Faculty
CLEVELAND CLINIC CONFERENCE DIRECTORS
Kristen Vargo, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Director of Nursing
Neurological and Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic institutes
Cindy Sutton, MSN, RN, CRRN
Nurse Manager
Neuro Step-Down and Epilepsy Monitoring Units
Amy Young, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Neuro ICU and Neuro Step Down Units
CLEVELAND CLINIC CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Melanie Cook, BSN, RN
Scott Euype, PT, DPT
Michelle Fritz, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Alexandra Harrison, PT, DPT, NCS
Megan Lobello, MHA, BSN, RN
Karla Mosher-Gilbert, MS, CCC/SLP
Megan Jacobs, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN
Mary Jo Nadia, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN
Kathleen Patera, MSN, RN
Dannelly Perdion, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Tina Resser, MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CNRN
Christa Routh, MSN, RN, SCRN, CNRN
Dawn Schultz, MSN, RN, CNOR
Jaclyn Shriver, MSN, RN
Susan Stanton, PA-C
Kiersten Thiebaut, BSN, RN
CLEVELAND CLINIC FACULTY
Lilyana Angelov, MD
Brain Tumor Center
Carolyn Balogh, MA CCC/SLP
Speech Therapy
Joanne Bickerton, MSN, APRN.CNP, A-GNP-C
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Brad Douglas, MSN, ACNP-BC
Cerebrovascular Center
Jessica Gumucio, MSN, AGNP-C
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Randy Karim, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS
Physical Therapy
G. Abbas Kharal, MD
Cerebrovascular Center
Imad Najm, MD
Epilepsy Center
Kelly Pietraniec, MOT, OTR/L, C/NDT, CSRS
Occupational Therapy
Karen Shamakian, MA, CCC/SLP
Speech Therapy
Matthew Shesko, MSN
Nursing Informatics
GUEST FACULTY
Jaclene Zauszniewski, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio