Officers
Chair 2019 - 2021
Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, FACS
Neurosurgeon
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Neurosurgeon
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
CentraCare Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chairman Elect
TBD
Past Chairman
Mark Spatola, MD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Orange Park Neurosurgery
Orange Park, Florida
Neurosurgeon
Orange Park Neurosurgery
Orange Park, Florida
Medical Director
Hugh Garton, MD, MHSc
Neurosurgeon
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Neurosurgeon
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Secretary
Jason King
Senior Director, Marketing and Medical Education
Stryker Instruments
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Senior Director, Marketing and Medical Education
Stryker Instruments
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Treasurer
Jean Signorelli, CPA
Kutchins, Robbins and Diamond, Ltd
Schaumburg, Illinois
Members
Jill Braselton, RN, BSN
State Chapter Director, Illinois
State Chapter Director, Illinois
Northwestern Medicine
Winfield, Illinois
Winfield, Illinois
David Dornbos III, MD
Neurosurgeon
OSU Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Kim Greene
State Chapter Director, Colorado
State Chapter Director, Colorado
Vail Valley Medical Center
Vail, Colorado
Vail, Colorado
Michael McBreen
Senior Vice President; President, International
Integra LifeSciences
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Senior Vice President; President, International
Integra LifeSciences
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Daniel Michael, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon; Past ThinkFirst Chairman
Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Southfield, Michigan
Neurosurgeon; Past ThinkFirst Chairman
Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
Southfield, Michigan
Julie Philbrook, RN, DNP
State Chapter Director Subcommittee Chairperson
State Chapter Director, Minnesota
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mark Proctor, MD
Neurosurgeon; Past ThinkFirst Chairman
The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Neurosurgeon; Past ThinkFirst Chairman
The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Lucy Ranus, RN, BSN
State Chapter Director, Retired
Phoenix, Arizona
State Chapter Director, Retired
Phoenix, Arizona
Robert Reddy
Director, Global Marketing
Medtronic Navigation
Louisville, Colorado
Director, Global Marketing
Medtronic Navigation
Louisville, Colorado
Amanda Rist, RN, BSN
State Chapter Director, Kentucky
University of Kentucky Healthcare
Lexington, Kentucky
Gail Rosseau, MD
Neurosurgeon; ThinkFirst International Chairperson
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Neurosurgeon; ThinkFirst International Chairperson
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Patricia Seibold
Director, System Referral Development
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, Florida
Dale Spencer
ThinkFirst VIP Leadership Council
Keynote Speaker, Dale J. Spencer, Inc.
Palatine, Illinois
ThinkFirst VIP Leadership Council
Keynote Speaker, Dale J. Spencer, Inc.
Palatine, Illinois
Tetsuo Tatsumi, MD, FACS
Neurosurgeon, Retired
Indio, California
Neurosurgeon, Retired
Indio, California
Nicholas Theodore, MD, FACS
Neurosurgeon; Past ThinkFirst Chairman
John Hopkins
Neurosurgeon; Past ThinkFirst Chairman
John Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland
Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS
Neurosurgeon, AANS President 2018-2019
Neurosurgeon, AANS President 2018-2019
Penn State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
Debby Gerhardstein, RN, BSN, MA
Executive Director; Ex-officio Member
Naperville, Illinois
Executive Director; Ex-officio Member
Naperville, Illinois
Liaison Members
David Cavanaugh, MD
Neurosugeon, Past ThinkFirst Chairman
Louisiana Spine Institute
Shreveport, Louisiana
Neurosugeon, Past ThinkFirst Chairman
Louisiana Spine Institute
Shreveport, Louisiana
Donna Cavanaugh, BA
ThinkFirst State Chapter Director, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
ThinkFirst State Chapter Director, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Renee Johnson, RPT, MSPH
Division of Injury Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Division of Injury Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Chairpersons Emeritus
Roy Black
Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
E. Fletcher Eyster, MD
Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter, Florida