INTERNATIONAL STEERING group

• Chair of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association

• Vice Chair Neurosurgery - University Hospitals, Cleveland Ohio

• Editorial Board of Stroke, Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery

• Leader in cerebral blood flow and stroke risk assessment

• Major authority on aneurysms and complex cerebrovascular disease

• Widely published, NIH-funded, and influential in guideline-level thinking

• Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

• Vice Chair, Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco

• William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation Endowed Professor of Neurocritical Care.

• Associate Director of the UCSF Neurovascular Service, Medical Director of the Adult Neurointensive Care Units, and Director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program.

• Clinical research interest in subarachnoid haemorrhage and brain aneurysms.

• Served as Vice-Chair of the American Heart Association Guidelines for the Management of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage.

• Professor Jose I. Suarez is Chief of Neurosciences Critical Care and Director of the Precision Medicine Center of Excellence for Neurocritical Care at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.

• Holds appointments across the Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to brain injury.

• A past President of the Neurocritical Care Society and founding Chair of the Neurocritical Care Research Network.

• Clinical and research work focuses on subarachnoid haemorrhage, delayed cerebral ischaemia, and advancing precision medicine in neurocritical care.

• Widely recognised for his leadership in international collaboration, guideline development, and shaping the future direction of neurocritical care research and practice.

• Specialist in vascular and cerebrovascular neurosurgery

• MD, PhD with strong academic and research background

• Trained across Switzerland, Germany, and the UK

• Active in European neurosurgical research and professional societies

• Professor John Mocco is Vice Chair of Neurosurgery and Director of the Cerebrovascular Center at Mount Sinai Health System, New York.

• Specialises in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms, stroke, and complex cerebrovascular disease, with expertise spanning both open and endovascular approaches.

• Research focuses on clinical trials, device innovation, and optimisation of outcomes in stroke and aneurysm care, with involvement in multiple landmark studies.

• Has held major leadership roles in neurointervention, including serving as President of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS).

• Widely recognised for advancing multidisciplinary, evidence-based care in cerebrovascular disease and for his contributions to international collaboration in neurovascular research.

• Professor Shinichi Yoshimura is a neurosurgeon and neurointerventional specialist at Hyogo Medical University, Japan.

• Specialises in the endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms, with extensive experience in mechanical thrombectomy.

• Research focuses on clinical trials and optimisation of endovascular therapies, contributing to major studies that have shaped modern stroke care.

• Has played a leading role in advancing stroke systems of care and neurointerventional practice across Japan and internationally.

• Widely recognised for his contributions to clinical research, trial leadership, and improving outcomes in time-critical cerebrovascular disease.

• Professor Diederik Bulters is a neurosurgeon based in Southampton, UK, with a specialist interest in cerebrovascular disease.

• Focuses clinically on the management of intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid haemorrhage, with a strong emphasis on improving patient outcomes.

• Research explores recovery after SAH, including cognitive, psychological, and patient-reported outcomes, helping to redefine how success is measured beyond survival.

• Actively involved in clinical trials and national research collaborations aimed at improving care pathways and long-term recovery.

• Recognised for advancing a more patient-centred approach to neurovascular care and for his contributions to research and education in subarachnoid haemorrhage.

• Professor Joshua A. Hirsch is an interventional neuroradiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, with a leading role in neurointervention and stroke care.

• Specialises in endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms, stroke, and complex cerebrovascular disease, with a strong focus on improving systems of care.

• Academic work spans clinical research, health policy, and quality improvement, including efforts to optimise access, value, and outcomes in neurovascular interventions.

• Has held senior leadership roles in major professional societies, including the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) and the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR).

• Widely recognised for shaping policy, guidelines, and reimbursement frameworks that influence neurointerventional practice internationally.

• Dr Thabele Leslie-Mazwi is a neurologist and neurointerventional specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

• Specialises in the endovascular and multidisciplinary management of acute stroke and complex cerebrovascular disease, including intracranial aneurysms.

• Work focuses on improving stroke systems of care, access to thrombectomy, and equity in neurovascular treatment across populations.

• Has held national leadership roles in major professional organisations, including the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

• Widely recognised for his contributions to guideline development, clinical policy, and advancing equitable, high-quality stroke care internationally.

• Professor Katharina M. Busl is Chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care and Vice Chair in the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida.

• Holds the James E. Rooks, Jr. Professorship in Neurology, with academic appointments across Neurology and Neurosurgery.

• Clinical and research work focuses on subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracerebral haemorrhage, and optimisation of neurocritical care delivery.

• Actively involved in education and research, contributing to advancing multidisciplinary care and outcomes in acute brain injury.

• Assistant Editor of Neurocritical Care and is recognised for her leadership in academic neurocritical care and international collaboration.

• Dr Dileep R. Yavagal is a neurologist and neurointerventional specialist at the University of Miami, with a leading role in stroke and cerebrovascular care.

