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.

Vice 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.  

Treasurer/Secretary
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.

Immediate Past President
Amtul Farheen, MD, FAAN
Dr. Farheen is a neurologist with fellowship training in EMG and Neuromuscular medicine. She currently serves veterans at the Lebanon VA medical center. She is also Clinical assistant professor at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Farheen likes to teach and advocate for her patients and her profession. In her free time, she loves to travel, cook, read and spend time with her family. ​

Past President
Anthony May, MD
Dr. May is a board-certified Neurologist with WellSpan Medical Group. Dr. May's initial interest in Medicine originated with his childhood fascination of that 'black box' called the brain when he would come upon it reading the World Book Encyclopedia. To understand the brain, he thought, was to try to understand what makes us human, why we are who we are, thinks as we might, and why and how we can do the simplest or most complex things. This is revealed when things go wrong with the brain. So his interest was initially more scientific and one of curiosity, something that still is important for keeping him engaged in what he does. Along the way he discovered that he was unexpectedly good with people and felt like he had found the secret which is that people want to be heard and understood. There was now a deeper meaning and purpose for this knowledge and curiosity, to be able to listen to others and share this knowledge that was academic for him but which can be profound for someone else's well-being. To do something meaningful and at times heroic. A no-brainer, so to speak.

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

Maryellen Dye, CRNP

Donna Stephenson, MD

William Trescher, MD

Khatuna Gurgenashvili, MD ​

Tara Morrison, MD

James Valeriano, MD

Specialty Leadership Cabinet Member

Maria Sunseri, MD*

Resident

Grant Ziegler, DO*

Past Presidents

Committees

2016 - 2019
Anthony May, MD

2015-2016
Dr. Matt Wicklund

2013-2015
Partha Thirumala, MD
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2011-2013
Dr. Stephen Ross

2009 - 2011
Dr. Lou Catalano

2007-2009
Brad Klein, MD, MBA

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

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

​Residents/fellow/students committee
Grant Ziegler, DO
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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.