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.
Executive Director
Fredric B. Meyer, MD
Officers
(As of June 2022)
Frederick Boop, MD
Memphis, Tennessee
Chair
John J. Knightly, MD
Morristown, New Jersey
Vice Chair
Elad I. Levy, MD, MBA
Buffalo, New York
Vice Chair
Russell Lonser, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Secretary
John A. Wilson, MD
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Treasurer
Directors
(As of June 2022)
Cargill Alleyne, MD
Augusta, Georgia
Richard W. Byrne, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Paul J. Camarata, MD
Kansas City, Kansas
Judy Huang, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Randy Jensen, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Steven N. Kalkanis, MD
Detroit, Michigan
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD
Portland, Oregon
Marjorie C. Wang, MD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Langston Holly, MD
Santa Monica, California
Howard Riina, MD
New York, New York
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.
