Millie Suk

Shawn Hadley

Dr. Shawn Hadley is a physiatrist working at Alaska Neurodiagnostic and Rehabilitation in Anchorage, Alaska.

Aravindhan Veerapandiyan

Dr. Aravindhan Veerapandiyan is a Child Neurologist and Assistant Professor with specialized interest and training in neuromuscular disorders in children. He is the Director of the Comprehensive Neuromuscular Program and Co-Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Care Center at Arkansas Children’s Hospital / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Veerapandiyan has a passion for clinical research and education. He is extensively published and has presented his work at national meetings.

Todd Levine

Dr. Todd Levine is a neurologist working in Paradise Vally, Arizona.

Gregory Sahagian

Dr. Gregory Sahagian is a neurologist working in San Diego, California. He is the CEO of The Neurology Center of Southern California and is frequently involved with payor contracting and medical management. He has been a member of the AANEM since 1999. He is disappointed when he sees patients who have had inferior testing by untrained providers and strives to see improved quality and value for these patients.

Stacy Dixon

Sasha Zivkovic

Dr. Sasha Zivkovic is a Neurology physician in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Zivkovic has been a member of the AANEM for over 20 years and has served on many committees. He is the Director of CMTA Center of Excellence at Yale University and serves as Professor of Neurology. He treats patients with various neuromuscular disorders, including hereditary and inflammatory neuropathies. He has been performing electrodiagnostic testing for more than 20 years.

Parthkumar Patel

Afzal Choudhry

Dr. Choudhry is neurologist in private practice from Neurological Institute of Central Florida and Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Central Florida Orlando. He has been member of AANEM for about 20 years and have been on Marketing and Quality Improvement Committees. He has been appointed by Florida Governor and served on Florida Rehabilitation Council and Advisory Council to Florida Department of Elder Affairs. He served on Florida Medical Association PAC Board of Directors and Florida Lake&Sumter counties Medical Society Board of Directors

Daniel Simmons

Dr. Daniel B. Simmons is a neurologist with board certifications in Adult Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He received his medical degree from Loma Linda University, residency training with the United States Air Force in San Antonio, and fellowship training at the University of Rochester. He is employed by the Saint Alphonsus Medical Group in Boise, Idaho where he serves as medical director of the Mulvaney Neurology Clinic. Dr. Simmons has been a member of the AANEM since 2019 and is the current Co-Chair of the Technologist Education Committee.

Raghav Govindarajan

John Kincaid

Dr. John Kincaid is a neurologist working at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is in his 43rd year of full-time faculty status & is actively involved in teaching medical students, neurology and PM&R residents. Dr. Kincaid has been a member of the AANEM for 43 years. He worked with Indiana Medicare to help develop guidelines for appropriate NCS/EMG, is a former delegate to the AMA House of Delegates, is a former member of the Indiana Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee and is AANEM's current alternate advisor to the AMA current procedural terminology committee. He has been a consultant to several health insurance companies for reviewing coverage polices, technologies and billing practices. He was a medical expert to the Social Security Administration for disability cases.

Syeda Alqadri

Dr. Laila Alqadri is a Neurologist, a multi national award-winning clinical research scientist, a well published author, and currently the Medical Director of Clinical Affairs of KabaFusion, LLC, which is one of the largest home infusion providers in the country, with branches that service all 50 states. The home base of Dr. Alqadri’s company is in Lexington, MA. As a Neurologist and being part of a family of Neuromuscular specialists, Dr. Alqadri early on realized the underrepresentation of our patient population and the struggle her colleagues and our patients go through for medications they so direly need. In her unique position as Medical Director and having multiple roles in the company related to payors, has given her experience and knowledge about the detailed nuances of where these issues truly are. It also gave her the perspective and the experience to know where changes must truly be made. Being a state liaison for MA, Dr. Alqadri hopes to utilize her background experience and knowledge related to the state specific payor related issues that exist, not only from her company's perspective but also from the perspective of the Statewide and country wide provider network that she deals with.

Peter Warinner

Peter Q Warinner, MD is a neurologist and neuromuscular specialist serving the Boston Metropolitan area and all of New England. Dr. Warinner is past Chair of the AANEM Electrodiagnostic Laboratory Accreditation Committee and established the first AANEM Accredited Laboratory in Massachusetts. Dr. Warinner is currently serving as the AANEM State Liaison for Massachusetts and has been doing so for over 10 years. Dr. Warinner practices comprehensive neurology, clinical neurophysiology, neuromuscular medicine and sports medicine. Dr. Warinner additionally engages in forensic neurology serving as expert witness in civil and criminal matters before state and federal jurisdictions, including cases involving medical fraud.

John Wilson

Dr. John E. Wilson is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation fellow at the NeuroDiagnostic Associates of Maryland in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Wilson has been a member of the AANEM for 14 years as well as being a member of the Professional Practice Committee, also serving as chair. He received the AANEM Outstanding Advocate Award in 2007 for his efforts in advocating for quality EDX medicine.

Mary Kneiser

Dr. Mary Kneiser is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician at Ability Assessments in St. Claire Shores, Michigan. Dr. Kneiser has been educating claims adjusters since 2003. While the sources of fraudulent studies may change over the years, Kneiser’s message hasn’t: “It is important that we as physicians have open lines of communication with adjusters,” she explained. “Adjusters have a variety of experience levels and backgrounds, and when we are dealing with them we have to recognize that.” Kneiser has served as a State Liaison since 2009, when the program began.

Anandeep Kumar

Dr. Anandeep Kumar is a Physiatrist and Medical Director of Inpatient Physiatry & Allegiance Rehabilitation Services in Jackson, MI and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He served as the State Advocacy Liaison program for Iowa, and has been member of the AANEM and the State Liaison Program for over 10 years. Dr. Kumar is a strong advocate of physician leadership in legislative advocacy, clinical and fiscal reimbursement matters.

David Rippe

Dr. David Rippe is a physiatrist with Summit Orthopedics at sites near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Rippe is board certified by the ABEM and the ABPMR and has served as an oral board examiner for the ABPMR numerous years. He has been a member of the AANEM since 2005. Dr. Rippe has served on multiple committees at Abbott Northwestern hospital, within Minnesota, and with the AANEM focusing on improving quality and decreasing fraud and abuse in electrodiagnostic medicine. He has given lectures to orthopedic surgeons and fellows, worker’s compensation managers, and insurance companies on electrodiagnostic testing and how to differentiate high vs low quality studies.

Chrissa McClellan

Dr. McClellan is an ABEM board certified physiatrist at the University of Missouri. Dr. McClellan is the Lab Director of University of Missouri PM&R Electrodiagnostics, the first electrodiagnostic laboratory to be accredited in the Mid-Missouri area. She is the director of the resident electrodiagnostic curriculum at the University of Missouri Department of PM&R and has mentored several physiatry residents who now perform electrodiagnostic studies. She is the current Chair of the Lab Accreditation Committee for AANEM and has given presentations nationally at American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Association of Academic Physiatrists annual assemblies promoting quality in electrodiagnostic medicine.

Robert Yapundich

Dr Robert Yapundich is a neurologist in private practice with Neurology Associates in Hickory, NC. He has been a member of the AANEM since 1997. In addition to overseeing the first AANEM certified EDX lab in North Carolina, Dr Yapundich maintains an active interest in advocacy for all aspects of neurology, especially those pertaining to electrodiagnostic medicine. He has a particular interest in advocating for patient safety through continued efforts to improve the regulatory landscape pertaining to quality control of electrodiagnostic studies.

Laura Danielson

Gautam Malhotra

Tom Noff

Dr Tom Noff is a neurologist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. He completed his residency training at Indiana University. He believes that physicians represent the needs of their patients and should advocate for their care, especially in the ever shifting landscape of neuromuscular medicine and neurodiagnostics. While many changes are occurring, he believes it is vital to ensure the state and federal levels hear the needs of neuromuscular patients. He is particularly interested in advocacy for improved high quality EMG for all patients.

Leo Germin

Dr. Leo Germin is a neurologist working at Clinical Neurology Specialists in Henderson, Nevada. Dr. Germin has been a member of the AANEM for 14 years. As a strong advocate for both patient education regarding their health and compliance with AANEM policy “Who Is Qualified to Practice Electrodiagnostic Medicine” he is concerned about the increase in the number of mobile diagnostic technicians performing EDX studies without EMG or physician supervision in the PMD offices. Dr. Germin helped to defeat a Nevada Senate bill that would have allowed Chiropractors to perform EMG studies in their or other practitioners’ offices. Dr. Germin believes that payers require education regarding the indications that EDX studies should be only performed by neurologists or PMR physicians under direct EDX trained physician supervision and for the future in the accredited EMG labs only.

Joseph Carcione

Dr. Joseph Carcione is a neurologist in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Carcione has been a member of the AANEM for 20 years and in his single-specialty practice for over 16 years. He has been involved with the special investigations unit of a major national healthcare company, assisting in the adjudication and prosecution of over 30 million dollars worth of fraudulent claims.

Kristopher Marin

Dr. Kristopher Marin is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician working at Kettering Health in Southwest Ohio. Dr. Marin has been a member of AANEM for 3 years and is board certified by ABPMR, ABPM&R subspecialty Sports Medicine, as well as ABEM. This is his first year as a State Liaison for AANEM. He hopes to help identify fraud and improve the quality of electrodiagnostic studies performed in the state of Ohio. He enjoys teaching fellows, residents and medical students about electrodiagnostic medicine as well as PM&R.

Timothy Pettingell

Dr. Timothy Pettingell is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Pettingell has been a member of the AANEM for 12 years and has done chart review and worked to educate nurse reviewers on proper performance of EDX studies. He is board certified by ABPMR, ABPMR subspecialty pain management and ABIME. Pettingell’s greatest concern in Oklahoma is “fraud and overutilization.” Pettingell, a physiatrist in Broken Arrow, kicked off a speaking tour that will end later this summer, educating case managers and adjusters about the value of quality EDX medicine. Pettingell reviews EDX medicine, the types of providers that should be performing and interpreting these studies, requirements of good quality studies, and parameters to identify fraudulent studies. He is targeting multiple insurers with the series, including the Case Management Society of America -- both the Tulsa and Oklahoma City chapters -- CompChoice, CompSource, WorkNET, Gemani, and AIG. His first engagement was with case managers at CBR Insurance, an Oklahoma workers’ compensation insurer. 06/10 In addition to Pettingell’s work educating case managers, he also has focused his efforts on the US Department of Labor. Initially, he was approached to provide a permanent impairment rating, and he conducted a full review of the injured workers’ records. Over the course of the review, Pettingell was frustrated by the degree of overutilization and the lack of scrutiny by the Department.

Austin Grant

Collin Grant