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Kee B. Park, MD, MPH 

Co-Director, MGB Global Neurosurgery

Director of Policy and Advocacy,

Program in Global Surgery and Social Change

Harvard Medical School

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"My servant leadership approach will be bold, transparent, and inclusive."

Why is Kee Park running for the President-Elect of the WFNS?

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, once the proud and respected unifying body for over 130 societies with 70,000 neurosurgeons worldwide, is facing an existential crisis due to three main factors:

Governance Paralysis & Infighting

Membership

Attrition

Lack of

Strategic Unity

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Officer-level disputes have stalled progress and eroded trust in leadership. A lawsuit from an ousted society threatens the entire assets of the WFNS.​

Societies have withdrawn or become inactive, signaling a crisis of confidence. Some of the major due paying societies are withholding dues, resulting in constrained finances.

Without a coherent global strategy and solidarity the organization lacks unified voice and purpose.

Kee Park's
3-Pronged
Reform Plan

The member societies of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies can no longer accept the status quo. A new generation of neurosurgeons demands integrity, inclusivity, and bold leadership.

 

With a clear reform pathway, WFNS can rise again—stronger, fairer, and more effective in shaping the future of neurosurgical care

for all.

1 / Rebuild Trust

  • Seek to make available all proceedings of the WFNS Administrative Council meetings through live-streams or recordings.

  • Make all financial statements available again on the website (halted since 2020).

2 / Revitalize Membership.

  • Seek mediation to quickly resolve ongoing disputes.

  • Hold regular quarterly virtual town hall meetings for all member societies.

  • Create a standing Membership Committee tasked with serving the needs of the member societies.

3 / Re-establish Leadership

  • Institute a strategic planning process to develop a 5-year WFNS strategic plan.

  • Create an External Relations Committee to develop strategic partnerships with associated specialties and stakeholders.

  • Initiate a public relations campaign highlighting the contributions of WFNS neurosurgeons to the world.

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