Junior and Early Career Membership Subcommittee
The Junior and Early Career Membership (JECM) Subcommittee, part of the ANA Membership Committee, was established by the ANA Board of Directors to enhance engagement and support the recruitment, retention, and representation of junior and early career members. It also leads the ANA Futures Program, which provides medical students and residents with career development opportunities in academic neurology.
Co-Chairs
Wilfreda Lindsey, MD, MS
2023 – 2025
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Sara Stern-Nezer, MD, MPH
2023 – 2025
University of California, Irvine
Members
Omar Al-Janabi, MD, MS, PhD
2024 – 2027
Baptist Health – Lexington
David Benavides, MD, PhD
2024 – 2027
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Ana Cristancho, MD, PhD
2022 – 2025
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Yara Mikhaeil-Demo, MD
2023 – 2026
Northwestern University
Tshibambe Nathanael Tshimbombu, MD
2024 – 2027
Barrow Neurological Institute
Peyton Murin, MD
2024 – 2025
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Melody Asukile, MBChB, MMED, FCNeurol(SA)
2024 – 2027
University of Zambia
Sarah Berth, MD, PhD
2022 – 2025
Baylor College of Medicine
Lauren Guerra, BA, Neuroscience
2024 – 2027
Northwestern University, NINDS
Daniel Talmasov, MD
2022 – 2025
Columbia University Medical Center
Paul Wang, MD, PhD
2023 – 2026
Case Western Reserve University
ANA Board Liaison
Wilfreda Lindsey, MD, MS
2023 – 2025
Kennedy Krieger Institute