National Advisory Committee
Members of the NRCDP National Advisory Committee (NAC) are carefully selected to represent a diverse group of successful scientists from different geographical locations, educational backgrounds, sub-specialties, races and genders, and degrees of seniority. By design, most committee members are neurosurgons; however, the committee also includes other scientists to ensure well-balanced reviews.
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Nebraska
Opeolu Adeyo, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Emergency Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis
Fred Barker, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Clark Chen, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Minnesota
Bob Carter, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
William Curry, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael Fehlings, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Toronto
Robert Friedlander, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Pittsburgh
Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Tiffany Greco, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA
Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis MD, PhD
Professor and Executive Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
Mary Heinricher, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Casey H. Halpern, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
University of Pennsylvania
Todd Hankinson, MD, MBA
Professor, Neurosurgery
University of Colorado
Brian L. Hoh, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Florida
Odette Harris, MD, MPH
Professor, Neurosurgery
Stanford
Matthew Howard, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Iowa
Mark D. Johnson, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
University of Massachusetts
John R. Kestle, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Neurosurgery
Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD
Professor and Senior Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
Washington University in St. Louis
Bradley Lega, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Maciej S. Lesniak, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Northwestern University
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA
David D. Limbrick, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Virginia Commonwealth University
Russell Lonser, MD
Professor and Chair, Neurosurgery
Ohio State University
Pedro Lowenstein, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
University of Michigan
Timothy Lucas, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
The Ohio State University
Christine MacDonald, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
William Mack, MD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Mark A. Mahan, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Renee L Martin, PhD
Professor, Public Health Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina
Zaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurological Institute
Duane Mitchell, MD
Professor and Assistant Vice-President, Neurosurgery
University of Florida
Edjah Nduom, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Emory University
Laura B. Ngwenya, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
University of Cincinnati
Shahid Nimjee, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
The Ohio State University
Ann Parr, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Minnesota
Pier Paolo Peruzzi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Julie Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor and Vice-President, Neurosurgery
Florida Atlantic University
Mayumi Prins, PhD
Professor, Neurosurgery
David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA
John Ratliff, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Stanford
Wilson Zachary Ray, MD, MBA
Professor and Executive Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
Claudia Rodrigues, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Florida Atlantic University
Nathan Rowland, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
Rachael Sirianni, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair, Neurosurgery
University of Massachusetts
Adam Sonabend, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Northwestern University
Robert M. Starke, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
University of Miami
Jennifer Strahle, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Sweet, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
UH Cleveland Medical Center
Suzanne Tharin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Stanford
Melanie Walker, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Kareem Zaghloul, MD, PhD
Investigator, Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery Unit
National Institutes of Health
