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Anne Alexandrov, RN, NP, PhD
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center at Memphis
College of Nursing & College of Medicine, Department of Neurology
Author of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Melissa Angulo, DNP, AG-ACNP
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Science System
Author of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Steven Atallah, PharmD
UC Irvine Medical Center
Author of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Mary Kay Bader, RN, FNCS
NeuroCritical Care CNS
Mission Hospital
Author of The Science Behind Multimodality Neuromonitoring 
Conflicts: Honorarium, Bard Scientific Advisory Board Cerebrotech and Neuroptics Stock options: Cerebrotech and Neuroptics

Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MSc
Chief of Neurocritical Care
University of Maryland Medical Center
Author of Nutrition and Metabolism
Conflicts: None

JJ Baumann, MS, RN, CCNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
UCHeath-Memorial
Author of Clinical Evaluation of Coma and Brain Death
Conflicts: None

Cynthia Bautista, PhD, RN, CCNS, CNRN, ACNS-BC, SCRN, FNCS
Associate Professor
Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies
Fairfield University
Author of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Conflicts: None

Stephanie Bennett, PharmD
Loyola University Medical Center
Author of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Gary L. Bernardini, MD, PhD, FANA
Professor of Neurology
New York Presbyterian/Queens
Author of Clinical Evaluation of Coma and Brain Death
Conflicts: None

Thomas P. Bleck, MD, MCCM, FNCS
Professor of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, Medicine, and Anesthesiology
Rush Medical College
Author of Seizures and Epilepsy
Conflicts: SAGE (DSMB Chair)

Patricia A. Blissitt, PhD, ARNP-CNS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CCNS, CCM, ACNS-BC
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
Harborview Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center
Associate Professor
University of Washington School of Nursing
Author of Endocrine Disorders in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Megan A. Brisse, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CEN
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
UNC Health Care
Author of Cardiovascular Monitoring & Complications
Conflicts: None

Julian Bösel, MD, FNCS
University of Heidelberg
Author of Respiratory Support of the Neurocritically Ill
Conflicts: None

Yana Bukovskaya, PharmD, BCPS
Neurocritical Care Pharmacist
Ochsner Medical Center
Author of Seizures and Epilepsy
Conflicts: None

Jennifer Bushwitz, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Coordinator, Pharmacy IS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Washington University of St. Louis College of Pharmcy
Author of Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy
Conflicts: None

Katharina Busl, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Author of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Conflicts: None

Meghan M. Caylor, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Neurocritical Care
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pharmacy
Author of Traumatic Brain Injury
Conflicts: None

Cherylee W. J. Chang, MD
Medical Director, Neuroscience Institute/Neurocritical Care
The Queen's Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Author of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Conflicts: None

Sarah Clark, PharmD, BCPS
Sr. Manager of Pharmacy, Clinical Practice
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, Mayo College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Author of Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy
Conflicts: None

Jan Claassen, MD, FNCS
Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Neurocritical Care
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Author of Seizures and Epilepsy
Conflicts: None

Marek Czosnyka, PhD
Brain Physics Laboratory
Division of Neurology
University of Cambridge, UK
Author of The Science Behind Multimodality Neuromonitoring
Conflicts: Licensing fee for ICM+ softeare (Cambridge Enterprise LTd, UK

Michael De Georgia, MD
Professor of Neurology
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Author of Cardiovascular Monitoring & Complications
Conflicts: None

Jose L. Diaz-Gomez, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic Departments of Critical Care, Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery
Author of Sedation and Analgesia in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Kristen Ditch, PharmD, BCCCP
University of Massachusetts
Author of Acute Neuromuscular Disorders
Conflicts: None

Melissa J. Ellis, DNP, MSN, ACNP-BC
Novant Health
Author of Neuroinfectious Diseases
Conflicts: None

Michael Erdman, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Clinical Specialist in Neurocritical Care
University of Florida Health Jacksonville
Author of Endocrine Disorders in Neurocritical Care 
Conflicts: None

Salia Farrokh, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Neuro Intensive Care
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Author of Sedation and Analgesia in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Elizabeth Fox, MSN, ACNS-BC, FAHA
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neurocritical Care
Stanford Hospital and Clinic
Author of Prognostic Assessment in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

W. David Freeman, MD
NeuroICU Medical Director, UCNS and CAST Fellowship Director
Mayo Clinic
Author of Nutrition and Metabolism
Conflicts: None

Herbert Fried, MD, MA, FNCS
Denver Health Medical Center
Author of Perioperative Neurosurgical Critical Care
Conflicts: None

