Key Individuals of The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
The Administrative Council
The strategic direction of the EANS is determined largely by its Administrative Council. This body is elected every four years and consists of full time practising neurosurgeons who take on their unpaid roles for the benefit of European neurosurgery. The current council consists of:
President
Professor Vladimir Benes (Czech Republic)
Email: vladimir.benes@uvn.cz
Secretary
Professor Andre Grotenhuis (Netherlands)
Email: J.Grotenhuis@nch.umcn.nl
Treasurer
Dr Andras Buki (Hungary)
Email: 2saturn@gmail.com
Chair of the Training Committee
Professor Nejat Akalan (Turkey)
Email: nejata@tr.net
Vice President
Professor Toomas Asser (Estonia)
Email: Toomas.Asser@kliinikum.ee
Vice President
Professor Jannick Brennum (Denmark)
Email: jannick.brennum@rh.regionh.dk
Vice President
Professor Shlomi Constantini (Israel)
Email: sconsts@netvision.net.il
Vice President
Professor Domenico d'Avella (Italy)
Email: domenico.davella@unipd.it
Vice President
Mr Peter Hutchinson (UK)
Email: pjah2@cam.ac.uk
Past President
Professor Johannes Schramm (Germany)
Email: Johannes.Schramm@ukb.uni-bonn.de
Editor in Chief of Acta
Professor Nicolas de Tribolet (Switzerland)
Email: Nicolas.DeTribolet@unige.ch
Biographical details of the EANS Office holders are available here.
Professional Staff
The EANS also employs three salaried personnel, who are responsible for the day to day running of the organisation.
The Administrative Director, Susie Hide (UK) is responsible for strategic initiatives, liaison and collaboration with industry and associated organisations and for the organisation of CME courses. She also has overall responsibility for the efficient administration of the EANS.
Contact Susie at susie.hide@eans.org or +44 1453 833610/ +44 7967 458028
The Administrative Co-ordinator, Petra Ernestova (CZ) is responsible for the organisation of the European Neurosurgical Training Courses and EANS Research Course, and co-ordination of the European Examination in Neurosurgery, as well as for the day to day administration of the EANS including maintenance of our website and Facebook.
Contact Petra at petra.ernestova@eans.org or +420 605 714 582
The Membership Secretary, Lucinda Foster (UK) is responsible for the liaison with individual members as well as for the other day to day administration of the EANS including maintenance of our database.
Contact Lucinda at lucinda.foster@eans.org




