Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee

a joint committee of the AAN, ANA and CNS

Monitors and evaluates evolving ethics, legal, and humanities issues and submit policy recommendations concerning those issues to the Board of Directors.

Staff Liaison: Sarah M. B. Nelson, Associate Counsel

Chair: Daniel G. Larriviere, MD, JD, FAAN
Staff Liasion: Sarah Nelson

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Maha Alattar, MD
John B. Bodensteiner, MD, FAAN
Richard J. Bonnie
Leon G. Epstein, MD, FAAN
Peter B. Kang, MD
Don W. King, MD, JD, FAAN
Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD
Nerissa U. Ko, MD
Farrah J. Mateen, MD
Leo McCluskey, MD
Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD, FAAN
Matthew Rizzo, MD, FAAN
James A. Russell, DO, FAAN
Justin A. Sattin, MD
Zachary Simmons, MD, FAAN
Russell D. Snyder, MD, FAAN
Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN

Estimated time commitment: 2-3 hours per month plus 3 meetings each year

Responsibilities:

1. Attend three meetings per year.
1. January or February
2. AAN Annual Meeting
3. September or October
2. Participate in conference calls with other committee members on relevant issues as they arise throughout the year.
3. Chair and vice-chair work directly with staff liaison and participate in bi-monthly half-hour conference calls. For this reason, there may be additional time involvement depending upon project.
4. Regularly, there are special projects related to policy development and education that require additional time commitment from committee members. The extent of the time commitment depends on the nature of the project, the role the member assumes on the project, and the project timeline.

Creative Expression Award Winners

• Playing Hooky by Peter Kang, MD


• That's It! by Andrew N. Wilner, MD, FACP


• Personal History / A Wise Owl by Michael S. Smith, MD


• The Christmas Card by Michael H. Brooke, MD, FAAN


• The Carefree Realm of Sleep by George K. York III, MD, FAAN


• History of the Present Illness by Beverly Greenspan, MD, PhD


• Benign Fasciculations and other Poems by Arthur H. Ginsberg, MD, DM, FACP


• The Art of Knowing by James Gordon, MD, FRCPC, FAAN


• If I had Time by Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN


• The 8-O'Clock Hole by Michael John Doherty, MD, FAAN


• The Man Who Played Pinochle with Dogs by J. Thomas Hutton, MD, PhD, FAAN