2020 FAAN Inductees
Congratulations
The AAN congratulates the following members who were named prestigious Fellows of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) in 2020. Interested in Elevating Your Membership Status to FAAN?
Visit AAN.com/FAAN to see if you’re eligible for the FAAN designation—or encourage a qualifying colleague to apply. Applying for FAAN status is free, acknowledges exemplary work and achievements in the neurosciences, the clinical practice of neurology, or academic/administrative neurology; helps set you apart both within the Academy and throughout your professional career; and offers eligibility to serve on the AAN Board of Directors.
Tarso Adoni, MD, FAAN Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sarwer Al-Bajalan, MD, FAAN Sulaimani, Iraq
Mark J. Alberts, MD, FAAN Hartford, CT
Eric Anderson, MD, PhD, FAAN Gulfport, FL
Douglas L. Arnold, MD, FAAN Montreal, QC, Canada
Eric A. Awad, MD, FAAN Atlanta, GA
Christine B. Baca, MD, FAAN Aurora, CO
Shruti Badhwar-Parasher, DO, FAAN Paradise Valley, AZ
Laxman Bahroo, DO, FAAN McLean, VA
Sat Dev Batish, PhD, FAAN North Grafton, MA
Firas Beitinjaneh, MD, FAAN Norfolk, VA
Steve-Felix Belinga, MD, FAAN Fort Smith, AR
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Pavan Bhargava, MD, FAAN Baltimore, MD
Leona D. Borchert, MD, FAAN Danbury, CT
Benjamin R. Brooks, MD, FAAN Charlotte, NC
Devin L. Brown, MD, FAAN Ann Arbor, MI
Nitin Butala, MD, FAAN Jacksonville, FL
Andrea Calvo, MD,PhD, FAAN Torino, Italy
Chad Carlson, MD, FAAN Milwaukee, WI
Paulo Eduardo Carrilho, MD, FAAN Cascavel, Brazil
Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD, FAAN Campinas, Brazil
Amy S. Chappell, MD, FAAN Naples, FL
Inwha Cho, MD, FAAN Baltimore, MD
Meeryo Choe, MD, FAAN Los Angeles, CA
Timothy J. Counihan, MD, FAAN Galway, Ireland
Rachel Darken, MD, PhD, FAAN Saint Louis, MO
David H. Dennison, MD, FAAN Alexandria, VA
Deirdre Donaldson, MD, FAAN Brattleboro, VT
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Nicolas Dupre, MD, FAAN Quebec City, QC, Canada
Ramy El Khoury, MD, FAAN Covington, LA
Mohammed A. El-Sherif, MD, FAAN Mansoura, Egypt
Eli Faria Evaristo, MD, FAAN Sao Paulo, Brazil
Massimo Filippi, MD, FAAN Milan, , Italy
Scott M. Friedenberg, MD, FAAN Danville, PA
Reda Badry Gad, MD, FAAN Assiut, Egypt
Smaranda Andreia Galis, MD, FAAN Norman, OK
Na Tosha N. Gatson, MD, PhD, FAAN Chandler, AZ
Sankar Prasad Gorthi, MD, FAAN Manipal, India
Bret C. Haake, MD, FAAN St Paul, MN
Tanya Harlow, MD, FAAN Fargo, ND
Carrie Michelle Hersh, DO, MSc, FAAN Las Vegas, NV
Le Hua, MD, FAAN Las Vegas, NV
Marcel Hungs, MD, PhD, FAAN Saint Paul, MN
Milos D. Ikonomovic, MD, FAAN Pittsburgh, PA
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Yahia Zakaria Bashier Imam, MD, FAAN Doha, Qatar
Karin G. Johnson, MD, FAAN Springfield, MA
Janine L. Johnston, MD, FAAN Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Surindar Jolly, MD, FAAN Wayne, MI
Justin T. Jordan, MD, MPH, FAAN Beverly, MA
Seth Kareus, MD, FAAN Grand Junction, CO
Drew S. Kern, MD, FAAN Aurora, CO
Omar Iqbal Khan, MD, FAAN Gaitersburg, MD
David V. Lardizabal, MD, FAAN St. Louis, MO