• Specialises in endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms, with extensive experience in mechanical thrombectomy.

• Research focuses on advancing stroke therapies, including mobile stroke units and novel approaches to reperfusion and neuroprotection.

• Has led and contributed to major international clinical trials and is actively involved in developing next-generation stroke systems of care.

• Widely recognised for his work in innovation, trial leadership, and improving access to time-critical stroke treatment.

• International authority on spreading depolarisations in injured brain tissue

• Key figure linking spreading depolarisation to delayed cerebral ischemia after aSAH

• Leads major translational neurovascular research

• Central member of COSBID, shaping how brain injury is monitored worldwide

• Interventional neuroradiologist at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, one of China’s leading centres for cerebrovascular disease.

• He specialises in endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms, with extensive experience in mechanical thrombectomy and complex neurointerventional procedures.

• Research focuses on optimisation of endovascular therapies, stroke systems of care, and improving outcomes in large vessel occlusion and haemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease.

• Has contributed to major multicentre clinical trials and registries in stroke intervention, helping to shape contemporary neurointerventional practice in China and internationally.

• Actively involved in advancing neurointerventional training and international collaboration, particularly across Asia and global stroke networks.

• The long-time Executive Director of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in the US.

• She has been involved with the Foundation for over two decades, starting as a volunteer before becoming its first full-time employee in 2006.

• Under her leadership the Foundation has become the largest private funder of brain aneurysm research in North America.

• Champions awareness, early detection, education, patient support, and research funding for aneurysm disease.

• Created initiatives like Scan2Save to improve diagnosis and engages clinicians, policymakers, and communities in the cause.  

• Neurosurgeon and Director of Research

• Community Neurosciences Institute, Community Health Partners, Fresno CA

• Former Head of Neurosurgery at St. Michael’s Hospital and held the Keenan Endowed Chair in Surgery at the University of Toronto.  

• Runs a research program on cerebral vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia, and vascular smooth muscle pathophysiology after hemorrhage.  

• Authored hundreds of publications and textbooks on cerebrovascular neurosurgery and brain hemorrhage.

• Professor John Laidlaw is a neurosurgeon based in Melbourne, Australia, with extensive experience in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery.

• Specialises in the management of intracranial aneurysms, subarachnoid haemorrhage, and complex vascular lesions, with expertise in microsurgical techniques.

• Principal investigator for the EVACUATE trial

• Has contributed to the development of neurosurgical practice in Australia through clinical leadership, education, and mentorship.

• Recognised for his role in multidisciplinary neurovascular care and in advancing high-quality, patient-centred neurosurgical practice nationally and internationally.

• Canadian neurologist and neurocritical care physician based at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. 

• Chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care and Associate Professor of Neurology. 

• Research focuses on acute brain injury, including subarachnoid haemorrhage, inflammation, biomarkers and outcomes after critical neurologic illness. 

• Serves on leadership and editorial roles in neurocritical care societies and collaborates on multicenter clinical trials in stroke and critical brain injury

• Professor New York Medical College

• Director of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology Services for Westchester Medical Center Health Network

• Founding member and past president of the Neurocritical Care Society

• Board-certified vascular neurologist and neurointerventional surgeon based at the University of Iowa with appointments in Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology. 

• Director of the Vascular Neurology Fellowship

• Research program focuses on high-resolution imaging and biological characterisation of brain aneurysms and subarachnoid haemorrhage. 

• Authored 150+ publications mostly related to aneurysm and cerebrovascular disease. 

• Trained in the US with fellowships including Stanford and neurointerventional training, and originally from Ecuador. 

• Haaglanden Medical Center & Haga Teaching Hospital & Leiden University Medical Center (UNCH)

• Chair neurosurgery The Hague

• Vice chair LUMC/UNCH

• President Dutch Neurosurgical Society

• Doctoral research included vertebrobasilar dolichoectatic aneurysms, a complex subtype of intracranial aneurysm relevant to rupture risk and SAH outcomes. 

• Lead or co-author on multicenter studies investigating novel CSF management strategies in hemorrhagic stroke and neurocritical care, with potential implications for SAH patient management. 

• Contributed to genetics and molecular research on somatic mutations in saccular cerebral aneurysms, widening understanding of aneurysm development and rupture risk. 

• Active in neurovascular research and clinical trials, with over 100 publications spanning aneurysm pathology, cerebrovascular disorders and translational neurocritical care. 

• Giuseppe Citerio, MD, is an Anaesthesia and Intensive Care full professor at the Milano Bicocca University, School of Medicine and Surgery.

• He is the Director of the Neuroscience Department and Director of Anaesthesia and Neurosurgical Intensive Care at IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Monza.

• Former Editor-in-Chief of Intensive Care Medicine 2019-2024

• Consultant stroke neurologist and clinical researcher at University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands focused on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and related complications. 

• PhD on delayed cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal SAH, with >100 publications and extensive citations. 

