Speakers

Leading experts are coming to HA CONNECT. Learn from world-renowned neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, nurses, scientists and other specialists. Check back often as we continue to add more speakers.

Naomi A. Abel, MD

Member, HA National Conference Medical Host Committee Member, HA Medical Advisory Board University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Jessica Abercrombie

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

Bonnie Blazer-Yost, PhD

Indiana School of Medicine
Indiana University, Indianapolis

Trish Bogucki

Co-Leader, NPH Community Network
Peer Support Volunteer
NJ

Nancy Carlson

Monica Chau, PhD

National Director of Research Programs Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD

Sabrina Ciampi

Lian Malinao , C-IAYT 1000, E-RYT 500

Yoga with Lian Saratoga Springs, NY

Daniel E. Couture, MD

Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem, NC

Madeleine Darowiche M.Ed.

Boca Raton, FL
Ramin Eskandari, MS, MD

Ramin Eskandari, MS, MD

Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
Medical Co-Chair, HA National Conference

Genesis Espaillat

Peter Finlayson

Team Hydro Foundation; Pardes Biosciences

Kevin Flynn

Amanda Garzon, MA

Chief Operations Officer
Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD

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

Diana Gray, MA

President and Chief Executive Officer
Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD
Mark G. Hamilton, MDCM, FRCSC

Mark G. Hamilton, MDCM, FRCSC

University of Calgary | Foothills Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Vice Chair, HA Medical Advisory Board
Member, HA Board of Directors
Chair, AHCRN

Carolyn Harris, PhD

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

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

Young Kwon Hong, PhD

Mary (Meg) Ireland

Lauren L. Jantzie, PhD

John Hopkins Medicine Baltimore, MD

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
Mark Luciano, MD, PhD, FACS

Mark Luciano, MD, PhD, FACS

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Jennifer Marshall, MSPAS, MSJ, PA-C

Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

James P. (Pat) McAllister, II, PhD

Washington University School of Medicine / St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board

J. Gordon McComb, MD

Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Katherine McClure, LMSW, MAPP

Ann Arbor, MI
Abhay Moghekar, MB, BS

Abhay Moghekar, MBBS, MD

Member, HA Medical Advisory Board Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD

Jessica Moser

Florida State University Detroit, MI
Michael G. Muhonen, MD

Michael G. Muhonen, MD

Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Member, HA Board of Directors
Orange County, CA

Irene Piryatinsky, ABPP-CN

NAC Clinic Boston, MA

Jason Preston

Dent the Future
Seattle, WA
Chair, HA Board of Directors

Shenandoah (Dody) Robinson, MD

John Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Brandon G. Rocque, MD, MS, FAANS, FAAP

Professor Department of Neurosurgery Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Children’s of Alabama

Alex Rodger

Boca Raton, FL

Eileen Rodger, RN

Registered Nurse Coral Ridge Outpatient Center Post Anesthesia Care Unit Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Mike Rodger

Boca Raton, FL

Tomas Rodriguez

Naples Daily News | Fort Myers News-Press (USA Today) Fort Myers, FL

Myron Rolle, MD, MSc

Inspirational Keynote Speaker
Chief Neurosurgery Resident at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital MLR Foundation Chair Rhodes Scholar Former NFL Player

Andre Sam, CRPC®, APMA®

Special Needs Education & Advocacy Project
Disability & Special Needs Project

Sierra Smith

Support & Education Program Assistant
Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD

Dana Sowby

Salt Lake City, UT

Tracy Taback

West Palm Beach, FL

Akiesha K. Taylor

Greg Tocco

Greg Tocco

Boston, MA

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

Tessa van der Willigen, MPhil, MAPP

Georgetown University
Vice Chair, HA Board of Directors

Stephanie (Buffa) Vogt

RxBenefits St. Louis, MO
Vice Chair, HA Board of Directors
Chair, HA St. Louis WALK

Marion L. Walker, MD

Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery University of Utah Health Sciences Center Salt Lake City, UT Immediate Past Chair, HA Medical Advisory Board Medical Co-Chair, HA National Conference

Carly Weisman

HA Community Network Chair, New Jersey HA WALK Co-Chair, Jersey Shore, New Jersey Tinton Falls, NJ

Bradley Weprin, MD, MHCM

Director Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Children’s Health Texas Professor of Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, and Radiation Oncology University of Texas Southwestern

SarahAnn S. Whitbeck, MBA, FACEHP, CHCP

Chest Wall Injury Society
Salt Lake City, UT

Michael A. Williams, MD

Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurological Surgery University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, WA Chair, HA Medical Advisory Board Member, HA Board of Directors Medical Co-Chair, HA National Conference Founding member, AHCRN

Amir Yazdani

T. Andrew Zabel, PhD, ABPP

Kennedy Krieger Institute Member, HA Medical Advisory Board Baltimore, MD