Speakers
Naomi A. Abel, MD
Laurie L. Ackerman, MD
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN
Scott E. Benjamin, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Bonnie Blazer-Yost, PhD
Indiana School of Medicine
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Nancy Carlson, PhD, OTR/L
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
Monica Chau, PhD
National Director of Research Programs
Hydrocephalus Association
Charleston, MD
Peter Chiarelli, MD, Dphil
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Kipp Coco
Sam’s Club
Bentonville, Arkansas
Member, HA Board of Directors
Nickolas Dasher, PhD, ABPP
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Daniel Donoho, MD
Children’s National Hospital
Washington, DC
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
Erin Fecske, DNP, APRN, CNRN, CPNP-PC, FAES
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Daniel Fulkerson, MD
Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend/Elkhart
South Bend, IN
Amanda Garzon, MA
Chief Operations Officer
Hydrocephalus Association
Bethesda, MD
Gwendolyn Gerner, PsyD
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD
Kyle J. Gospodarek, MD, MSEd
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine – Northwest/Gary
Gary, IN
Diana Gray, MA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hydrocephalus Association
Austin, TX
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
Bermans Iskandar, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Madison, WI
Samantha Lanjewar, PhD
Research Programs Manager
Hydrocephalus Association
Atlanta, GA
Lauren L. Jantzie, PhD
John Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Ivelisse Lazzarini, EdD, OTD, OTR/L
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD
Mark Luciano, MD, PhD, FACS
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Lian Malinao , C-IAYT 1000, E-RYT 500
Yoga with Lian
Saratoga Springs, NY
Jennifer Marshall, MSPAS, MSJ, PA-C
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
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
Katherine McClure, LMSW, MAPP
Ann Arbor, MI
J. Gordon McComb, MD
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles / USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Abhay Moghekar, MBBS, MD
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Jennifer Queally, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Salvatore Rametta, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Domonique Robinson
HA Peer Support Volunteer
Waldorf, 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
Andre Sam, CRPC®, APMA®
Special Needs Education & Advocacy Project
Disability & Special Needs Project
Jason M. Schwalb
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Cynthia Smith-Seidel, PhD, ABPP/CN
Martinsburg West Virginia VAMC
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Jodi L. Smith, PhD, MD
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Sierra Smith
Support & Education Program Assistant
Hydrocephalus Association
Springville, PA
Tessa van der Willigen, MPhil, MAPP
Georgetown University
Vice Chair, HA Board of Directors
Stephanie (Buffa) Vogt, MS
RxBenefits
St. Louis, MO
Chair, HA Board of Directors
Chair, HA St. Louis WALK
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
Carly Weisman
HA Community Network Chair, New Jersey
HA WALK Co-Chair, Jersey Shore, New Jersey
Tinton Falls, NJ
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
T. Andrew Zabel, PhD, ABPP
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Member, HA Medical Advisory Board
Baltimore, MD