CAST Members serve 3 year terms, renewable once for a total of 6 years of service
The Committe on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST)
Nicholas Barbaro, MD, Chair
Charles Branch, Jr. MD, Secretary/Treasurer
Perry Ball, MD; Neurocritical Care, NCCTRAC Chair
E. Sander Connolly, MD; Cerebrovascular
Joanna Fifi, MD; CNS-Endovascular, NESAC Chair
John Miller, MD; Functional
Linda Liau, MD; Tumor & Skull Base
Cormac Maher, MD; Pediatrics
Vincent Traynelis, MD; Spine
Robert Harbaugh, MD (RC Chair Ad Hoc)
Dan Resnick, MD (ABNS Secretary Ad Hoc)
Neuroendovascular Surgery Advisory Committee (NESAC)
Joanna Fifi, MD; CNS-Endovascular Neurologist, NESAC Chair
Tudor Jovin, MD; CNS-Endovascular Neurologist
Ameer Hassan, MD; CNS-Endovascular Neurologist
Sameer Ansari, MD; CNS-Endovascular Radiologist
Colin Derdeyn, MD; CNS-Endovascular Radiologist
Lee Pride, MD; CNS-Endovascular Radiologist
Brian Hoh, MD; CNS-Endovascular Neurosurgeon
Adam Arthur, MD; CNS-Endovascular Neurosurgeon
William Mack, MD; CNS-Endovascular Neurosurgeon
Vacancy: CNS-Endovascular Radiologist
E. Sander Connolly, MD (CAST NS Ad Hoc)
Nicholas Barbaro, MD, Chair
Charles Branch, Jr. MD, Secretary/Treasurer
Neurocritical Care Neuro Trauma Advisory Committee (NCCAC)
Perry Ball, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon, NCCTRAC Chair
Ben Rogers, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Shelly Timmons, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Thomas Bleck, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurologist
Lori Shutter, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurologist
Jamie Ullman, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Alan Hoffer, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Michael Huang, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Cheryl Chang, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurologist
David Okonkwo, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Alex Valadka, MD; Neurocritical Care Neurosurgeon
Vacancy: Neurocritical Care Anesthesiologist
Nicholas Barbaro, MD, Chair
Charles Branch, Jr. MD, Secretary/Treasurer
NCC Fellowship Accreditation
NCC Fellowship accreditation will be done by the NCCTRAC (Neurocritical Care Neuro Trauma Advisory Committee) under the authority of the Society of Neurological Surgeons through CAST. This committee will establish fellowship requirements based on agreed-upon criteria, which will include NICU patient management experience, faculty expertise, facilities, learning and academic environment, and institutional/departmental support. The NCCTRAC committee will use these criteria to approve fellowship applications.
Accreditation of CNS Endovascular fellowships will be done by NESAC (Neuroendovascular Surgery Advisory Committee) under the authority of the Society of Neurological Surgeons through CAST. This committee will establish educational and training requirements for fellowship programs based on agreed-upon criteria, which will include patient management information for training fellows, faculty experience, facilities, academic environment, and institutional/departmental support.