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Committees

CAST Members serve 2 year terms, renewable once for a total of 4 years of service

The Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST)



Charles Branch, Jr. MD Chair
Atrium Health,
Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC


Vincent Traynelis, MD
Chair Elect
Rush University
Chicago, IL


Perry Ball, MD; Neurocritical Care, and Trauma Chair
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH


Brian Hoh, MD Cerebrovascular
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL


William Mack, MD
CNS Endovascular Chair
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA


Jonathan Miller, MD Stereotactic/Functional
Case Western
Reserve University
Cleveland, OH


Linda Liau, MD Neurosurgical Oncology
& Skull Base
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA


Douglas Brockmeyer MD, Pediatrics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT



Mike Steinmetz MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH


Robert Harbaugh, MD (RC Chair Ad Hoc)
Penn State
Hershey, PA


Russell Lonser MD
(ABNS Secretary Ad Hoc)
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Neuroendovascular Surgery Advisory Committee (NESAC)



William Mack, MD Neurosurgery, NESAC Chair
University of
Southern California
Los Angeles, CA


Ameer Hassan, MD Neurology
Valley Baptist Health System
Harlingen, TX


Sameer Ansari, MD Radiology
Northwestern
Chicago, IL


Lee Pride, MD Radiology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX


Adam Arthur, MD Neurosurgery
Semmes Murphy
Memphis, TN


Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD Neurosurgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA


Raul Nogueira, MD
Neurology
UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA


Ansaar Rai, MD Radiology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV


Johanna Fifi, MD,
Neurology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY


Charles Branch, Jr. MD
CAST Chair
Atrium Health,
Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC


Vincent Traynelis, MD CAST Chair Elect
Rush University
Chicago, IL

Neurocritical Care Trauma Advisory Committee (NCTAC)



Perry Ball, MD Neurosurgery, NCTAC Chair
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH


Richard Rogers, MD Neurosurgeon
Goodman Campbell
Carmel, IN



Lori Shutter, MD Neurology
UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA



Jamie Ullman, MD
Neurosurgery
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Great Neck, NY


S. Alan Hoffer, MD Neurosurgery
Case Western
Reserve University
Cleveland, OH


Cherylee Chang, MD Neurology
Duke University
Durham, NC


David Okonkwo, MD Neurosurgery
UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA


S. Will Hazard, MD Anesthesiology
Penn State
Hershey, PA


Angela Shapshak, MD Neurology
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL



Charles Branch, Jr. MD CAST Chair
Atrium Health,
Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC


Vincent Traynelis, MD
CAST Chair Elect
Rush University
Chicago, IL


Neurocritical Care Fellowship Accreditation

Neurocritical Care Fellowship accreditation will be done by the NCTAC (Neurocritical Care 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 NCTAC committee will use these criteria to approve fellowship applications.

CNS Endovascular fellowships Accreditation

CNS Endovascular accreditation 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.