Committee Members

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Awards Committee
Isaac Solomon, MD, PhD - Chair
Christina Appin, MD
Sahara J. Cathcart, MD
Mohammad Haeri, MD, PhD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD
Derek Oakley, MD, PhD
Melissa Blessing, DO
Kyle Conway, MD
Katherine Schwetye, MD, PhD
Jane Uyehara-Lock, MD, MS, FCAP, FASCP
Knarik Arkun, MD, FCAP
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
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - 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 Checchi, MD
Christopher Allen, DO*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - 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

Nicole Becker, MD*
Denis Smirnov, MD, PhD*
Angela Viaene, MD, PhD
Rati Chkheidze, MD
Angelica Oviedo, MD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Kathy Newell, MD- ex-officio
John (Jack) Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Eyas Hattab, MD - ex-officio
Angela Viaene, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, 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
*Junior Member

Finance & Investment Committee 
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - Chair
Kathy Newell, MD
Karra Jones, MD, PhD
John (Jack) Lee, MD, PhD
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
 
Membership Committee
Nathan Clement, MD - Chair
Tiffany Baker, MD, PhD
Rupal Mehta, MD
Joshua Sonnen, MD 
Kim Stogner-Underwood
Emily (Ling-Lin) Pai, MD, PhD*
Ilay Caliskan, MD, MDc
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member
 
Nominating Committee 
Douglas Anthony, MD, PhD - Chair
Rebecca Folkerth, MD
M. Beatriz S. Lopes, MD
Eric Huang, MD, PhD 
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - 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
Arie Perry, MD
Charles L. White, III, MD
Qinwen Mao, MD, PhD
Cindy Welsh, MD
Julia Kofler, MD
Rudolph Castellani, Jr., MD
Gabrielle Yeaney, MD
Liam Chen, MD
Hannes Vogel, MD
Fausto Rodriguez, MD
Hemant Varma, MBBS, PhD
Hope Richard, MD, PhD
James Goldman, MD, PhD
James W. Mandell, MD, PhD
Janna Neltner, MD
John Donahue, MD
Juan C. Troncoso, MD
Rati Chkheidze, MD
Kyle Hurth, MD, PhD
Lawrence Hansen, MD
Amber Nolan, MD, PhD
Matthew Wood, MD, PhD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Nadejda Tsankova, MD, PhD
Katherine Schwetye, MD, PhD
William Yong, MD
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD
Suzanne Z. Powell, MD
Thomas Wisniewski, MD
Sakir H. Gultekin, MD
Steven Moore, MD, PhD
Zissimos Mourelatos, MD
Malak AlThgafi, MD, MBA
Cheng-Ying Ho, MD, PhD
Marta Margeta, MD, PhD
Adriana M. Zanaty
MacLean Nasrallah, MD
Marcello DiStatsio, MD, PhD
Matthew McCord, MD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD
Matthew McCord, MD
Pouya Jamshidi, MD
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
 
Professional Affairs Committee
Eyas Hattab, 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
Lindsay Hunt, MD*
Emilie Russler-Germain, MD, PhD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - 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
Bret Mobley, MD
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, MD
Michael Punsoni, MD
Knarik Arkun, MD, FACP
Veena Rajaram, MD
Vanessa Smith, MD
Matthew McCord, MD
Monica Ospina-Romero, MD, MAS
Rachel Multz, MD*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member
 
Website Committee
Michael Punsoni, MD - Chair
Thomas Pearce, MD, PhD
Angelica Oviedo, MD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Hilary Highfield, 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
Thomas Auen, DO*
Purvi Patel, MD, PhD*
Simmi Patel, MD*
Pramath Kakodkar, MBBCh, BAO*
Elizabeth Conner, MD, MPH*
Sanda Alexandrescu, MD - ex-officio
Edward Lee, MD, PhD - ex-officio
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD - ex-officio
*Junior Member