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AES RATIFICATION OF 2025 OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 

The AES Nominating Committee is pleased to announce an outstanding group of candidates for the 2025 year. The 2025 ballot has been sent to members in the active and professional categories via email. The Nominating Committee strongly recommends the ratification of this slate. 

  • Second Vice President: David M. Labiner, MD, FAES  
  • Board Members: Barry E. Gidal, PharmD, FAES; David G. Vossler, MD, FAES  
  • Nominating Committee At-Large Member: Annapurna H. Poduri, MD, MPH, FAES 


Board Executive Committee

William H. Theodore, MD, FAES
President
National Institutes of Health, NINDS Clinical Epilepsy Section
Bethesda, MD
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, FAES
First Vice President
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Jack M. Parent, MD
Second Vice President
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Fred A. Lado, MD, PhD
Treasurer
Northwell Health
Great Neck, NY
Manisha N. Patel, PhD, FAES
President Emeritus
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
Eileen Murray, MM, CAE
Chief Executive Officer, Ex Officio
American Epilepsy Society
Chicago, IL

Board Members

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
Barbara C. Jobst, MD, Dr. med, FAES
Member-At-large (2024-2026)
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lebanon, NH
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS, FAES
Member-At-large (2024-2026)
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Council Chairs | Ex Officio

Aatif M. Husain, MD
Council on Clinical Activities
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Ignacio Valencia, MD, FAES
Council on Education
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, NJ
Rana Said, MD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Dallas, TX
Eli Mizrahi, MD, FAES
Development Council
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Lara E. Jehi, MD
Epilepsy Currents
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Taylor Abel, MD, FAES
Membership Council
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Jenny Hsieh, PhD
Research and Training Council Co-Chair
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Janet Soul, MDCM
Research and Training Council Co-Chair
Boston Children's Hospital
Newton, MA
Jaideep Kapur, MD, PhD, FAES
ILAE North America Chair
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA