ThinkFirst Chapters

Location Chapter Chapter Medical Director Chapter DIrector

Alabama

Mobile, AL ThinkFirst Mobile Dr. Anthony Martino MD Mary Wilstrup RN
Birmingham, AL ThinkFirst Alabama Dr. James Johnston MD Julie Farmer MPH, RN

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ ThinkFirst Barrow Neurological Institute Dr. Laura Snyder MD Lauren Krasner Walsh MS, AT, ATC, CSCS

Arkansas

Bentonville, AR ThinkFirst NW AR TRAC Dr. Joe Olivi MD Anne Kanitz
Jonesboro, AR ThinkFirst NE Arkansas TRAC Marla Crites RN

California

SANTA BARBARA, CA ThinkFirst Santa Barbara Dr. Sharon Basham MD LAUREN SUTHERLIN RN
Doralisa Dearman RN
Chico, CA ThinkFirst Chico Alison Porter RN
San Diego, CA ThinkFirst San Diego Shelly Atkinson
Loma Linda, CA ThinkFirst Inland Empire Dr. Miguel Lopez-Gonzalez Tanya Minasian DO

Colorado

Frisco, CO ThinkFirst Central Mountains RETAC Christopher Roseberry Sarah Weatherred
Kim Greene CMRETAC
Colorado Springs, CO ThinkFirst Centura Health Roger Nagy MD Mindie Ottke
Christina Tennant RN
Lakewood, CO ThinkFirst Foothills RETAC Dr. Kara Beasley DO Grace Dobbertin RN
Grand Junction, CO ThinkFirst of the Western Slope of Colorado Dr. Glenn Burket EMT-T Sherry Johnson RN
Vail, CO ThinkFirst Vail Health Hospital Dr. Barry Hammaker MD Kim Greene

Connecticut

GREENWICH, CT ThinkFirst ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education Dr. Scott Simon MD, MPH Dr. Scott Simon MD, MPH
Wallingford, CT ThinkFirst Gaylord Hospital Dr. Alyse Sicklick MD Michelle Saunders
Katie Zimmerli OTR/L

Delaware

Newark, DE ThinkFirst Delaware Dr. Magdy Boulos MD Kaitlyn Angermeier

Florida

jacksonville, FL ThinkFirst Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital Dr. Kenneth Ngo MD Yasmin Broomand Khoshbacht PT, DPT
Jennifer Wheeler COTA/L
Miami, FL ThinkFirst Kendall Regional Medical Center Dr. Mark McKenney MD Marie Michelle Anzorandia RN
St Augustine, FL ThinkFirst Orange Park Neurosurgery Mark Spatola MD, FAANS Mark Spatola MD, FAANS
Jacksonville, FL ThinkFirst of Jacksonville Dr. Robert Levy MD Rebecca Melvin EMT-P

Georgia

Atlanta, GA ThinkFirst Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Dr. Joshua Vova MD Michelle Moebes PT

Illinois

Carbondale, IL ThinkFirst Southern Illinois Cori Maynor
DeKalb, IL ThinkFirst Kishwaukee Hospital Marci Millburg RN, BSN
Winfield, IL ThinkFirst Northwestern Medicine Andrew Chenelle MD Katie Benjamin
Park Ridge, IL ThinkFirst-Advocate Children's Hospital Dr. Joanna Lewis MD Alix McNulty RN
Crystal Lake, IL ThinkFirst McHenry Karlie Fisher
Urbana, IL ThinkFirst CNI Mae Vogel
Rachel Nodine
Palos Heights, IL ThinkFirst Brain Injury Association of IL Nelson Escobar MD Philicia Deckard LSW CBIST
Peoria, IL ThinkFirst Peoria Dinh Dzung MD Lisa Maynard
Springfield, IL ThinkFirst SIU School of Medicine Dr. Janet Albers Megan Eairheart

Indiana

Indianapolis, IN ThinkFirst Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital Dr. Shelly Timmons MD, PhD Tiffany Davis MPH
ThinkFirst Riley Hospital Laurie Ackerman MD FAANS FAAP Nickolas Hogan EMT-P
ThinkFirst Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent Lori Baldwin
Richmond, IN ThinkFirst Reid Health
Mishawaka, IN ThinkFirst Franciscan Health Crown Point Eric Woo DO Marissa Adcock
Evansville, IN ThinkFirst Deaconess Dr. W. Matthew Vassy MD Lu Weil EMT, PI, LI
South Bend, IN ThinkFirst South Bend Daniel Fulkerson MD Natalie Hauser RN, MSN, CPNP-C
Bloomington, IN ThinkFirst IU Health Bloomington Hospital Jason Kennard MD Paul Smith RN
Cara Wickens

Iowa

Sioux City, IA ThinkFirst Siouxland Dr. Rick Colwell DO Amanda Monroe-Rubendall RN

