Sections Leadership

Each section listed below has one or two chairs that oversee a section leadership team. Section leadership teams are chosen directly from the overall section's membership based on participation and willingness to volunteer. If you have questions regarding a section or how to contact the leadership team, please send the request to info@neurocriticalcare.org. You can join a section here.

Advanced Practice Provider Section

Charge: To address the needs of Advanced Practice Providers within the Society and help them strengthen their positions at their institutions and enhance the educational experience and quality of training.

Cindy Bautista, PhD, RN, CNS, Co-Chair
Jordan Yakoby, DNP, MBA, ACNP, Co-Chair

Fellowship Directors Section

Charge: To engage discussion and share resources among the fellowship directors within NCS.

Sarah Wahlster, FNCS, Co-Chair
Shivani Ghoshal, MD, Co-Chair

Nursing Section

Charge: To grow, strengthen, and diversify the nursing voice within NCS.

Rennan Ribeiro Martins, CNS, Chair

Pediatric Section

Charge: To grow, strengthen, and diversify the pediatric voice within NCS.

Michelle Schober, MD, Chair

Pharmacy Section

Charge: To grow, strengthen, and diversify the pharmacy voice within NCS.

Jeffrey Mucksavage, PharmD, FNCS, Chair

Trainee Section

Charge: To plan and conduct advocacy endeavors to promote the work of neurocritical care professionals, and to improve the general public’s knowledge and recognition of neurocritical care in fulfillment of the Neurocritical Care Society’s mission and vision.

Eric Lawson, MD, Chair

Quality Improvement (QI) Section

Charge: The Quality Improvement Section will work with the NCS leadership and Executive Office to identify areas of potential improvement for delivery of quality healthcare for the neuro critically ill patient population, and means by which to measure progress in such areas.

Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, Chair