number of Directors will remain at 15, each director serves for a single six-year term. Appointments are staggered and 2-3 new directors join the board each year.
The main office for the American Board of Neurological Surgery is located in Rochester, Minnesota.
Staff are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central.