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• Shelly Timmons
  Medical College of Wisconsin 
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Shelly Timmons
Medical College of Wisconsin
Name and Title(s): Professor of Neurosurgery Shelly Timmons Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery; Co-Director, Neuroscience Institute
Additional biographical information:
Name and title(s):  Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, Prof
Current position(s) and affiliations:
Specific expertise: Neurotrauma
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• David Okonkwo
  University of Pittsburgh 
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David Okonkwo
University of Pittsburgh
Name and Title(s): Professor David Okonkwo
Profession: Physician
Areas of specialty:
Neurotrauma, Spinal surgery, Critical/Intensive care
Additional biographical information:
David Okonkwo, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as Director of Neurotrauma at UPMC. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Virginia, with a neurosurgery fellowship at Auckland Public Hospital, New Zealand. Dr. Okonkwo is Past Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care.
Dr. Okonkwo leads one of the premier clinical and research programs for traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury in the U.S. and is one of the principal investigators of the TRACK-TBI consortium. His research endeavors involve developing advanced neuroimaging modalities and biomarkers in neurotrauma and performing clinical trials of novel therapeutic interventions serves as Team Neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has published more than 400 papers and received numerous awards in his career. 
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• Gregory Hawryluk
  Cleveland Clinic 
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Gregory Hawryluk
Cleveland Clinic
Name and Title(s): Temporary Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery Gregory Hawryluk MD, PhD, FRCSC
Profession: Physician
Areas of specialty:
Neurotrauma
Additional biographical information:
Name and title(s): Dr. Gregory Hawryluk,MD, PhD, FRCSC
Current position(s) and affiliations: Neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic and Medical Director of the Brain Trauma Foundation
Greg completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Toronto.  During this time he also completed a basic science PhD in Neural Repair and Regeneration under the supervision of Dr. Michael Fehlings which examined the mechanism by which neural precursor cells augment recovery from spinal cord injury. 
He leads the development of the Brain Trauma Foundation's head injury guidelines, Co-Directed the development of the SIBICC algorithms and is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards for academic achievements such as the Murray Goldstein Award of the National Neurotrauma Society as well as humanitarian awards such as the University Health Network’s Sopman Humanitarian Award.
Specific expertise: spine and brain trauma
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  Michael C. Dewan

  Vanderbilt University

  Name and Title(s): Michael C. Dewan MD, MSCI

  Profession: Physician

  Areas of specialty:

  Pediatric neurosurgery

  Additional biographical information:

  Name and title(s): Michael Dewan, MD, MSCI

  Current position(s) and affiliations: Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  

  He earned his MD from Yale University and completed his residency in Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.  He served as the 2016 Paul Farmer Global Neurosurgery Fellow at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School and as Pediatric Neurosurgery Chief Fellow at the Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto.  

  He is the Surgical Director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, and Pediatric Neurovascular Programs, as well as the Academic Director of the Global Neurosurgery Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  

  Specific expertise: Neurosurgery

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  P. David Adelson

  Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at WVU Medicine

  Name and Title(s): P. David Adelson MD,FACS,FAAP,FAANS

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Neurosurgeon

  Areas of specialty:

  General neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Pediatric neurosurgery, Functional neurosurgery, Peripheral nerve injury, Critical/Intensive care, Rehabilitation

  Additional biographical information:

  Name and title(s): P. David Adelson, MD, FAAP, FACS, FAANS

  Current position(s) and affiliations: 

  Steve A. Antoline Endowed Chair for Children’s Neuroscience, WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA

  Vice Chairman, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA

  Executive Director, WVU Children’s Neuroscience Center, WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA

  Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA

  Specific expertise: Pediatric Neurosurgery; pediatric brain, spine/ spinal cord, and peripheral nerve injury, in particular acute clinical management of traumatically brain injured children as well as regenerative and restorative neuroscience. Brachial Plexus and peripheral nerve injury in both adults and children.

   

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  Rocco Armonda

  MedStar-Washington Hospital Center & Georgetown University Hospital

  Name and Title(s): Rocco Armonda

  Profession: Physician

  Other Affiliations:

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD

  Areas of specialty:

  General neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Neurovascular, Skull base, Critical/Intensive care

  Additional biographical information:

  Director Neuroendovascular Neurosurgeon, Professor of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University Neurosurgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC past 10 years.

  Focused practice cerebrovascular disease, neuro trauma and NeuroCriticalCare mentoring residents  physician assistants, nurse practitioners and fellows in NeuroIR and Neurosurgery.

  Prior 31 years of service in the US Army 1982-2013, retiring as a Colonel, served in the Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed MedCen, Bethesda Naval Hospital and the Walter Reed National Military MEDCEN as well as in Iraq 2003-04 Commander 207th Neurosurgery TM. Prior graduate of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 1990, and the United States Military Academy 1986.

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  Randall Chesnut

  University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center

  Name and Title(s): Professor Randall Chesnut MD, FCCM FACS FAANS

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Director of Neurotrau,a

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Spinal surgery, Critical/Intensive care

  Additional biographical information:

  Professor Randall M Chesnut MD FCCM FACS FAANS is a neurosurgeon and intensivist directing the Neurotrauma Service at Harborview Medical Centre at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA. He specialises in TBI plus spinal cord and column trauma, particularly multi-modality monitoring and targeted therapy. He co-initiated the BTF TBI Guidelines effort. He was the first authour of the seminal paper relating early hypotension to poor recovery from brain trauma that changed TBI resuscitation. He was PI of the BEST TRIP Trial that challenged our current use of ICP-monitoring data in directing TBI care. He is currently PI in a paediatric version of BEST TRIP (BELA TRIPP) in Latin America. He is a co-investigator in BOOST-3. He co-directed the SIBICC efforts that produced TBI management algorithms for monitored patients and the trials that developed the CREVICE protocol for non-monitored patients. Extracurricular interests are rugby, skiing, mountain-biking, and classical woodworking.

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  Geoffrey Manley

  University of California, San Francisco

  Name and Title(s): Prof Dr Geoffrey Manley MD, PhD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Professor of Neurosurgery

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Critical/Intensive care

  Additional biographical information:

  Name and title(s): Geoffrey Manley, Prof Dr

  Current position(s) and affiliations: 

  Margaret Liu Endowed Professor in Traumatic Brain Injury

  Weill Institute for Neurosciences

  Professor and Vice Chairman of Neurological Surgery

  Co-Director, Brain and Spinal Injury Center (BASIC)

  University of California, San Francisco

  Chief of Neurosurgery

  Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

  Specific expertise: Dr. Manley's research interests range from molecular aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the clinical care of TBI victims.

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  Jayde Nail

  Tufts Medical Center

  Name and Title(s): Jayde Nail MD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Director of Neurotrauma

  Other Affiliations:

  Tufts University

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Critical/Intensive care

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  Laura Ngwenya

  University of Cincinnati

  Name and Title(s): Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD

  Profession: Physician

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma

  Additional biographical information:

  Laura B. Ngwenya (uc.edu)

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  Matthew Pease

  Indiana University

  Name and Title(s): Matthew Pease MD

  Profession: Physician

  Other Affiliations:

  Indiana University

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma

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  Emily Sieg

  University of Louisville

  Name and Title(s): Dr. Emily Sieg MD, MS

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Neurosurgeon

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Critical/Intensive care

  Additional biographical information:

  Emily P. Sieg, M.D., is the director of neurotrauma and  the Vice Chair of Clinica Affairs for UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute. She received her medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. Sieg completed her residency in neurological surgery at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She did one-year CAST accredited fellowships in Neurocritical Care and in Complex Spine Surgery at Penn State. Her research interests lie primarily in clinical and translational research in the field of neurotrauma and critical care. This includes spinal cord injury, brain trauma with an emphasis on penetrating trauma and peripheral nerve injury.

  Emily Sieg | Neurosurgery | Louisville KY | UofL Health

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  Douglas Terry

  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Name and Title(s): Dr. Douglas Terry PhD

  Profession: Neuropsychologist

  Job title: Assistant Professor

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Rehabilitation, Research Scientist

  Additional biographical information:

  Douglas Terry is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is the Co-Director of the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center and the Director of the Center for Cognitive Neurosurgical Studies. He received his PhD from the University of Georgia after completing his predoctoral internship in adult neuropsychology at UCLA. He completed a clinical-research post-doctoral fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and then became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the spectrum of concussion, from diagnostic tools to potential long-term effects. He has co-authored over 110 publications and lectured internationally on this topic. He is the consulting neuropsychologist for the Nashville Predators, Tennessee Titans, and Nashville SC. He receives research funding from Amgen Inc., Football Research Inc., Blink TBI, and in part through the Civil Military Innovation Institute / Department of Defense.

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  Sharon Webb

  Trident Medical Center

  Name and Title(s): Sharon Webb MD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Neuroendovascular surgeon

  Additional biographical information:

  Dr. Webb is a dual trained cerebrovascular/endovascular neurosurgeon who is CAST certified in endovascular treatments. She is also fellowship trained in neurotrauma and critical care and is CAST certified in neurocritical care. She is able to provide specialized services for a wide range of spine, brain and cerebrovascular conditions.

  Sharon Webb MD, Neuroendovascular Surgery | Trident Health System

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  Nathan Zwagerman

  Medical College Of Wisconsin

  Name and Title(s): Dr. Nathan Zwagerman MD, FAANS

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Neurosurgery Residency Program Director

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Skull base, Neuro-oncology

  Additional biographical information:

  Nathan T. Zwagerman, MD, joined the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2017 after completing his residency and fellowship training at the university of Pittsburgh. He completed his undergraduate studies at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI while majoring in Psychology. He completed his medical training at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. He was born and raised on a family farm in West Michigan.

