Board of Directors
President
Alessandra Bolino, PhD
University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
(2025-2027)
President-Elect
Claudia Sommer, MD
University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
(2025-2027)
Secretary/Treasurer
Jeffrey Allen, MD
University of Minnesota Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
(2025-2029)
Immediate Past President
Charlotte Sumner, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
(2025-2027)
Board Members
David Cornblath, MD
Baltimore, MD, USA
(2023 – 2027)
Marina Kennerson, BSc, MSc, PhD
ANZAC Research Institute, Concord, Australia
(2025-2029)
Kleopas Kleopa, MD, FAAN
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
(2025-2029)
Daniela Maria Menichella. MD, PhD
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
(2023-2027)
Luis Querol, MD, PhD
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
(2023-2027)
Alexander Rossor, MBBS, PhD, FRCP
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
(2025-2029)
Special Interest Group (SIG) Representatives – Non-Voting
Inflammatory Neuropathy Consortium (INC)
Rob Hadden, BM, BCh, FRCP, PhD
King’s College Hospital, London, UK
(2025-2027)
International Diabetes Neuropathy Consortium (IDNC)
David Bennett, MD, PhD, FRCP
Oxford University, Oxford, UK
(2026-2028)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth & Related Neuropathies Consortium (CMTR)
Joshua Burns, PhD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
(2025-2027)
Neuropathic Pain Consortium (NPC)
Pall Karlsson, PhD
Aarhus University, Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus, Denmark
(2026-2028)
Traumatic Toxic Neuropathy Consortium (TTNC)
Ahmet Hoke, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
(2026-2028)
Non-Voting Board Members
JPNS Editor-in-Chief
Giuseppe Lauria, MD
Carlo Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
(2019-2027)
Junior Committee Representative
Alexia Kagiava, PhD
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
(2026-2028)
PNS Past Presidents
(1984-Present)
Past Presidents of the PNS
Peter James Dyck, MD (1984-1994)
P.K. Thomas, MD (1994-1997)
John W. Griffin, MD (1997-1999)
Gérard Saïd, MD, FRCP (1999-2001)
Susan M. Hall, PhD (2001-2003)
Anthony J. Windebank, MD (2003-2005)
Richard A.C. Hughes, MD, FRCP, DMedSci (2005-2007)
Eva L. Feldman, MD, PhD (2007-2009)
Douglas W. Zochodne, MD, FRCPC (2009-2011)
Eduardo Nobile-Orazio, MD, PhD (2011-2013)
Michael E. Shy, MD (2013-2015)
Mary M. Reilly, MD (2015-2017)
Steven S. Scherer, MD, PhD (2017-2019)
Pieter A. van Doorn, MD, PhD (2019-2021)
Richard A. Lewis, MD (2021-2023)
Laura Feltri, MD (2023)
Charlotte Sumner, MD (2023-2025)