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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 Ho, MD

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


Stroke and Vascular Neurology

Nursing

Anne Spain, MHL, RN, NE-BC
Director, Surgery Service

Sonya Lester, BSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

Crystal Norton, BSN, RN-BC, SCRN
Nurse Manager, 6 Neurosciences Acute Care Unit

Amber Thompson, MSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, Intermediate Surgical Care Unit

Neurocritical Care

Neurosurgery

Eddie Yap, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Vascular Neurosurgeon

Interventional Neuroradiology

Emergency Medicine

Jane Brice, MD, MPH

Professor & Chair, Department of 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