  Dr. Zwagerman completed a two year fellowship in endoscopic endonasal pituitary and endoscopic and open skull base surgery. His research has been focused on evaluating patient outcomes after endoscopic skull base surgery and developing improved techniques to repair injured peripheral nerves.

  Dr. Zwagerman received the Student's Golden Heart Award as a 4th year medical student as voted on by his peers for his work in research and his volunteer activity. In 2016, He was awarded the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Synthes Skull base award for his work with Dr. Paul Gardner for a randomized controlled trial of lumbar drain placement after endoscopic skull base surgery. More recently, in 2017 he was awarded the American Association of Neurological Surgeons first place poster for peripheral nerve.

  Education and Training

  Doctor of Medicine - Wayne State University School of Medicine - Detroit, MI (2010)
  Fellowship in Endoscopic and Open Cranial Base Surgery - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA (2014-2016)
  Residency in Neurological Surgery - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA (2011-2017)

  Nathan Zwagerman, MD, FAANS | Medical College of Wisconsin (mcw.edu)

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  Geoffrey Manley

  University of California, San Francisco

  Name and Title(s): Prof Dr Geoffrey Manley MD, PhD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Professor of Neurosurgery

  Areas of specialty:

  Neurotrauma, Critical/Intensive care

  Additional biographical information:

  Name and title(s): Geoffrey Manley, Prof Dr

  Current position(s) and affiliations: 

  Margaret Liu Endowed Professor in Traumatic Brain Injury

  Weill Institute for Neurosciences

  Professor and Vice Chairman of Neurological Surgery

  Co-Director, Brain and Spinal Injury Center (BASIC)

  University of California, San Francisco

  Chief of Neurosurgery

  Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

  Specific expertise: Dr. Manley's research interests range from molecular aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the clinical care of TBI victims.

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  Scott Zuckerman

  Vanderbilt Spine Center

  Name and Title(s): Scott Zuckerman MD, MPH

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery

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  Patricia Raksin

  Rush Medical College

  Name and Title(s): Patricia Raksin MD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Associate Professor

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  Martina Stippler

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  Name and Title(s): Martina Stippler MD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Associate Professor

  Additional biographical information:

  Martina Stippler is a neurosurgeon and the director of neurotrauma at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. She also holds an appointment as assistant professor of neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Stippler completed residency in neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine after graduating from the University of Innsbruck School of Medicine, Austria. She completed Harvard Medical School’s Rabkin Fellowship in Healthcare Education in 2020. 

  Dr. Stippler has held administrative leadership positions in academic medicine. She has been a member of the executive committee of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons since 2016, and additionally serves as Chair of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Women in Neurosurgery; is editor of the CNS journal Congress Quarterly; and is chair of the ad hoc CNS Wellness Committee. Dr. Stippler is a member of the board of directors of the CNS Foundation and also Think First, a non-profit organization working to prevent traumatic brain injury. Her academic work focuses on the development of clinical guidelines for traumatic brain injury and surgical education. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

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  Reid C Thompson

  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Name and Title(s): Reid C Thompson MD

  Profession: Physician

  Job title: Chair Department of Neurological Surgery

  Additional biographical information:

  Dr. Reid Thompson is the William F. Meacham Professor of Neurological Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery, and Director of Neurosurgical Oncology at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He also holds a secondary appointment as Professor of Otolaryngology. His clinical interests are in all aspects of neurovascular surgery and brain tumor surgery, including skull base surgery.

  Education:
  Dr. Thompson received his M.D. degree in 1989 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

  Postgraduate Training:
  Dr. Thompson completed the Halsted Internship in General Surgery and Residency in Neurological Surgery between 1989 and 1995 at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by one year of service there as Advanced Clinical Instructor. He then completed a one-year fellowship in Cerebrovascular Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

  Research Training:
  While at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Thompson received the Merck Foundation Medical Student Research Award for his study of the metabolism of the neuropeptide N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate. He also completed a neuro-oncology research fellowship while serving in the Hunterian Brain Tumor Research Laboratory at Johns Hopkins and received the NIH National Research Service Award.

  Other Responsibilities:
  Dr. Thompson is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and serves on the Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. In his past positions at Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, the University of California, Irvine, and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Thompson has been an active lecturer and instructor.

  CV

  Thompson_CV.pdf

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The Global Neuro Course—Neurotrauma for Residents has been developed for neurosurgical residents to provide additional education on the complex management issues surrounding traumatic injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord and spinal column injury, blunt vascular injury, and peripheral nerve injury.