Education Innovation Committee
The ANA Education Innovation Committee was created by the ANA Board of Directors to provide strategic oversight and, as needed, implement educational and community-building initiatives that fully align with the Association’s mission of advancing academic neurology and neuroscience. Specifically, this committee has been designed to ensure the Association meets the unique and diverse needs of the current and prospective members, organized into the following categories of membership; Chair-Level, Mid-Career, Early-Career, and Junior Member, and International Member. The committee reports to the ANA Board of Directors.
Chair
Michelle Johansen, MD
2023 – 2025
Johns Hopkins University
Members
Jayant Acharya, MD, FANA
2023 – 2026
Southern Illinois University
Joseph Carrera, MD
2022 – 2025
University of Michigan
Cheran Elangovan, MBBS
2023 – 2026
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Adeline Goss, MD
2019 – 2025
Highland Hospital
Ioannis Karakis, MD, PhD, MSc, FANA
2023 – 2026
Emory University School of Medicine
Sally Mathias, MD, FANA
2023 – 2026
University of Kentucky
Pritikanta Paul, MD
2023 – 2026
University of Illinois at Chicago
Sara Stern-Nezer, MD, MPH
2022 – 2025
University of California, Irvine
Jessica Templer, MD
2022 – 2025
Northwestern University
Vinita Acharya, MD, FANA
2024 – 2027
Pennsylvania State University
Masoom Desai, MD
2022 – 2025
University of New Mexico
Christine Esper, MD
2024 – 2027
Emory University School of Medicine
Peter Kang, MD, MSCI, FANA
2024 – 2027
Washington University in St. Louis
Zachary London, MD, FANA
2023 – 2026
University of Michigan
Sarah Nelson, MD, MPH
2023 – 2026
Tufts Medical Center
Aparna Prabhu, MD
2023 – 2026
Einstein Medical Center
Christoph Stretz, MD, FANA
2022 – 2025
Brown University
Kara Wyant, MD
2024 – 2027
University of Michigan
ANA Board Liaison
Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, FANA
2023 – 2026
University of Virginia
Primary ANA Staff Liaison
Brenda Orffer, CAE
CEO
Support ANA Staff Liaison
Jen Hurley
Education and Accreditation Manager