Our Team
The UNC Comprehensive Stroke Center Team is comprised of a multi-specialty team of doctors, nurses, therapists, and care managers. Listed below are core team members from Neurology, Neurosurgery and other departments. For non-urgent questions regarding the Stroke Team, call (984) 974-2266. Physicians seeking hospital-to-hospital transfers of patients requiring acute stroke care should call the UNC System Patient Logistics Center (SPLC) at (800) 806-1968.
Leadership
James Pham Ho, MD
Stroke Program Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Program Director of the Stroke and Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Adjunct Professor of Neurointerventional Radiology in Neurosurgery
Comprehensive Stroke Program Core Team
Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Neurocritical Care
Neurosurgery
Eddie Yap, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Vascular Neurosurgeon
Interventional Neuroradiology
Emergency Medicine
Katie Davenport, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, UNC Emergency Department
Joseph Grover, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
Clinical Associate Professor
Medical Director, Orange County Emergency Services
Abhi Mehrotra, MD, MBA, FACEP
Clinical Professor
Vice-Chair, Strategic Initiatives & Operations
System Lead, Emergency Services Leadership Council
Christa Seaman, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Nurse Director, Emergency Department
Rebecca Delapaz, RN
Nurse Manager, Emergency Department
Vascular Surgery
Katharine McGinigle, MD, MPH
Vascular Surgeon
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director of ERAS
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
John Michael Baratta, MD, MDB
Stroke Physiatrist
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical Director, Stroke Rehabilitation, UNC Rehabilitation Center
Founder and Co-Director, UNC COVID Recovery Clinic
Rehabilitation Therapies
Audrey Czejkowski PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapy, Rehab Team Leads
Brandon Peer, PT, DPT
Rehabilitation Therapy Manager
Tom Furlong, PT
Physical Therapy, Adult Acute Care Team Leads
Jennifer Hodges, PT, DPT
Physical Therapy, Adult Acute Care Team Leads
Emily Hoke, PTA, MHA
Rehabilitation Therapy Manager
Leslie LaBelle, OTR/L, CSRS
Occupational Therapy, Adult Acute Care Team Lead
Nate MacCosbe, OTR/L
Occupational Therapy, Adult Acute Care Team Lead
Mark Prochazka, MOT, MHA
Administrative Director, Rehabilitation Therapies
Dierdra Ricks, PT, BSPT, MHA
Assistant Director, Rehabilitation Therapies
Betsy Stamm, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathology, Adult Acute Care Team Lead
Clinical Care Management
Curtis Keplinger, MBA, BSN, RN, ACM, CCRN-K
Assistant Director of Care Coordination
Jamie Pope, MHA, MSW
Assistant Director of Care Management
Marie (Bossert) Watras, BS, MBA
Regional Director Care Management Triangle West
Leola Jones
Manager of Care Management