Jennifer E. Fugate, DO
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Author of Perioperative Neurosurgical Critical Care
Conflicts: None

Shannon Giddens, PharmD, BCPS
Pediatrics
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Author of Pediatric Neurocritical Care 
Conflicts: None

Kay Goodall, MSN, RN, CNP
Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner
Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital
Author of Nutrition and Metabolism
Conflicts: None

Kristy Greene, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Author of Hypoxoic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Adults
Conflicts: None

David M. Greer, MD, MA
Editor in Chief, Neurocritical Care ON CALL
Chair and Chief of Neurology
Boston University School of Medicine
Author of Hypoxoic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Adults
Conflicts: None

Werner Hacke, MD
Professor of Neurology
University of Heidelberg
Author of Acute Ischemic Stroke and Seizures and Epilepsy
Conflicts: Principal investigator of ECASS 1-4 trials, co-chair of the STTC Stroke Thrombolysis Trial Cooperation Group, PI of DESTINY 1 and 2, member of the Steering Committee of SWIFT PRIME. Received payments by BI, Medtronic, NEURAVI for consultancy, presentations, and trial conduct

Leslie Hamilton, PharmD
Associate Professor
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Author of Nutrition and Metabolism
Conflicts: None

J. Claude Hemphill, MD
Editorial Board member, Neurocritical Care ON CALL
University of California, San Francisco
Author of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Karen G. Hirsch, MD
Assistant Professor or Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and by courtesy, Neurosurgery
Division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care
Stanford University of Medicine
Author of Prognostic Assessment in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: Research Funding: American Heart Association and National Institute of Health, NINDS

Theresa Human, PharmD, BCPS, FNCS
Neuroscience Clinical Specialist
Washington University
Barnes-Jewish Hosptial
Author of Sedation and Analgesia in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

David Y. Hwang, MD
Editorial Board member, Neurocritical Care ON CALL
Assistant Professor, Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
Author of Prognostic Assessment in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: Research Funding: American Brain Foundation, Apple Pickers Foundation, National Institute on Aging, Neurocritical Care Society

Katherine Johnson, MS, CNS-BC
The Queens Medical Center
Author of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Jeanie Kaeberle, APRN, NP-C, CCRN
APP Coordinator, Neuro ICU Nurse Practitioner
The University of Kansas Hosptial
Author of Sedation and Analgesia in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Lauren Koffman, DO, MS
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Author of Neuroinfectious Diseases
Conflicts: None

Matthew Korobey, PharmD
Mercy St. Louis
Author of Respiratory Support of the Neurocritically Ill
Conflicts: None

Christopher L Kramer, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
University of Chicago
Author of Acute Neuromuscular Disorders
Conflicts: None

Monisha A. Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Pennsylvania Department of Neurology
Author of Traumatic Brain Injury
Conflicts: None

Lisa Kurczewski, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Author of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Conflicts: None

Pavis Laengvejkal, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
Author of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Kimberly E. Levasseur-Franklin, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Senior Clinical Pharmacy Specialist—Neurocritical Care
Tufts Medical Center
Author of Cardiovascular Monitoring & Complications
Conflicts: None

Joshua M. Levine, MD
Associate Professor, Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurology
Author of Traumatic Brain Injury
Conflicts: None

Sarah Livesay, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, ACNS-BC
Editorial Board member, Neurocritical Care ON CALL
Rush University
Author of Hypoxoic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Adults
Conflicts: None

Carolina B. Maciel, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Florida Department of Neurology
Author of Hypoxoic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Adults
Conflicts: None

Jason M. Makii, PharmD, MBA, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Author of Seizures and Epilepsy
Conflicts: None

Casey C. May, PharmD, BCCCP
Neurocritical Care Pharmacist
University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine
Author of Cardiovascular Monitoring & Complications
Conflicts: None

Stephan Mayer, MD
Chair, Department of Neurology
Henry Ford Health System
Author of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Michele G. Mills, RN, MSN
Ruth D. & Ken M. Davee Pediatric Neurocritical Care Program
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Author of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Asma Moheet, MD
Neurointensivist, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Program Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Associate Director, Neuroscience ICU
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Author of Endocrine Disorders in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Melissa v. Moreda, RN, BSN, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN
Duke Raleigh Intensive Care Unit Clinical Care Nurse IV
Duke Raleigh Hospital
Author of Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy
Conflicts: None

Christopher Morrison, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Critical Care
Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA
Author of Traumatic Brain Injury
Conflicts: None

Hope Moser, DNP, AGACNP, BC, ANP, BC, WHNP, BC, SCRN, ANVP
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Texas Medical Center
Stroke Team
Author of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Megan Moyer, MSN, ACNP-BC, CNRN
Nurse Practitioner
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Neurology
Author of Traumatic Brain Injury
Conflicts: None

Valerie Musolf, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Educator - NSICU
Rush University Medical Center
Author of Respiratory Support of the Neurocritically Ill
Conflicts: None

Stephanie Myers, MS, RN, ACNP-AG
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Author of Perioperative Neurosurgical Critical Care 
Conflicts: None

Paul Nyquist, MD, MPH
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Author of Neuroinfectious Diseases
Conflicts: None

Mauro Oddo, MD
Lausanne University Hospital
Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Author of The Science Behind Multimodality Neuromonitoring
Conflicts: None

Kent Owusu, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS
Pediatrics
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Author of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Mehrnaz Pajoumand, PharmD, BCPS
Department of Pharmacy
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center
Author of Neuroinfectious Diseases
Conflicts: None

Soojin Park, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons
Department of Neurology
Author of The Science Behind Multimodality Neuromonitoring
Conflicts: None

Dennis Parker, PharmD
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit, MI
Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI
Author of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Deepa Patel, PharmD
WellStar Health System
Marietta, GA
Author of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Conflicts: None

Jose A. Pineda, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine
Author of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Alejandro Rabinstein, MD
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Author of Acute Neuromuscular Disorders
Conflicts: None

Fred Rincon, MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
Author of Cardiovascular Monitoring & Complications
Conflicts: None

Brianne Ritchie, PharmD. R.Ph.
Mayo Clinic
Author of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conflicts: None

Amanda Rosen, PharmD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Author of Respiratory Support of the Neurocritically Ill
Conflicts: None

Vineeta Singh

Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurology
Division of Neurocritical Care and Stroke
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Author of Endocrine Disorders in Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: None

Peter Smielewski, PhD
Brain Physics Laboratory
Division of Neurology
University of Cambridge, UK
Author of The Science Behind Multimodality Neuromonitoring
Conflicts: Licensing fee for ICM+ softeare (Cambridge Enterprise LTd, UK)

Wade Smith, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
UCSF Department of Neurology
Author of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conflicts: DSMB Member for DAWN Trial. DSMB Member for SWIFT-PRIME

Jennifer Smitt, RN
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Author of Seizures and Epilepsy
Conflicts: None

Thornsten Steiner, MD
Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst
Author of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Conflicts: Research grant: Octapharma; Speaker honoraria: Bayer, BMS Pfizer, Boehringer, Daiichy Sankyo; Consultancy fees: Bayer, BMS Pfizer, Boehringer, Daiichy Sankyo; Shares: NovoNordisk

Jose Suarez, MD, FNCS
Professor of Neurology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Author of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conflicts: Member of the DSMB for Newton Clinical trial; Past Chair Neurocritical Care Research Network (NCRN); Vice President Neurocritical Care Society

Eljim P. Tesoro, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Author of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conflicts: None

Andrea Tully, PharmD
Christiana Care Health System
Author of Perioperative Neurosurgical Critical Care
Conflicts: None

Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD
Henry Ford Hospital & Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Wayne State University
Author of Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy
Conflicts: None

Angela Vizzini, RDN, CNSC
Clinical Nutrition Manager
Mayo Clinic Florida
Author of Nutrition and Metabolism
Conflicts: None

Mark S. Wainwright, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Endowed Chair in Neurology
Division of Pediatric Neurology
Seattle Children's Hospital
Author of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Conflicts: Scientific Advisory Board, Sage Theraputics

Ryan A. Waybright, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Author of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Conflicts: None

Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD, FACP, FNCS, FANA
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Author of Clinical Evaluation of Coma and Brain Death
Conflicts: None

Linda C Wendell, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Education
Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
Author of Respiratory Support of the Neurocritically Ill
Conflicts: None

Susan Yeager, NP, MS, CCRN, ACNP
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Author of Perioperative Neurosurgical Critical Care 
Conflicts: None

Julie Zeeman, MS, RN, CNS-BC
CNRN, SCRN, CCRN, CNOR
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Author of Acute Neuromuscular Disorders
Conflicts: None

Wendy C. Ziai, MD, MPH
Department of Neurology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Author of Neuroinfectious Diseases
Conflicts: None