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PENNSYLVANIA

NEUROLOGICAL

SOCIETY

Board of Directors

 Will Jens DO

President
William Jens, DO

Dr. Jens is a PA native from Lancaster, PA and went to University of Pennsylvania followed by Philadelphia college of Osteopathic Medicine. He did his residency and neurophysiology fellowship at Penn State Health, where he continues to work as a general neurologist and recently became the clinical director of outpatient neurology. Dr. Jens works with both the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) doing advocacy on behalf of neurological initiatives and his patients. On a personal level, Dr. Jens is happily married for 10+ years with three wonderful kids and one troublesome dog. 
 Glen Finney MD

Vice President
Glen Finney, MD

​​Dr. Finney is a behavioral neurologist board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. His clinical interests include Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Lewy body dementia, mild cognitive impairment, vascular dementia and disorders of memory, thinking and cognition. He earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, completed his neurology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami in Miami, FL, and his behavioral neurology fellowship at University of Florida in Gainsville, FL. Dr. Finney is director of the Geisinger Memory and Cognition Program.

His personal interests include reading and writing science fiction, alternate history (the fan fiction of history), and fantasy as well as watching television and movies in these genres, especially the long-running British science fiction television show, Doctor Who. He loves karaoke, dancing, and going to concerts spanning artists from the 1950s to the present day. One of Dr. Finney's passions is neurology advocacy and he has been active in engaging policymakers on critical healthcare issues since medical school.  
 Jyoti Pillai MD

Immediate Past President
Jyoti Pillai, MD

Dr. Pillai is a Neurologist/Epileptologist and the Medical Director for Epilepsy at Tower Health/Reading hospital. She is also an Associate Professor of Neurology at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Pillai received her MBBS and MD from Topiwala National Medical College, India. She then obtained her MRCP from UK. She completed her Internship at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Philadelphia, PA; her Residencies at Hahnemann/MCP Hospital in Philadelphia, PA; and her Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Pillai's research interests include Epilepsy with a focus on women's health, drug-resistant epilepsy, cognitive and behavioral issues and health disparities in patients with epilepsy. 
 Brad Klein MD MBA

Founder & Past President
Brad Klein, MD, MBA*

Brad C. Klein, MD, MBA is a full-time private practice neurologist and serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Abington Neurological Associates, Ltd., in Abington, PA. He is also the director of the Abington Headache Center, Abington-Jefferson Health and a clinical associate professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU).

During Dr. Klein’s residency, he founded the Pennsylvania Neurological Society, serving as its first president. Through his tenure, he provided multiple testimonies to the state legislature and was an advisor on several legislative bills. Thereafter, he served in a number of other state and national leadership roles, including treasurer of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy, chair of the​ Practice Management Committee​ of the American Headache Society, and as a member of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.​ Within the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Klein currently serves as Chair of the Medical Economics and Practice committee, and is a member of the Board of Directors

Members-At-Large

 William Trescher MD

William Trescher, MD

Tara Morrison MD

Tara Morrison, MD

 Khatuna Gurgenashvili, MD

Khatuna Gurgenashvili, MD

Grant Ziegler DO

Grant Ziegler, DO*

 Amtul Farheen MD

Amtul Farheen, MD, FAAN

Divisha Raheja MD

Divisha Raheja, MD

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Ingrid Loma-Miller, MD

Maria Sunseri, MD*


Past  Presidents


2021 - 2023

Jyoti Pillai, MD ​

2019 - 2021

Amtul Farheen, MD, FAAN

2016 - 2019

Anthony May, MD

2015 - 2016

Dr. Matt Wicklund

2013 - 2015

Partha Thirumala, MD

2011 - 2013

Dr. Stephen Ross

2009 - 2011

Dr. Lou Catalano

2007 - 2009

Brad Klein, MD, MBA


Committees


Advocacy Committee
Glen Finney, MD
Will Jens, DO
Jyoti Pillai, MD
Amtul Farheen, MD, FAAN
Brad Klein, MD, MBA 

Residents/fellows/students Committee
Grant Ziegler, DO

Financial Committee
Will Jens, DO
Brad Klein, MD, MBA

​Meeting Planning Committee
Amtul Farheen, MD, FAAN
Will Jens, DO
Brad Klein, MD, MBA
Jyoti Pillai, MD

*non-voting member
You may contact any one of the board members if you have concerns, suggestions or you are willing to assist in advocacy efforts.


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