Faculty

Ciro Randazzo, MD, MPH
Course Director
Assistant Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Division Director, Jefferson Neurosurgical
Associates at AtlantiCare
Atlantic City, NJ

Rodney Bell, MD
Professor of Neurology
Chief, Div. of Cerebrovascular Disease and
Neurological Critical Care
Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals
Philadelphia, PA

Ethan Benardete, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Comprehensive Stroke
Center, Kennedy Memorial Hospital,
Div Director Neurological Surgery
Kennedy Hospital, Jefferson Neurosurgical Associates
Sewell, NJ

Steve Boorstein, Author
Author of “Different Strokes:
An Intimate Memoir for Stroke Survivors,
Families, and Care Givers”
Author and Stroke Patient
Boulder, CO

Sidhartha Chandela, MD
Neurovascular Specialists, PLC
Department of Neurosurgery
Virginia Hospital Center
Arlington, VA

Domenic Coletta, Jr., MD
Chief Ringside Physician,
New Jersey State Athletic Control Board
Medical Director, Emergency Dept.
Cape Regional Medical Center
CMCH, NJ

Fernando Delasotta, MD, FACS
Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Office of Fernando Delasotta, MD
Linwood, NJ

Joseph DeRanieri, DM, MSN, RN, CPN, BCECR
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Health Services
Administration Program
Co-Principal Investigator,
The GREAT Program
University of Delaware, School of Nursing
Newark, DE

Aaron Dumont, MD
Associate Professor, Department of
Neurological Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Lucienne Reid-Duncan, MD
Neurologist
Assoc. Director Stroke Center
AtlantiCare Neurosciences Institute
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Atlantic City, NJ

Fernando Gonzalez, MD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Brett Greenfield, DO, FACOEP/CAQ-EMS
Dept. of Emergency Services
Assist. Medical Director, AtlantiCare EMS
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Medical Director – MidAtlantic MedEvac
Atlantic City, NJ

Catherine Harris, PhD, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Department of Neurological Surgery
Jefferson Neurosurgical Associates at
AtlantiCare
Atlantic City, NJ

Erin Higgins, BA, RN
Stroke Program Coordinator
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Atlantic City, NJ

Pascal Jabbour, MD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Amrith Jamoona, MD
Neurological Surgery
Jefferson Neurosurgical Associates at
AtlantiCare
Atlantic City, NJ

Christopher Koebbe, LtCol, USAF, MC
Director of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
San Antonio Military Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dept. of Neurosurgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX

Jacob Lee, MD
Chief of Neuroradiology
Atlantic Medical Imaging
Department of Radiology
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Atlantic City, NJ

Anthony Macchiavelli, MD
Medical Director, Hospitalist Program
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Atlantic City, NJ

Charles Prestigiacomo, MD, FAANS, FACS
Professor, Department of Neurological
Surgery, Radiology, Neurology and Neurosciences
Director, Residency Program in Neurological Surgery
Director, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Surgery
New Jersey Medical School-UMDNJ
Newark, NJ

Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware, School of Nursing
Biomechanics and Movement Science Program
Newark, DE

Robert Rosenwasser, MD, FACS, FAHA
Jewell L Osterholm Professor and
Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery
Professor, Department of Radiology
Neurovascular Surgery, Interventional Neuroradiology
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Philadelphia, PA

Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA
Chairman and Professor of Neurology,
Epidemiology and Public Health,
Neurosurgery, and Human Genetics
Olemberg Professor and Chairman
of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine,
University of Miami
Chief of Neurology,
Jackson Memorial Hospital
President, American Heart Association
2010-11
Miami, FL

Kerri Sowers, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist
FEI International Paraequestrian Classifier
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Atlantic City, NJ

Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of
Neurological Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Jacqueline Urtecho, MD
Neurointensivist
Assistant Professor Neurosurgery and
Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University
Department of Neurology
and Neurological Surgery
Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA