Leadership Sections
Advanced Practice Provider
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.
Christine Picinich, APRN, Chair
Fellowship Directors
Charge: To engage discussion and share resources among the fellowship directors within NCS.
Sarah Wahlster, FNCS, Co-Chair
Shivani Ghoshal, MD, Co-Chair
Nursing
Charge: To grow, strengthen, and diversify the nursing voice within NCS.
Betsy Zink, CNS, Chair
Pediatric
Charge: To grow, strengthen, and diversify the pediatric voice within NCS.
Michelle Schober, MD, Chair
Pharmacy
Charge: To grow, strengthen, and diversify the pharmacy voice within NCS.
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FNCS, Chair
Trainee
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.
Diana Alsbrook , MD, Chair
Quality Improvement (QI)
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, Co-Chair
Debra Roberts, MD, PhD, Co-Chair
Ultrasound
Charge: To promote and enhance the proficiency and utilization of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) within the neurocritical care community.
Swarna Rajagopalan, MD, Co-Chair
Vasisht Srinivasan, MD, Co-Chair
Sections