Dr. Michael Chen Becomes President of SNIS

August 10, 2021—The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) announced that Michael Chen, MD, has been named the President of SNIS to lead the society’s initiatives to advance excellence in minimally invasive neuroendovascular care. Dr. Chen is a neurointerventionalist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

J Mocco, MD, an endovascular neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, New York, is now President-Elect of SNIS. William J. Mack, MD, will serve as Immediate Past President and remain on the board of the society. Dr. Mack is with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.

According to SNIS, Dr. Chen has been in clinical practice at Rush University Medical Center for more than 14 years. Dr. Chen is also Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology. His practice focuses on minimally invasive treatments of brain and spinal cord vascular disease.

Dr. Chen has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications. He also serves as a Senior Editor for Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. He works actively as a scientific advisory board member for several patient advocacy foundations, including the Niekro Foundation and the Bee Foundation, and previously served on the Rush University Medical Staff Executive Committee.

“We know that tremendous disparities exist in our profession and in how our patients access treatment. Addressing that is going to be a key focus of our work this year,” commented Dr. Chen in the SNIS announcement. “Our society, by its nature, is multidisciplinary and multispecialty, which allows us to not only challenge what we know but really explore what we don’t yet know. Ultimately, being a part of this society makes us all better physicians and better people.”