Global Engagement Committee
The Global Engagement Committee (GEC) is a committee created by the Board to enhance the relationship of the ANA to the wider world of academic neurology and neuroscience in a global context. The GEC works with ANA leadership regarding how best to achieve ANA’s international objectives.
Blogs:
From the front lines of global neurology, these blogs share powerful stories, expert perspectives, and transformative initiatives led by ANA members. Discover how neurology is evolving across borders and how dedicated professionals are making a difference.
Chair

Omar Siddiqi, MD, MPH, FANA
2023 – 2025
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Vice Chair

Deanna Saylor, MD, MHS
2024 – 2025
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine
Members

Melody Asukile, MB CHB, MMED, FCNeurol(SA)
2022 – 2025
University of Zambia

Mehari Genreyohanns, MD
2022 – 2025
University of Texas Southwestern

Margherita Milone, MD, PhD, FANA
2023 – 2026
Mayo Clinic

Fred Stephen Sarfo, MD, PhD, FWACP, FGCP
2022 – 2025
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Joseph Zunt, MD, MPH, FANA
2022 – 2025
University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center

Monica Diaz, MD, MS
2022 – 2025
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Uma Menon, MD, MBA (HC)
2023 – 2026

Stefano Sandrone, PhD
2023 – 2026
Imperial College London

Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH, FANA
2023 – 2026
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

Nicoline Scheiss, MD, FANA
Observer
2022 – 2025
World Health Organization / Johns Hopkins University
ANA Board Liaison

Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP, FANA
2023 – 2025
University of Pennsylvania
ANA Staff Liaison

Nadine Goldberg, PhD, MS
Chief Program Officer