The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) has announced that endovascular neurosurgeon Peter Kan (University of Texas Medical Branch [UTMB], Galveston, USA) will serve as its 2026–2027 president, taking over from immediate past president Guilherme Dabus (Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, Miami, USA).
“Neurointervention continues to advance at an incredible pace, creating new opportunities to improve the lives of patients around the world,” said Kan. “SNIS brings together the brightest minds in our specialty to share knowledge and drive innovation. I am honoured to serve as president, and look forward to working alongside our members to strengthen our field and continue advancing patient care.”
Endovascular neurosurgeon Kan also currently serves as professor and Robert L Moody Sr chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at UTMB in Galveston, USA.
Kan pursued neurosurgical training at the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, USA), where he also completed a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. He then became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada prior to starting his endovascular fellowship at the University at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA). Upon completion of his fellowship, he joined the faculty at the University of South Florida (Tampa, USA), where he served as the director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery. He was subsequently recruited to Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, USA) as an associate professor and the director of cerebrovascular surgery.
In addition to announcing Kan as its new president, the SNIS has also shared that endovascular neurosurgeons Justin Fraser (University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA) and Jonathan Grossberg (Emory University, Atlanta, USA) have been named as the society’s president-elect and vice president, respectively. Other SNIS 2026–2027 board members of note include Jeremy Heit (Stanford University, Stanford, USA) as treasurer, Sameer Ansari (Northwestern Medical Group, Chicago, USA) as secretary, and Jenny Tsai (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA) as education chair.
Representing nearly 1,500 members worldwide, the SNIS states in a press release that it brings together specialists in interventional neuroradiology, endovascular neurosurgery and interventional neurology to advance research, education, advocacy and standards of care that improve the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the brain, spine, head and neck.
