Officers and Committees

The Core Curriculum Fund Committee shall protect accumulated assets, ensure proper management of accumulated assets, provide funding to support the research and educational missions of the ASHNR, and confirm appropriate spending of Core Curriculum funds.

Yoshimi Anazi, MD, MPH (Chair)
Richard H. Wiggins, MD
Greg D. Avey, MD
Ilona M. Schmalfuss, MD
Sugoto Mukherjee, MD

The Corporate Relations Committee shall serve as a liaison between the Society and corporate partners, facilitate corporate fundraising activities and provide logistic support to companies that wish to sponsor a speaker or other educational functions.

Barton F. (Char) Branstetter, IV, MD, FACR, FSIIM (Chair)
Mari Hagiwara, MD
Amy Juliano, MD
Tabassum A. Kennedy, MD
Ashley H. Aiken, MD
Bruno A. Policeni, MD
Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBS, MD
Edward Lin, MD, MBA
Karen Moeller, MD
Mircea C. Dobre, MS, MD
Rihan Khan, MD
Edward P. Quigley, MD, PhD
Salmaan Ahmed, MD

The Education Committee shall be responsible for the medical and socio-economic education of the ASHNR members and other professionals who participate in the educational activities of the Society. At the direction of the Executive Committee, the Education Committee shall plan and propose projects to further the educational mission of the Society.

Bruno A. Policeni, MD, MBA (Chair)
Nicholas A. Koontz, MD (Vice Chair)
Courtney Tomblinson, MD
Pattana Wangaryattawanich, MD
Anthony M. Alleman, MD, MPH
Neelu Jain, MD
Jessica Houk, MD
Ali Morshid, MD
Prachi Dubey, MD, MPH
Abel Abebe, MD
Daniel Meltzer, MD
Jennifer Joyce, DO
Jacqueline Junn, MD
Jennifer L. McCarty, MD
Surjith Vattoth, MD
Siddhartha Gaddamanugu, MD
Adam Robinson, MD
Kristen Lloyd Baugnon, MD
Ceylan Altintas Taslicay, MD
Joseph M. Aulino, MD
Keerthi Arani, MD
Diana Kaya, MD

The Finance Committee shall assist the Treasurer with overseeing and monitoring the Society’s annual finances, including the Society’s investment programs.

Tabassum A. Kennedy, MD (Chair)
Ashley H. Aiken, MD
Barton F. (Char) Branstetter, MD, FACR, FSIIM
Mari Hagiwara, MD
Luke Ledbetter, MD
Greg D. Avey, MD
Karen Tieme Kitamura, MD
Raymond Carmody, MD, FACR
Brian Graner, MD

The Gold Medal Awards Committee shall solicit names for the Gold Medal Award recipient from the Executive Committee and add additional names for consideration, including candidates considered for the award during preceding 5 years. The Committee shall review the qualifications of the proposed Gold Medal Award candidates and propose one recipient at least 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting for approval by the Executive Committee. In the event that the proposed nominee is not approved by the Executive Committee the Gold Medal Awards Committee shall propose a new recipient for approval by the Executive Committee.

Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBS (Chair)
Kristine M. Mosier, DMD, PhD
Karen K. Moeller, MD
Paul M. Bunch, MD

The Human Connections Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that ASHNR recognizes and respects the professional, educational and societal needs of individual members with a multitude of social, personal, cultural and philosophical backgrounds.

Xin (Cynthia) Wu, MD (Chair)
Kwaku Obeng, MD, MBA
Bhagya Sannananja, MD
Jeanie Choi, MD
Karen Moeller, MD
Bronwyn Hamilton, MD

The International Relations Committee shall represent the Society in international matters, facilitate collaboration with international societies, and provide support to conjoint activities and ventures. 

Ashok Srinivasan, MD, FACR (Chair)
Deborah R. Shatzkes, MD
Amit K. Agarwal, MD
Caroline Robson, MB, ChB
Mohit Agarwal, MD
Jennifer L. Becker, BMBS, MRCS, FRCR
Mircea C. Dobre, MS, MD
Karen Salzman, MD
Shehanaz Ellika, MD
Jacqueline Junn, MD
Alok Bhatt, MD
Kwaku Obeng, MD, MBA
Sara Tedla, MD
Ram Vaidhyanath, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, EBiHNR, FESHNR
Prashant Raghavan, MBBS

The Membership Committee shall develop strategies to increase/retain Society membership, and shall review and approve applications for membership from applicants who are not members of ASNR or of ASNR-managed specialty/regional societies.