Kentucky

Lexington, KY ThinkFirst Kentucky Dr. Andrew Bernard MD Baillie McCane RN
Morganfield, KY ThinkFirst Bravehearts Dr. Nathaniel Phelps DO Rachel Jones RN

Louisiana

Shreveport, LA ThinkFirst of the Ark-La-Tex Dr. David Cavanaugh MD Ronald Fletcher BS

Maryland

Baltimore, MD ThinkFirst University of Maryland Rehab Dr. Peter Gorman MD Katie Peck
Silver Spring, MD ThinkFirst Montgomery County Zachary Levine MD Heidi Armonda RN, BSN
baltimore, MD ThinkFirst Maryland Shock Trauma Gary Schwartzbauer MD, PhD Cara Lomangino APNP

Massachusetts

Boston, MA ThinkFirst Longwood Dr. Martine Stippler MD
ThinkFirst Tufts Medical Center Walter Chwals MD Danielle Mollung
ThinkFirst Boston Dr. Mark Proctor MD Barbara Digirolamo M.Ed, CPSTI

Michigan

Kalamazoo, MI ThinkFirst at Bronson Oreste Romeo MD Christina Cameron RN, BSN
Royal Oak, MI ThinkFirst Beaumont Hospital Dr. Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Michael MD, PhD Lori Sheridan
Dr. Holly Gilmer-Hill MD Lori Sheridan
Midland, MI ThinkFirst MyMichigan Health Dr. Thomas Veverka MD Kelli Jankens BA, MBA
Saginaw, MI ThinkFirst Saginaw Dr. E. Malcolm Field MD
Ann Arbor, MI ThinkFirst University of Michigan Dr. Hugh Garton MD Marie Snodgrass
Bethany Folsom
ThinkFirst St. Joe's Ann Arbor
ThinkFirst St Joe's Ann Arbor William Curtiss MD Joseph Keen RN, OSH, AEMT
Grand Rapids, MI ThinkFirst Corewell Health West Dr. Casey Madura MD Jodie Westra CPST, CFLE, CCLS
Jackson, MI ThinkFirst Jackson Dr. Lawrence Narkiewicz Jr, MD Katie Watson RN, BSN
Marshall, MI ThinkFirst of Calhoun County Dr. Catherine Burtrum Sarah Hughes RN
Trenton, MI ThinkFirst Downriver Kenneth Casey MD Joseph Gomez
Livonia, MI ThinkFirst St. Mary Mercy Livonia Dr. Pannu Tejpaul MD Maurice Cox RN
Detroit, MI ThinkFirst Detroit Receiving Hospital Alita Pitogo
ThinkFirst Ascension St. John Detroit Dr. Joseph Buck MD Shallene Moyer
Bad Axe, MI ThinkFirst McLaren Thumb Region Dr. Scott Shisler DO Christina Woods RN
Mt. Clemens, MI ThinkFirst McLaren Macomb Mark Goldberger DO Brooke Jamison
Wyoming, MI ThinkFirst University of Michigan - West Eric Mitchell MD Jenna Heraghty
Pontiac, MI ThinkFirst St. Joe's Oakland Dr. David Hall MD Anita Barksdale

Minnesota

St. Paul, MN ThinkFirst of St. Paul, MN Dr. Rebecca Koerner MD Kayla Brinkman Theimer MA, CCC-SLP
Minneapolis, MN ThinkFirst of Hennepin County Dr. Thomas A Bergman MD Julie Philbrook RN, DNP
Duluth, MN ThinkFirst Collaborative of Duluth Dr. Carolyn Forsman MD Allison Nicolson CTRS

Missouri

Kansas City, MO ThinkFirst of Greater Kansas City Matthew Pierson Cynthia Randazzo
St. Louis, MO ThinkFirst St. Louis Dr. Douglas Schuerer MD, FACS Heather Heil
Columbia, MO ThinkFirst Missouri Joseph Burris MD Melissa Van Dyne
Springfield, MO ThinkFirst of the Ozarks Timothy Woods MD Lucas Spain

Montana

Billings, MT ThinkFirst Yellowstone County Dr. Michael Morone MD, PhD Ryan Carroll RN

Nebraska

Lincoln, NE ThinkFirst Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Dr. Paul Krabbenhoft MD Kipp Ransom MS, LMHP, LPC

Nevada

Reno, NV ThinkFirst Northern Nevada Dr. Lali Sekhon MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS Sara Depaoli MA, CCRC

New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH ThinkFirst Northeast Rehabilitation Health Network Dr. Roderick Sembrano MD Zoe McLean MSOTR/L

New Jersey

West Orange, NJ ThinkFirst New Jersey Kessler Institute Dr. Steven Kirshblum MD Jeanine Valenti

