In this episode, co-hosts Danika Paulo, Tessa Harland and Robert Ziechmann talk with guest speaker Dr. Julie Pilitsis about the role of organized Neurosurgery, how to get involved and how organizational involvement helps with career building. Dr. Pilitsis holds many roles, currently serving as Dean of Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, Vice President of ASSFN and President of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS). She previously served as professor, chair and division chief of Functional Neurosurgery as well as chair and professor of the basic neuroscience department at Albany Medical College. Dr. Pilitsis is a notable leader in the field of Functional Neurosurgery and we are grateful for her many insights shared in this episode on building a successful academic Functional Neurosurgery career.