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    • International Neuromodulation Society
    • Institute of Neuromodulation >
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      • Past Presidents
      • Past Award Recipients
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  • Advocacy
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    • 2026 Call For Abstracts
    • 2026 Call for Proposals
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      • Program
      • For Exhibitors
      • Onsite Information
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2023 Board of Directors

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Julie Pilitsis, MD, PhD
President​

​Dean of The Charles E. Schmidt
​College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL



Conflict of Interest
  • Grant support from Abbott, Nevro, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, NIH and FDA 
  • Stockholder in Aim Medical Robotics and Karuna Lab
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Corey Hunter, MD, FIPP
President-Elect

Executive Director
Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management
New York, NY



Conflict of Interest
  • Shareholder in Axonics, PainTEQ, Spine BioPharma, Nalu and Mainstay Medical
  • Consultant for Saluda, Flowonix and Jazz Pharmaceuticals
  • Funded research for Abbott, Vertiflex and Saluda

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Kiran V. Patel, MD
Treasurer​

Director of Pain Medicine,
​Lenox Hill Hospital
Founder & CEO, NYC Neuromodulation Center of Excellence
​New York, NY

Conflict of Interest
None
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Parag Patil, MD, PhD
Secretary

Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI



Conflict of Interest
None
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Salim Hayek, MD, PhD
Past President​

​Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology,
Case Western Reserve University
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
University Hospitals,
​Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH

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David Provenzano, MD
Ex Officio​

President at Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care
Bridgeville, Pennsylvania



Conflict of Interest
Stockholder in Neuros Medical - value less than $5000
Conflict of Interest
None

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Ellen Air, MD, PhD
Director-At-Large

Chair, Department of Neurosurgery and Co-Medical Director, Neuroscience Service Line
Henry Ford Health

Detroit, MI


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Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH
Director-At-Large

Medical Director of UW Health Pain Services and UW Pain Clinic and Division
​Chief of Chronic Pain Management at the Dept. of Anesthesiology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI


Conflict of Interest
None
Conflict of Interest
None

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Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD
Director-At-Large
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Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL



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Marom Bikson, PhD
Director-At-Large

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
The City College of New York of CUNY
New York, NY



Conflict of Interest
None
Conflict of Interest
None

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Michael Hanes, MD
Director-At-Large

Chief Medical Officer of Centurion Medical Group
JAX SPINE & PAIN CENTERS
Jacksonville, FL



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Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD
Director-At-Large

Vice Chairman for Research and Education
Dept. of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Conflict of Interest
None
Conflict of Interest
None

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Susan Moeschler, MD
Director-At-Large

Consultant for the Dept of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN



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Ahmed Raslan, MD, FAANS
Director-At-Large

​Director of Epilepsy and Brain Mapping, and Director of Clinical Operations and Neuroscience
OHSU
Portland, OR​



Conflict of Interest
None
Conflict of Interest
None

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Michael Staudt, MD, MSC
Director-At-Large

Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor Oakland University
Beaumont Health
Royal Oak, MI



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Stephanie Vanterpool, MD, MBA
Director-At-Large

Director of Comprehensive Pain Services
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville, TN

Conflict of Interest
None
Conflict of Interest
Consultant for Boston Scientific, Nevro, and Pfizer
Funded research for Nevro

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Keri Kramer
Chief Executive Officer




Conflict of Interest
None
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