Board of Directors


 

Board Executive Committee

Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, FAES
President
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Jack M. Parent, MD
First Vice President
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
David Labiner, MD, FRSM, FANA, FAES
Second Vice President
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Tuscon, AZ
Fred A. Lado, MD, PhD
Treasurer
Northwell Health
Great Neck, NY
William H. Theodore, MD, FAES
President Emeritus
National Institutes of Health, NINDS Clinical Epilepsy Section
Bethesda, MD
Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA, FASAE, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
American Epilepsy Society
Chicago, IL

Board Members

Viji Santhakumar, PhD
Member At-large 2023-2025
University of California Riverside
Irvine, CA
Kelly G. Knupp, MD, MSCS, FAES
Member-at-Large 2023-2025 Treasurer-Elect
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
Barbara C. Jobst, MD, Dr. med, FAES
Member-At-large 2024-2026
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lebanon, NH
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS, FAES
Member-At-large 2024-2026
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Barry E. Gidal, PharmD., FAES
Member At-large 2025-2027
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Madison WI
David G. Vossler, M.D., FAAN, FANCS, FAES
Member At-large 2025-2027
National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) at UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center
Seattle WA

Council Chairs | Ex Officio

Aatif M. Husain, MD
Council on Clinical Activities
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Ignacio Valencia, MD, FAES
Council on Education
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, NJ
Rana Said, MD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Dallas, TX
Eli Mizrahi, MD, FAES
Development Council
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Lara E. Jehi, MD
Epilepsy Currents
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Taylor Abel, MD, FAES
Membership Council
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Jenny Hsieh, PhD
Research and Training Council Co-Chair
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Janet Soul, MDCM
Research and Training Council Co-Chair
Boston Children's Hospital
Newton, MA
Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD, FAES
ILAE North America Chair
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA