2025-2026 ASFNR Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall be responsible for carrying out the business of the Society , controlling the Society’s funds, and interpreting the Constitution and preparing and submitting needed amendments, as specified in Article XV.
Rajan Jain, MD
President
Vince Kumar, MD
President-Elect
Erik Middlebrooks, MD
Vice President
Jason Allen, MD, PhD
Secretary
Vivek Yedavalli, MD, MS
Clinical Practice Committee Chair
Gaurang Shah, MD
Treasurer
Jody Tanabe, MD
1st Past President
Aakanksha Sriwastwa, MBBS, MD
Website & Social Media Committee Chair
John-Paul (JP) Yu, MD, PhD
Publication Committee Chair
Behroze A. Vachha, MD, PhD
Research Committee Chair
Mariam Aboian, MD, PhD
Membership Committee
Chris T. Whitlow, MD, PhD, MHA
2nd Past President
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The Clinical Practice Committee, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall be responsible for:
Promoting understanding of community-based practice in Neuroradiology.
Addressing issues that impact community-based practice via governmental and legislative agencies in conjunction with related societies that also address these issues.
Working in conjunction with the ASNR Health Policy Committee.
Overseeing the functions of the BOLD fMRI and Diffusion/Perfusion Imaging Study Groups.
Committee Members:
Vivek Yedavalli, MD, MS - Chair
Steve Huntz Fung, MD
Zerrin Yetkin, MD
Mark Shiroishi, MD
Rupa Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
Wende Gibbs, MD, MA, FASSR
Ceylan Cankurtaran, MD
Jay J. Pillai, MD
Kiran Talekar, MBBS, MD
Manoj Tanwar, MD
Mai-Lan Ho, MD
Lorenna L Moreira Vidal, MD
Ashesh Thaker, MD
Veeranjaneyul Prattipati, MD, DABR
David Thomas Corey, PhD
Jacob Ormsby, MD, MBA, MRMD
Prachi Dubey, MBBS, MPH
Asim Mian, MD
Heba Al Qudah, MD
Jennifer L. Becker, BMBS, MRCS, FRCR
Andrew Kalnin, MD
Ranliang Hu, MD
Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD -
The Membership Committee shall be responsible for reviewing/approving membership applications from applicants who are not members of ASNR or of any ASNR-managed specialty/regional society (ASHNR, ASPNR, ASSR, ENRS, WNRS), assuring they fulfill the requirements for Society membership, and developing strategies to increase membership.
Committee Members:
Mariam Aboian, MD, PhD - Chair
Kalliopi Petropoulou, MD
Abdelmohsen Radwan Hussien, MD
Jason Johnson, MD
Anthony Kam, MBBS, FRANZCR, DDU, MRMD MRSC
Katherine Reinshagen, MD
Megan Lipford, PhD
Roland R Lee, MD, FACR
Ichiro Ikuta, MD, MMSc
Kyle Atcheson, MD
Amit Agarwal, MD
Samantha Pisani Petrucci, MD, PhD
Atul Mallik, MD, PhD
Panshi Liu, MD -
The Program/Education Committee shall be responsible for:
Continuing medical education in Functional Neuroradiology of professionals that participate in the diverse educational activities of the ASFNR and the ASNR
Developing the scientific program for the ASFNR Annual Meeting
Planning and proposing for consideration of the ASFNR Executive Committee projects to further the educational mission of the Society
Implementing those educational projects given final approval and funding by the Executive Committee
Serving as liaison with the ASFNR Clinical Practice Committee
Assisting the ASNR Program Committee in determining the character and scope of the Functional Neuroradiology sessions at the ASNR Annual Meeting
Advising the ASNR Education Committee on issues regarding fellowship training in Functional Neuroradiology
Program Committee Members:
Vince Kumar, MD - Chair
Jacob Ormsby, MD, MBA, MRMD
Kim Learned, MD
Alexander Khalaf, MD
Gloria Chiang, MD
Mohit Agarwal, MD
Behroze Vachha, MD, PhD
Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD
Kiran Talekar, MBBS, MD
Scott Faro, MD
Rupa Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
J. Levi Chazen, MD
Erik Middlebrooks, MD
JP Yu, MD, PhD
Peter Kamel, MD
Luca Pasquini, MD, PhD
Bhavya Shah, MD
Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD
Heba Al Qudah, MD
Licia Luna, MD, PhD
Vivek Yedavalli, MD, MS
Aakanksha Sriwastwa, MBBS, MDEducation Committee Members:
JP Yu, MD, PhD - Chair
Jennifer L. Becker, BMBS, MRCS, FRCR
Arastoo Vossough, PhD, MD
Alexandra Rodrigues, MD
Joel Michael Stein, MD, PhD
Michael Iv, MD
Lubdha Shah, MD
Adina Achiriloaie, MD
Yueh Lee, MD, PhD
Eric Rawie, MD
Timothy J. Kaufmann, MD
Shivaprakash Hiremath, DMRD, DNB, PDCC
Anna Baer, MD, PhD
Sathish Kumar Dundamadappa, MD
Diana Kaya, MD
Alvand Hassankhani, MD
Nancy Pham, MD -
The Research Committee, with approval of the Executive Committee, shall be responsible for:
Fostering research in Functional Neuroradiology
Establishing academic contacts with other scientific societies involved in functional neuroimaging to further the understanding of human brain function and for improvement of patient care.
Committee Members:
Behroze Vachha, MD, PhD - Chair
Jinsuh Kim, MD
Kartik Reddy, MD
Loizos Siakallis, MD, MSc, MRes, EDiNR, PhD
Ona Wu, PhD
Timothy Roberts, PhD
Luca Pasquini, MD, PhD
Jeff Prescott, MD, PhD
Ana Franceschi, MD, PhD
Susie Huang, MD
Sam Payabvash, MD
Licia Luna, MD, PhD
Saloni Mehta, MBBS
Jerrold Boxerman, MD, PhD
Xiao Li, MD
Claudia F.E. Kirsch, MD, FACR, FASFNR
Madalina Tivarus, PhD
Kambiz Nael, MD
Florence Chiang, MD, PhD
Adina Achiriloaie, MD
Matthew Louis White, MD
Rupa Radhakrishnan, MD, MS
Zofia Maria Lasiecka, MD, PhD
Feroze B Mohamed, PhD
Raymond Huang, MD, PhD
Michael Zeineh, MD, PhD
Vivek Yedavalli, MD, MS -
The Website Committee shall be responsible for:
Monitoring and enhancing the ASFNR website as needed
Creating and reviewing content to make the website an educational resource for members and nonmembers
Committee Members:
Aakanksha Sriwastwa, MBBS, MD - Chair
Vivek Yedavalli, MD, MS
Katherine Reinshagen, MD
Sarah Moum, MD, MS
Amit Desai, MD
Arash Kamali, MD
Muhammad Atif Naveed, MD
Carson Bateman
Sunitha Palasamudram; MBBS; MD/DNB
Lela Okromelidze, MD
Panshi Liu, MD -
Trainee Committee Members:
Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD - Chair
Shahriar Faghani, MD
Khanak Nandolia, MD
Atefeh Zeinoddini, MD
Alex McClanahan, MD
Avin Aphrodite Babakhani, MD, PhD
Lisa Deptula, MD
Clare Buntrock, MD
Haris Sair, MD
Can Ozutemiz, MD
Mohammadreza Amjadzadeh, MD
Elmira Hassanzadeh, MD
The call for volunteers for committee appointments will open one month prior to the annual meeting and will remain open for 6 weeks. Check back for a link to volunteer during that time period.