New Speakers
Naomi A. Abel, MD
Syed Hassan Akbari, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director of Clinical Research in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Institute for Brain Protection Sciences
Member, HA National Conference Medical Host Committee
St. Petersburg, FL
Philipp R Aldana, MD, FAANS, FAAP, FAAP
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Harrison Bai, MD, MS
John Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Scott E. Benjamin, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Kate Bianchi
Digital Marketing Manager
Hydrocephalus Association
Washington Township, MI
Trish Bogucki
Co-Leader, NPH Community Network
Peer Support Volunteer
NJ
Daniel E. Couture, MD
Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC
Gwendolyn Gerner, PsyD
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
Kyle J. Gospodarek, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Portage, IN
Lance S. Governale, MD, FAANS, FAAP
University of Florida Shands Children’s Hospital
Gainesville, FL
Lakisha Harris, CHES
Support Programs Manager
Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD
Sara Hartnett-Wright, MD
Member, HA National Conference Medical Host Committee
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
Dean Hertzler, MD
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Hollywood, FL
Andrew Kobets, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Thomas Koch, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Robert Lober, MD, PhD, FAANS
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Dayton, OH
Katherine McClure, LMSW, MAPP
Ann Arbor, MI
Jessica Moser
Florida State University
Detroit, MI
Irene Piryatinsky, ABPP-CN
NAC Clinic
Boston, MA
Eileen Rodger, RN
Registered Nurse
Coral Ridge Outpatient Center
Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Mike Rodger
Boca Raton, FL
Myron Rolle, MD, MSc
Inspirational Keynote Speaker
Chief Neurosurgery Resident at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital
MLR Foundation Chair
Rhodes Scholar
Former NFL Player
Sierra Smith
Support & Education Program Assistant
Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD
Tracy Taback
West Palm Beach, FL
Alex Trujillo
Spaded Hearts Entertainment
Tampa, FL
Kunal Vakharia, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Ashley VanCleef, Esq
Law for Parents, LLC
Frederick, MD
Carly Weisman
HA Community Network Chair, New Jersey
HA WALK Co-Chair, Jersey Shore, New Jersey
Tinton Falls, NJ