ISPN Executive Board 2024-2025
ISPN Society Officers
President
Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
Gianpiero.Tamburrini@unicatt.it
+39 334 946 8776
President Elect
Anthony Figaji (South Africa)
Immediate Past President & Nominating Committee Chair
Shlomi Constantini
shlomiconstantini@gmail.com
+972 52 426 2055
Secretary
Nelci Zanon (Brazil)
dranelci@gmail.com
+55 11982803212
Assistant Secretary
John Kestle (United States)
Treasurer
Richard Anderson (United States)
randerson@neurosurgerynj.com
+1 917 596 8870
Assistant Treasurer
Llewellyn Padayachy (South Africa)
lc.padayachy@up.ac.za
ISPN 2025 Annual Meeting Chair
Federico di Rocco
federicodirocco@gmail.com
ISPN Committee Chairs
Audit Committee Chair
Adrian Caceres (Costa Rica)
Audit Committee Vice Chair
Meng-Fai Kuo (Taiwan)
mfk1975@gmail.com
Bylaws Committee Chair
Suchanda Bhattacharjee (India)
suchandab2010@gmail.com
+91 98663 96648
Bylaws Committee Vice Chair
Tatiana Protzenko (Brazil)
Education Committee Chair
Jeffrey Blount (United States)
jeffrey.blount@childrensal.org
+1 205 410 3871
Education Committee Vice Chair
Artur da Cunha (Brazil)
arturdacunha@hotmail.com
+55 81 9971 5944
Education Committee Vice Chair
Luca Massimi (Italy)
lucamax30@hotmail.com
Education Committee Vice Chair
Sharon Low (Singapore)
Ethics & Morals Committee Chair
Alison Wray (Australia)
wraya@me.com
Ethics & Morals Committee Vice Chair
Teddy Totimeh (Ghana)
teddy.totimeh@acm.edu.gh
+233206301442
Liaison Committee Chair
Samer Elbabaa (United States)
samer.elbabaa@gmail.com
Liaison Committee Vice Chair
Hsin-Hung Robert Chen (Taiwan)
Liaison Committee Vice Chair
Sebastian Jaimovich (Argentina)
Membership Committee Chair
Robert Keating (United States)
rkeat@earthlink.net
+1 202 215 7363
Membership Committee Vice Chair
Xiao Bo (China)
Membership Committee Vice Chair
Ramiro del Rio (Argentina)
rdelrio@garrahan.gov.ar
+54 91138801681
Membership Committee Vice Chair
Martin Schuhmann (Germany)
Membership Committee Vice Chair
Kaushik Sil (India)
Communication Committee Chair
Ron Baticulon (Philippines)
rebaticulon@up.edu.ph
Communication Committee Vice Chair
Pierre-Aurélien Beuriat (France)
Communication Committee Vice Chair
Danny Campos (Peru)
Communication Committee Vice Chair
Kazuaki Shimoji (Japan)
Scientific Program Committee Chair
Ulrich Wilhelm Thomale (Germany)
ulrich-wilhelm.thomale@charite.de
Scientific Program Committee Vice Chair
Michael Dewan (United States)
michael.dewan@vumc.org
Ways & Means Committee Chair
Benedetta Pettorini (United Kingdom)
Benedetta.Pettorini@
alderhey.nhs.uk
+44 7503 998051
Ways & Means Committee Vice Chair
Albert Tu (Canada)
atu@cheo.on.ca
Allied Health Professionals Committee Chair
Ashley Birch (United States)
Historian
Marion Walker (United States)
marion.walker@hsc.utah.edu
+1 801 703 4550
The ISPN Guide Editor-in-Chief
Rick Abbott (United States)
CNS editor-in-Chief
Concezio di Rocco
Profconceziodirocco@gmail.com
+39 3332943831
Ad-hoc committees
Ad-hoc Advocacy Committee Chair
Kemel Ghotme (Colombia)
kemelghotme@gmail.com
+57 310 6082972
Ad-hoc Research Committee
Jonathan Roth (Israel)
jonaroth@gmail.com
+972 524262095
Ad-hoc Mentorship Committee Chair
Eylem Ocal (United States)
eocal@uams.edu
Ad-hoc Mentorship Committee Vice Chair
Zulma Tovar-Spinoza (United States)
Ad-hoc Neuro-oncology Committee Chair
Kristian Aquilina (United Kingdom)
Ad-hoc Neurotrauma Committee
Eric Sribnick (United States)
Ad-hoc Industry in between Meetings Committee Chair
Guirish Solanki (United Kingdom)
guirish.solanki@gmail.com
+44 7787 577109
ISPN Future Annual Meeting Chairs
ISPN 2026 Annual Meeting Chair
Mohamed El Beltagy (Egypt)
