The Academy’s Standing committees and sub-committees are organized to facilitate communication and efficiency. Following is the current structure and a brief description of duties for each.
- AFMA Sub-Committee
- Credentials & Examination Sub-Committee
- Legal, Ethics & Grievances Sub-Committee
- Development Sub-Committee
- Education & Scientific Organizing Sub-Committee
- Scholarship & Awards Sub-Committee
- Journal Sub-Committee
III. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
As of September 3, 2021 committee composition was as follows:
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
- Chair: Maxime Coles, MD
- Vice-Chair: R. Blaine Rawson, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Naga Suresh Cheppalli, MD
- Tariq Lamki, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- David Weiss, DO
- William Welch, MD
Duties: Recruit new members. Review and approve new membership applications. Suggest membership drive initiatives.
AFMA SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: Mark Perlmutter, MD
- Vice Chair: Sudhir Rao, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Anca Bereanu, MD
- Craig Clark, MD
- Maxime Coles, MD
- William Welch, MD
Duties: To oversee the activities of the American Federation of Medical Accreditation.
CREDENTIALS & EXAMINATION SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: Sudhir Rao, MD
- Vice-Chair: Maxime Coles, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Anca Bereanu, MD
- Craig Clark, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- Corey Ruth, MD
- Emile Wakim, MD
Duties: Verify and approve all new member and board certification applications along with documentation and credentials provided therein. Develop, evaluate and suggest modifications as needed for requirements of membership and board certification. Produce and assist with board examination process. Review and update exam material.
LEGAL, ETHICS & GRIEVANCE SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: Jeffrey Epstein, MD
- Vice-Chair: Lucia Zamorano, MD
- Ex-Officio: William Welch, MD
Members:
- John Ogden, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
Duties: Review ethics related complaints concerning members or grievances concerning an active member of AANOS. Make recommendations to Board of Directors regarding submitted complaint or grievance. Conduct review of legal matters that may arise and make appropriate recommendation to the Board of Directors for necessary action.
DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: David Weiss, DO
- Vice-Chair: William Welch, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Tariq Lamki, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- Emile Wakim, MD
Duties: Develop means to raise additional income for AANOS and its programs. Suggest annual charity fund raisers and charity benefactors. Suggest ways to market the AANOS through public relations strategies utilizing the media.
CME COMMITTEE
- Chair: Sudhir Rao, MD
- Vice Chair: Jeffrey Epstein, MD
- Ex-Officio: Mark Perlmutter, MD
Members:
- Anca Bereanu, MD
- Maxime Coles, MD
- William Welch, MD
Duties: Oversee all planning, production and evaluation of educational activities.
EDUCATION & SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: Maxime Coles, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Naga Suresh Cheppalli, MD
- Craig Clark, MD
- Jeffrey Epstein, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- David Weiss, MD
- William Welch, MD
Duties: Recruit possible speakers, exhibitors and sponsors for scientific meetings. Assist in the development of needs assessment and educational objectives. Review and analysis of meeting improvement process. Continual communication with AANOS staff regarding progress on recruitment of speakers, suggest procedural improvements and other meeting related duties as determined by the Chair of the Board and the CME Committee. Develop and produce additional avenues to educate physicians in the fields of neurological and orthopaedic medicine and surgery and related fields.
SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: David Weiss, DO
- Vice-Chair: Robert Mathews, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Craig Clark, MD
- John Ogden, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- Blaine Rawson, MD
- Asem Salma, MD
- William Welch, MD
Duties: Recruit possible scholarship recipients. Raise money for the Scholarship fund in cooperation with the Development Committee. Review and verify scholarship applicants. Announce scholarship recipient(s) during the scientific meeting. Develop new ways to market the scholarship program and attract more scholarship participants. Review and consideration of possible candidates for other awards such as the Lifetime Achievement Award for further consideration by Board of Directors.
JOURNAL SUB-COMMITTEE
- Chair: Asem Salma, MD (Editor-in-Chief)
- Vice-Chair: Craig Clark, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- John Frenz, MD
- Muhammad Janjua, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- Asem Salma, MD
Duties: Recruit articles and advertisers for the journal. Review and correct all submitted articles for publication. Yearly evaluation of the journal to update and improve the educational value and content.
BUDGET and FINANCE COMMITTEE
- Chair: Raymond B. Rawson, MD
- Vice-Chair: Asem Salma, MD
- Ex-Officio: Lucia Zamorano, MD
Members:
- Jeffrey Epstein, MD
- Mark Perlmutter, MD
- Sudhir Rao, MD
- William Welch, MD
Duties: Review all financial information provided by the AANOS outside accounting firm. Present yearly financial reports and budget to the Board Directors. Develop and suggest to the Board of Directors appropriate invest policies and practices to conserve assets as well as earn additional revenue.