<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/news/2025/06-12-2025.html" dsn="news"><title>The American Society of Black Neurosurgeons Announces Dr. Ernest J. Barthélemy As 2025 President-Elect</title><item_date>06/12/2025 09:14:41 AM</item_date><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><thumbnail><img src="https://www.downstate.edu/faculty/surgery/_images/barthelemy.png" alt="Ernest J. Barthélemy, MD, MPH, MA"/></thumbnail><summary>SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) announces the appointment of Ernest J. Barthélemy, M.D., MPH, MA, Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery, as the 2025 President-Elect of the American Society of Black Neurosurgeons (ASBN). As President-Elect, Dr. Barthélemy, whose tenure begins in November, will lead national initiatives to expand the neurosurgical workforce pipeline, strengthen mentorship programs, and advance leadership development within academic medicine, emphasizing excellence and opportunity for future neurosurgeons.</summary><featured/><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/news/2025/06-12-2025.xml</loc></item>