GETAC- Stroke 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 Liaisons: Karen Pickard, RN; Billy "Scott" Lail, EMT-P, FP-C
| Name | Affiliation | Location | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Novakovic-White, MD Committee Chair |
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center |
Dallas, TX 75390 |
12/2023 |
| Sean Savitz, MD Committee Vice-Chair |
UT Health Stroke Institute Professor of Neurology Director of Stroke Institute |
Houston, TX 77030 |
12/2025 |
| Catherine Bissell, BSN, RN | Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Stroke Coordinator |
Cypress, TX 77433 | 12/2023 |
| Allison Capetillo, BSN, RN | American Heart Association Quality Manager |
Dallas, TX 75231 |
12/2025 |
| George Cravens, MD | Center for Neurological Disorders | Fort Worth, TX 76102 |
12/2023 |
| Juan Delgadillo, RN, EMT-P | El Paso Fire Department Community Health Lieutenant |
El Paso, TX 79912 | 12/2023 |
| Carla Escobar, RN | University Medical Center of El Paso Director of Neuroscience ICU - Stroke and Epilepsy Unit |
El Paso, TX 79912 |
12/2023 |
| Sarah Hancock, MNA, RN | Covenant Medical Center Stroke Coordinator |
Lubbock, TX 79410 |
12/2023 |
| Lisa Hutchison, BSN, RN | UT Health Tyler Stroke Coordinator |
Tyler, TX 75701 |
12/2023 |
| Avni Kapadia, MD | Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Neurointensivist Stroke Medical Director |
Shenandoah, TX 77380 |
12/2025 |
| Saud Khan, MD | Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant Stroke Medical Director |
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 |
12/2025 |
| Janine Mazabob, BSN, RN | DNV GL Healthcare Lead Stroke Surveyor |
Sugar Land, TX 77479 |
12/2025 |
| Candace McAlpine, RN | Baylor Scott & White Stroke Program Manager |
Dallas, TX 75246 |
12/2024 |
| Remedios Morris, AA | Travis County Medical Society Membership Director |
Austin, TX 78756 |
12/2023 |
| Johanna Morton, MD | SOC Telemed Stroke Medical Director, Vascular Neurologist |
Austin, TX 78735 |
12/2024 |
| Arash Shadman, MD | BSW Health Stroke Neurologist |
Temple, TX 78628 |
12/2023 |
| Amanda Webb, MSN, RN | CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Administrative Director of Nursing - Neuroscience Service Line |
Corpus Christi, TX 78404 |
12/2023 |
Past Meetings
| August 16, 2023 | Agenda | |
| June 7, 2023 | Agenda | Report |
| March 7, 2023 | Agenda | Report |
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