GETAC- Cardiac Care Committee

Current Members

The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties. Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.

Council Liaison: Gerad Troutman, MD; Peter W. "Pete" Marocco

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Name	Affiliation	Location	Term Expires
James McCarthy, MD Committee Chair	Memorial Hermann Health System Chief Physician Executive Executive VicePresident	Houston, TX 77024	12/2026
Craig Cooley, MD Committee Vice-Chair	San Antonio Fire Department Deputy Medical Director University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio EMS Division Chief - Department of Emergency Medicine	San Antonio, TX 78229	12/2026
Stephen Berry, LP, APRN	Geriatric Post-Acute Specialists APRN	Austin, TX 78756	12/2027
Heather Biddy, RN	CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Program Manager	Atlanta, TX 75551	12/2026
Nancy Huard	American Heart Association Healthcare Quality Improvement Manager	Dallas, TX 75231	12/2026
Kyle Jacobson, EMT	Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response	San Antonio, TX 78227	12/2027
Krista Knowles, RN	Medical City Alliance Chest Pain and Sepsis Coordinator	Fort Worth, TX 76177	12/2025
Suzanne Mewis, RN	Ascension Seton Network STEMI Coordinator	Austin, TX 78749	12/2025
Jennifer Milum, RN	Harlingen Medical Center STEMI Coordinator	Harlingen, TX 78550	12/2027
Pedro Palacios, EMT-P	El Paso Fire Department Lieutenant	El Paso, TX 79901	12/2025
Verenice Ramirez, RN	Las Palmas Medical Center Chest Pain Coordinator	El Paso, TX 79902	12/2025
Casey Rauschuber, RN	Wise Health System Cardiovascular Coordinator	Decatur, TX 76234	12/2026
Alan Taylor, MD	Premier Cardiovascular Care of Dallas Cardiologist	Mansfield, TX 76063	12/2025
Alexa Timbrook, RN	University Medical Center of El Paso Director of CVICU and IMC	El Paso, TX 79905	12/2027
Jason Waller, RN, EMT-P	South Texas Health System - Heart Chest Pain & Trauma Coordinator	McAllen, TX 78503	12/2025
David Wampler, LP	UT Health Science Center at San Antonio Professor/Paramedic	San Antonio, TX 787201	12/2027
Neil White, NP, RN, LP	Hendrick Medical Center Nurse Practitioner	Abilene, TX 79601	12/2027
Karen Yates, RN, LP	Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Chest Pain Coordinator EMS Liaison	Mansfield, TX 76063	12/2025

Past Meetings

March 6, 2025	Agenda	Report
November 24, 2025	Agenda	Report
August 22, 2024	Agenda	Report
June 13, 2024	Agenda	Report
March 7, 2024	Agenda	Report
November 19, 2023	Agenda	Report
August 17, 2023	Agenda	Report
June 8, 2023	Agenda	Report
March 8, 2023	Agenda	Report

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