Board of Directors

2023 Board Executive Committee

Manisha N. Patel, PhD, FAES
President
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
William H. Theodore, MD, FAES
First Vice President
National Institutes of Health, NINDS Clinical Epilepsy Section
Bethesda, MD
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, FAES
Second Vice President
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Fred A. Lado, MD, PhD
Treasurer
Northwell Health
Great Neck, NY
R. Edward Hogan, MD, FAES
President Emeritus
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Eileen Murray, MM, CAE
Executive Director, Ex Officio
American Epilepsy Society
Chicago, IL

Board Members

Kevin E. Chapman, MD, FAES
Member At-large 2023
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
Nathalie Jetté, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAES
Member At-large 2021-2023
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD, FAES
Member At-large 2022-2024
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH, FAES
Member At-large 2022-2024
Boston Children's Hospital
Chestnut Hill, MA
Kelly G. Knupp, MD, MSCS, FAES
Member At-large 2023-2025
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
Viji Santhakumar, PhD
Member At-large 2023-2025
University of California Riverside
Irvine, CA

Council Chairs | Ex Officio

David G. Vossler, MD, FAES
Council on Clinical Activities
University of Washington, Valley Medical Center
Renton, WA
Angel W. Hernandez, MD, FAES
Membership Council
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Grand Rapids, MI
Barbara C. Jobst, MD, PhD, FAES
Council on Education
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lebanon, NH
Michael Wong, MD, PhD, FAES
Chief Editor, Epilepsy Currents
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Farah D. Lubin, PhD
DEI Committee
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Eli Mizrahi, MD, FAES
Development Council
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Renee A. Shellhaas, MD, MS, FAES
Research and Training Council Co-Chair
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Jenny Hsieh, PhD
Research and Training Council Co-Chair
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD, FAES
ILAE North America Chair
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Lyn Wolfson
Staff Liaison
American Epilepsy Society
Chicago, IL