6-29-2026 Margie Ream, MD, PhD, was elected to serve a two-year term as Chair of the UCNS Board of Directors beginning May 1, 2026. She is an attending pediatric neurologist and director of the Leukodystrophy Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH. She is also an associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Her clinical interests include general neurology, neonatal neurology and the care of infants and children with leukodystrophies and other complex neurogenetic conditions. Additionally, she is director of the child neurology residency program.

Dr. Ream has served on the UCNS Board since 2021 as a representative of the Child Neurology Educators Committee of the Child Neurology Society. She served as Treasurer from 2022-2024 and Vice Chair from 2024 - 2026.

Other new and re-elected voting board members and their parent organization or subspecialty representative roles include:

• Sayona John, MD, Vice Chair (American Academy of Neurology)
• Michel Torbey, MD, MPH, Secretary/Treasurer (American Neurologic Association)
• Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD, Past Chair (American Academic Leaders in Neurology)
• Glen Finney, MD (Geriatric Neurology)
• Sherry Chou, MD (Neurocritical Care)
• Charu Venkatesan, MD, PhD (Neonatal Neurocritical Care)

New Non-voting members of the Board, who were nominated by their respective subspecialty sponsoring organization(s) include:

• Hani Kushlaf, MD (Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology)
• Juliana VanderPluym, MD (Headache Medicine)
• Alberto Maud, MD (Interventional Neurology)

Complete rosters of the UCNS Board of Directors, Councils, and Certification Examination Committee members are available at www.ucns.org/About.