New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM ThinkFirst AASTEC Alan Sixtus Dominguez
ThinkFirst New Mexico Dr. Christian Ricks MD, MS Helen Sisneros BSHS
Rio Rancho, NM ThinkFirst SRMC Heather Ouellette RN
Farmington, NM ThinkFirst Navajo (territory includes AZ, NM and UT) Dr. Mark Flitter MD Barbara Crowell Roy MPH

New York

Stony Brook, NY ThinkFirst Suffolk Dr. Richard Scriven MD Kristi Ladowski MPH
White Plains, NY ThinkFirst White Plains Dr. Barry Jordan MD Elizabeth Dominick PT, DPT
Dr. Alan David MD Elizabeth Dominick PT, DPT
New Hyde Park, NY ThinkFirst NYC/Long Island Jose Prince MD Jessica Grella MPH
Jillian Savino MS
Brooklyn, NY ThinkFirst Brookdale Hospital Dr. Nassir Mansour MD Judith Lussier PAC
New York, NY ThinkFirst BSSNY Dr. Michael Tobias MD
West Haverstraw, NY ThinkFirst Helen Hayes Hospital Dr. Ferne Pomerantz MD John Ficucello PT
Poughkeepsie, NY ThinkFirst Marist Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Julie Fineman PT, EdM

North Carolina

Charlotte, NC ThinkFirst Carolina's Medical Center Shannon Wilfong CCLS
Shelby, NC ThinkFirst Cleveland County Jiselle Bock MD Jessica Crawford RN
Greenville, NC ThinkFirst Pitt County Dr. Shannon Longshore MD Sue Pilgreen

Ohio

Columbus, OH ThinkFirst Central Ohio Dr. W. Jerry Mysiw MD Ann Smith RN, CRRN, PhD, ANP
Cincinnati, OH ThinkFirst TriHealth Dale Horne MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS Stephanie Lambers OTR/L, MEd
Krista Jones BS, CPSTI
Canton, OH ThinkFirst Aultman Hospital Mr. Nicholas Roberts MD Lori Leonard BSN, RN, CEN
Middletown, OH ThinkFirst Southwest Ohio Charles Briggerman
Cleveland, OH ThinkFirst Cleveland VA Aubrey Lash CTRS

Oregon

Hermiston, OR ThinkFirst Good Shepherd Health Care System Jessica Reker

Pennsylvania

Erie, PA ThinkFirst UPMC Hamot Dr. J. Brad Bellotte MD Trishia Ford RN
Philadelphia, PA ThinkFirst Einstein Cathy Markey RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
ThinkFirst Magee Rehabilitation Keith Newerla MSW, LSW, CAC
Hummelstown, PA ThinkFirst Penn State Health Dr. Teresa lynn Such-Neibar DO Nancy Lokey RN, CRRN, CBIS
Bethlehem, PA ThinkFirst St. Luke's University Health Network Peter Thomas DO Andrea Nesfeder MPH
York, PA ThinkFirst Wellspan - Pennsylvania Dr. Brian Nguyen MD Kate Burkett

Rhode Island

Newport, RI ThinkFirst Navajo Dr. Mark Flitter MD

South Carolina

Aiken, SC ThinkFirst Aiken County Terrence Jackson
Columbia, SC ThinkFirst Midlands - SC Brian Denny MSW
ThinkFirst Prisma Health-Midlands Trauma Mark Jones MD Kenishia Golden-Smith
Lara Peck MPH, MCHES
Charleston, SC ThinkFirst South Carolina-Lowcountry Program Bonnie Muntz-Pope RN, BSN
Spartanburg, SC ThinkFirst Spartanburg Dr. Brian Thurston Carolyn Bailey RN
Greenville, SC ThinkFirst Greenville Dr. Kevin Kopera MD Danielle Fitzmorris MSM, CTRS
West Columbia, SC ThinkFirst Columbia Dr. Jeremy Hertza PsyD Jennifer Brooks MSW

Tennessee

Johnson City, TN ThinkFirst Northeast TN Heatherly Sifford

Texas

TEXARKANA, TX ThinkFirst SW Arkansas Beth Peterson MD, FACS Jana House RN
Frisco, TX ThinkFirst BSW Rehab - Frisco Jennifer Halwes OTR
David Lo MD
Waco, TX ThinkFirst Central Texas - Waco Dr. Kimball Pratt MD, FAANS, FACS

Virginia

Richmond, VA ThinkFirst Richmond Timothy Lavis MD Irene Montero CTRS

Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY ThinkFirst Wyoming Alexia Harrist MD, PhD Jeff Grant M.S. Exercise Physiology

District of Columbia

washington, DC ThinkFirst Howard University Dr. Damirez Fossett MD, FACS Deja Rush B.S.