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    Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA

    Chair Professor of Neurosurgery
    University of Arizona

    Julie Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA, is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Arizona Tucson and the Physician Executive for Functional Neurosurgery for Banner Health System. Prior to this role, she served as Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs Strategic Initiatives at Florida Atlantic University where she led the FAU Health Network initiative. Dr. Pilitsis previously served as chair and professor of the neuroscience department and division chief of functional neurosurgery at Albany Medical College in New York. During her time at Albany, she completed her MBA and graduated from ELAM. She maintains an NIH sponsored research program focused on device optimization for neuromodulation with 3 active grants and has published over 250 journal articles, 5 textbooks, and numerous chapters. She is immediate past president of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) and president of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN). She was previous chair of the AANS/CNS Section on WIN and on Pain.

    Disclosure(s): Abbott: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); aim medical robotics: Advisor (Ongoing), Stock Options (Ongoing); Boston Scientific: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Focused Ultrasound Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Medtronic: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); NIH R01EB030324: Research Grant (Ongoing); NIH R18EB036591: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); NIH-NeuroBlueprint MedTech 5U54EB033650: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

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