Andrew Bruce Lassman, MD, FAAN New York, NY
Naomi Lin, MD, FAAN Arcadia, CA
Silvia F. Lumempouw, MD, FAAN Jakarta, Indonesia
Gregg MacLean, MD, FAAN Rothesay, NB, Canada
Shalini Mahajan, MD, FAAN Beverly Hills, CA
Rana H. Mahmood, MD, FAAN Decatur, IL
Aniel Q. Majjhoo, MD, FAAN Troy, MI
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Makoto Matsui, MD, PhD, FAAN Ishikawa, Japan
Ana-Claire L. Meyer, MD, FAAN Rockville, MD
Mia T. Minen, MD, FAAN New York, NY
Kasid Ahmed Nouri, MD, FAAN Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Roberta Novakovic-White, MD, FAAN Dallas, TX
Cumara Barahona O’Carroll, MD, FAAN Scottsdale, AZ
Mary Angela O’Neal, MD, FAAN Roslindale, MA
Njide Okubadejo, MD, FAAN Lagos, Nigeria
Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD, FAAN Cleveland, OH
Alison M. Pack, MD, FAAN New York, NY
Roberto Padilla, MD, FAAN Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Mamatha Pasnoor, MD, FAAN Kansas City, KS
Troy A. Payne, MD, FAAN St Cloud, MN
Raul F. Pelli-Noble, MD, PhD, FAAN San Miguel De Tucuman, Argentina
Jose H. Posas, MD, FAAN New Orleans, LA
John Probasco, MD, FAAN Baltimore, MD
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Alberto Ramos, MD, FAAN Miami, FL
Shabbir Saif Uddin Rangwala, MD, FAAN Karachi, Pakistan
Tania Reyna, MD, FAAN Tulsa, OK
Nina Yakovlevna Riggins, MD, FAAN San Francisco, CA
Maisha T. Robinson, MD, MS, FAAN Jacksonville, FL
Anshu Rohatgi, MD, DM, FAAN New Delhi, India
Lara K. Ronan, MD, FAAN Lebanon, NH
Ahmed H. Sadek, MD, FAAN Orlando, FL
Rodolfo Savica, MD, PhD, FAAN Rochester, MN
Teri Schreiner, MD, MPH, FAAN Aurora, CO
Erica A. Schuyler, MD, FAAN Hartford, CT
Osheik A. Seidi, MD, MRCP, ABIM, FAAN Khartoum, Sudan
Hitoshi Shinoto, MD, FAAN Chiba, Japan
David Shprecher, DO, FAAN Sun City, AZ
Vincenzo Silani, MD, FAAN Milan, Italy
Marc W. Slutzky, MD, PhD, FAAN Chicago, IL
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Marco A. Soza, MD, FAAN Santiago, Chile
Rebecca Spain, MD, MSPH, FAAN Portland, OR
Selden E. Spencer, MD, FAAN Ames, IA
Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAAN Scottsdale, AZ
Mark M. Stecker, MD, FAAN Fresno, CA
Roy E. Strowd III, MD, FAAN Winston Salem, NC
Michael Strupp, MD,DO, FAAN Munich, Germany
Paulus Sugianto, MD, FAAN Surabaya, Indonesia
Dexter Y. Sun, MD, PhD, FAAN New York, NY
Easwar M. Sundaram, Jr., MD, FAAN Sherman, TX
Andrea S. Synowiec, DO, FAAN Pittsburgh, PA
Samer D. Tabbal, MD, FAAN Beirut, Lebanon
Camilo Toro, MD, FAAN Frederick, MD
William W. Tung, MD, MPH, FAAN Atlanta, GA
Robert Tyndall, MD, FAAN Edmond, OK
Nojan Valadi, MD, FAAN Opelika, AL
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Tuhin Virmani, MD, PhD, FAAN Little Rock, AR
Natarajan Visvanathan, MD, DM, FAAN Chennai, India
Ruchi J. Wanchoo, MD, FAAN Tualatin, OR
Peter Warinner, MD, FAAN Belmont, MA
H.C. Weinstein, MD, FAAN Amsterdam, Netherlands
Andrew James Westwood, MD, FAAN Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Andro Zangaladze, MD, PhD, FAAN Moorestown, NJ
Sarah Elizabeth Zauber, MD, FAAN Indianapolis, IN
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