• Research spans unruptured intracranial aneurysms, SAH diagnosis, early brain injury, rebleeding and delayed complications. 

• Published and co-authored widely used definitions and consensus work on delayed cerebral ischemia in aSAH research. 

• Past Convener/Co-Chair of the 15th International Conference on SubArachnoid Hemorrhage (ISAH) held in Amsterdam.

• Consultant neurosurgeon and Chair/Director of Neurosurgery at University Medical Center Mannheim and Heidelberg University. 

• Research leader on intracranial aneurysms and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (natural history, risk factors, biomarkers and management). 

• Published widely on SAH incidence, pathophysiology and outcomes with high-impact systematic reviews and consensus work. 

• Active in multidisciplinary guideline and consensus efforts for aneurysm and SAH care (including NIH/NINDS Common Data Elements and European Stroke Organisation leadership). 

• Past program committee role for the International Conference on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (ISAH) in Amsterdam.

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• Professor Peter Vajkoczy is Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.

• He is an internationally recognised neurosurgeon with expertise in vascular neurosurgery, including aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and cerebral bypass, as well as neuro-oncology and complex skull base surgery.

• His research spans cerebrovascular biology, brain tumours, and spinal disease, with additional interests in neuroimmunology and image-guided and robotic surgery.

• Professor Vajkoczy has published over 800 peer-reviewed articles and is widely regarded as a leading academic neurosurgeon in Europe.

• He holds leadership roles in multiple national and international societies and is currently President-elect of the German Society of Neurosurgery.

• Principal investigator and lead author of the EARLYDRAIN trial, a multicenter randomized clinical study showing that early lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage improves 6-month outcomes. 

• Research interests include cerebrospinal fluid dynamics, intracranial pressure management, aneurysmal SAH and secondary infarctions. 

• Extensive publication record on neurosurgical and neurocritical care topics, including brain injury, ICP monitoring, and cerebrovascular complications. 

• Contributor to post hoc analyses and ongoing work from the EARLYDRAIN dataset, integrating clinical outcomes with pathophysiological insights in aSAH. 

• Dual-trained open cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon with experience treating thousands of brain aneurysms.  

• Expert in cerebrovascular disease, aneurysm pathophysiology, AVMs, stroke, and skull base tumours.  

• Extensive research portfolio with hundreds of publications and NIH funding and roles on editorial boards.  

• Palestinian-American background; active in clinical care, research, and broader advocacy and humanitarian efforts.  

• Associate Professor (Critical Care), University of Ottawa, and Intensivist at The Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus

• Trained in General Internal Medicine and Adult Critical Care, with a Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology

• Completed additional Neurocritical Care fellowship at Cambridge University (UK)

• Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, leading a research program in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH)

• International lead of the SAHaRA RCT and co-lead of a Core Outcome Set initiative for aSAH; recipient of national research awards including the Heart and Stroke Foundation New Investigator Award and 2025 Chretien Scientist of the Year

• Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo (USP) and attending neurosurgeon at Hospital das Clínicas FMUSP in Brazil.  

• Clinical focus on neurovascular surgery and intracranial aneurysms, with contributions to epidemiologic and treatment outcome studies.  

• Completed microsurgery fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute (USA) and holds a PhD.  

• Involved in systematic reviews and meta-analyses on aneurysm treatment approaches and cerebrovascular topics.  

• Active in Brazilian Neurosurgical Society leadership and academic publishing/editorship and author/editor of surgical anatomy and neurocritical care texts.  

• Education includes Cornell University (Neurobiology), Dartmouth Medical School, neurosurgery residency at University of Rochester.  

• Completed fellowships in open cerebrovascular/skull base surgery (Barrow Neurological Institute) and endovascular neurosurgery (University of Pennsylvania).  

• Research and clinical interests focus on aneurysms, AVMs, stroke, SAH pathophysiology, and translational trials.  

• Initiated multi-institutional clinical trials and engineering collaborations (e.g., transcranial ultrasound development and patents)

• Core faculty in neuroanaesthesia and intensive care, contributing to perioperative and neurocritical management protocols. 

• Extensive research and publication record on topics such as cerebral haemodynamics, anaesthesia techniques in neurosurgery, and critical care outcomes with ~100+ publications. 

• Co-organising secretary for the Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (ISNACC) conference held at PGIMER (2017). 

• Research spans neurocritical care practice, traumatic brain injury, vasospasm monitoring, and anesthetic strategies in neurological surgery.  

• Professor Peter Mitchell is a neurointerventional radiologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne.

• Specialises in endovascular treatment of acute ischaemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms, with extensive experience in complex neurovascular interventions.

• Work has contributed to the development and delivery of comprehensive stroke and neurointerventional services in Australia.

• Actively involved in clinical research and education, supporting advances in neurointerventional practice and training.

• Recognised for his role in multidisciplinary stroke care and in advancing evidence-based neurovascular treatment nationally and internationally.