Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Pieter Kubben, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Pieter Kubben, MD, PhD is a staff neurosurgeon from Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands. He did his PhD thesis on intraoperative MRI in neurooncology, and has been focusing more on functional neurosurgery since finishing his residency. His clinical area of expertise is stereotactic neurosurgery, in particular for deep brain stimulation (DBS), epilepsy surgery and robotics. He has research lines on adaptive DBS and brain computer interfacing. Also, he is the lead editor of Fundamentals of Clinical Data Science, the #1 open access ebook on the topic (available from www.clinicaldatasciencebook.com). Besides his clinical work, Pieter is also the developer of the NeuroMind app and CEO / founder of DecisiX BV.
Shruti Kochhar, BPharm, MS, Managing Editor
Editorial Board Members
Associate Editors
Alkinoos Athanasiou, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Alkinoos Athanasiou is a national board-certified neurosurgeon in Greece and also an individual member of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), the Eurospine, the AOSpine, and the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society, as well as of other neuroscientific societies (SAN, FENS, IBRO etc). He is the treasurer and a member of the board of directors of the Hellenic Society for Biomedical Technology. Alkinoos is currently employed as a Neurosurgeon in private practice and a Research Associate at the Lab of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece. He holds clinical experience since 2008 as a scientific associate and resident in clinical departments during his neurosurgical residency training with an emphasis on neurotrauma and spine operations.
Marianna Kapsetaki, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery Resident, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete
Dr. Marianna Kapsetaki is a neurosurgery resident, neuroscientist, lecturer, and classical pianist. After obtaining her Medical Degree (First Honors), she completed an MSc (Distinction) in Performing Arts Medicine from UCL, a PhD in Neuroscience from Imperial College London, and a postdoctoral position at UCL. She undertook a Clinical Observership in Functional Neurosurgery at St George's Hospital (London), and is currently undertaking a MSc in Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). She has been presented with over 120 awards and scholarships, has been invited to give over 110 talks/ presentations, and has over 14 first-author publications.
Benjamin Kummer, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine
Dr. Benjamin Kummer is a triple-board certified vascular neurologist and clinical informaticist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he serves as dual-appointed Associate Professor in Neurology and Artificial Intelligence and Human Health. He also holds a joint appointment in Digital and Technology Partners (DTP) at the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) as Director of Clinical Informatics in Neurology. Dr. Kummer has expertise in using informatics to enhance patient care in neurology, by building solutions in Epic and other clinical systems, with a focus on stroke. He has implemented teleneurology systems such as video telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and eConsult programs, and serves on multiple internal Epic governance committees overseeing configuration changes in the EHR.
Stephanie Zawada, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mayo Clinic
Stephanie Zawada, PhD, is committed to pursuing a career as an independent investigator at the intersection of wearable and nearable sensors, real-world data, and disease prediction modeling. Her long-term research interests focus on clinical hypotheses with a translational lens, particularly in understanding brain disease progression and prevention through symptoms that can be captured by digital sensors.
Alessandro Zampogna, MD, PhD
Medical Researcher and Neurologist, Sapienza University of Rome
Dr. Alessandro Zampogna, MD, PhD, is a neurologist specializing in experimental and clinical neuroscience, with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and movement disorders. His research explores innovative approaches to Parkinson’s disease assessment, leveraging wearable technologies and advanced computational methods. He has received multiple awards, including grants from Sapienza University of Rome, the European Academy of Neurology, and national scientific societies. Additionally, he serves as a Review Editor for leading neuroscience journals and actively engages in international collaborations and fellowships.
Lior Elkaïm, MD
Neurosurgery resident, McGill University
Dr. Elkaïm is chief neurosurgery resident at McGill University with a background in epidemiology and digital health innovation, including prior leadership at Neuralink where he directed the first successful implant surgery. His research interests span clinical outcomes, neurosurgical device development, and the integration of technology into patient care, with over 50 peer-reviewed publications (multiple in JMIR) and multiple awards for academic and surgical excellence.
Advisors
Bernd Pohlmann-Eden, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto
Professor of Neurology at Mannheim Hospital, University of Heidelberg
Dr Bernd Pohlmann-Eden is a Canadian-German neuroscientist based in Toronto, Canada. He currently holds appointments as Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto, Canada, and as Professor of Neurology at Mannheim Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Dr Pohlmann-Eden’s research interests within neuroscience range from clinical epileptogenesis to brain network diseases and the overlap of neurological and psychiatric brain circuit disorders. He is driven by the vision to make the patient the expert and to optimize knowledge transfer. He delivers lectures worldwide and has authored more than 200 research papers.