Ashley Aiken, MD (Chair)
Puneet S. Pawha, MD
Gopi K. Nayak, MD
Justin Brucker, MD
Katie Bailey, MD
Jeanie Choi, MD, MSc
Kristen Lloyd Baugnon, MD
Alexander Kessler, MD
Gianna DiGrazia, MD
Phillip Bates, MD
Heather Early, MD

The Nominating Committee shall propose nominees for the Education Committee Chair and Rules Committee Chair to the Executive Committee as outlined in section 10.711 and 10.712 of the Bylaws. The proposals shall be given to the Executive Committee at least 60 days prior to the 2016 Annual Business Meeting. The Nominating Committee shall also propose nominees for the Members-at-Large positions to the Active Membership in accordance to section 10.713 of the Bylaws. 

Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBS (Chair)
Kristine M. Mosier, DMD, PhD
Ashok Srinivasan, MD, FACR
Nancy Fischbein, MD
Ilona M. Schmalfuss, MD

The Program Committee shall advise the Program Chair regarding the planning and execution of the Annual Meeting program, including selection of appropriate topics, recruitment of suitable speakers, management of onsite logistics, and any additional functions that will be useful in ensuring the success of the Annual Meeting.  

Barton F. (Char) Branstetter, IV, MD, FACR, FSIIM (Chair)
Kristine M. Mosier, DMD, PhD
Philip Randall Chapman, MD
Ashley Aiken, MD
Tabassum A. Kennedy, MD
Amy Juliano, MD
Paul M. Bunch, MD
Kim O. Learned, MD
Caroline Robson, MB, ChB
Mari Hagiwara, MD
Heather Early, MD

The Publications Committee shall serve as the liaison to the official society journal, The American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR). As requested by the Editor-in-Chief of the AJNR, the Publications Committee shall advise the Executive Committee regarding an Editor of the Head and Neck section of the AJNR when a vacancy exists. The Publications Committee shall also engage in activities that educate society members regarding the literature in head and neck.

David A. Zander, MD (Chair)
Amy Juliano, MD
Burçe Ozgen Mocan, MD
Amit K. Agarwal, MD
Asha Sarma, MD
Mai-Lan Ho, MD
Hillary Kelly, MD
Aayushi Rai, MD
Marinos Kontzialis, MD

The Research Committee shall oversee and support research-related endeavors of the Society, including reviewing annual grant applications and making recommendations for grant awards. The Research Committee will also advise the Program Chair regarding the scientific content of the Annual Meeting.

Paul M. Bunch, MD (Chair)
Jeffrey P. Guenette, MD, MPH
Rupa Radhakrishnan, MD, MBBS
Ian T. Mark, MD
Jonathan K. Lee, MD
Shweta Kumar, MD
Katherine L. Reinshagen, MD
Osamu Sakai, MD, PhD, FACR
Anil Vasireddi, MD
Nancy Pham, MD
Kim O. Learned, MD
Parisa Mazaheri, MD
Edward P. Quigley, MD, PhD
Sahika Betul Yayli, MD
Yuh-Shin Chang, MD, PhD
Jackson Hamilton, MD
Charlotte Taylor, MD
Keerthi Arani, MD

The Rules Committee will review the Bylaws of the Society, advise the President of proposed changes in the Bylaws, and accept assignments regarding the rules of the Society from the President.

Mari Hagiwara, MD (Chair)
Alvand Hassankhani, MD
Blair Winegar, MD
Gul Moonis, MD

The Website and Social Media Committee shall assist in the development and maintenance of the Society website, ensure accurate and most up-to-date content, and recommend enhancement to the website as needed. The Committee will also manage the ASHNR social media accounts and will ensure that the ASHNR maintains an active and useful social media presence that supports member engagement.

Kalen J. Riley, MD (Chair)
Asha Sarma, MD
Alexandra M. Foust, DO
Divya Gunda, MD
Remy R. Lobo, MD
Daniel I. Warren, MD
Burçe Ozgen Mocan, MD
Benjamin Gray, MD
Kelly Dahlstrom, MD
Kristen Lloyd Baugnon, MD
Daniel Gewolb, MD
Alicia Chen, MD
Pamela Nguyen, DO

The Young Professionals Committee will work to encourage trainees interested in Head and Neck radiology and to provide support for junior faculty interested in head and neck radiology by developing society resources to serve such young professionals.

Ryan Rigsby, MD (Co-Chair)
Parisa Mazaheri, MD (Co-Chair)
Jaclyn Elisabeth Thiessen, MD
Daniel Giraldo Herrera, MD
Azin Aein, MD
Mark McArthur, MD
Ali Tejani, MD
Raihan Noman, MD
Sahika Betul Yayli, MD
Kamaljeet Singh, MBBS, MD
Francis Deng, MD
Jaime Wicks, MD
Kevin Peng, MD
Sarth Shah
Mahmoud Omar