VSSTF Leadership and Voting Members

VSSTF Chair and Co-Chairs

Virginia Stroke Systems
Task Force Chair:
David C. Long, MA, NRP
Executive Director
Tidewater EMS Council Inc.
Chesapeake, VA

Virginia Stroke Systems
Task Force  - Chair:
John R. Gaughen, Jr., MD
Blue Ridge Area Interventional Neuroradiology
Commonwealth Neurovascular Specialists
Charlottesville, VA

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Needed Positions

  • Community Educator
  • Legislator or Aide
  • Media
  • Neuroradiologist
  • Northwest Region Neurologist
  • Southwest Region Neurologist
  • Eastern Region Neurologist 

Voting Members

Dr. Laith Altaweel

Northern Virginia Neurologist 
Dr. Laith Altaweel
Neurocritical Care Physician
Inova Health System
Falls Church, VA

Registered Nurse
Sophea Booker, MSN, MHA, RN
Neuroscience Clinical Program Coordinator
Maryview Medical Center/Harbour View ED
Richmond, VA

Wendy Bunting

Rehabilitation Facility Administrator
Wendy Bunting MS, CCC-SLP
Medical Speech-Language Pathologist
Director of Rehabilitation
Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital
Newport News, VA

Kristie

VHHA Representative
Kristie Burnette, MSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Director, Patient Safety and Quality
Virginia PSO
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Richmond, VA

Tanya Claiborne

Pharmacologist/Pharmacist 
Tanya Claiborne, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
Riverside Regional
Newport News, VA

Dr Daniel

Primary Care Physician
John M. Daniel, III, M.D.
Virginia Physicians, Inc. and
Premise Health Physician
Henrico/ Richmond

Central Region Neurologist (picture in folder) Vinodh T. Doss, DO UVA/Bon Secours Mercy Health Neurointerventional Surgery

Central Region Neurologist 
Vinodh T. Doss, DO
UVA/Bon Secours Mercy Health
Neurointerventional Surgery
Richmond, VA

Parish Nurse (Picture in folder) Sue A. Fibish RN MSN, SCRN, FCN Neuroscience Coordinator Mary Immaculate Hospital

Parish Nurse 
Sue A. Fibish RN MSN, SCRN, FCN
Neuroscience Coordinator
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Newport News, VA

Dr. Kurt Elward

Insurance Industry 
Dr. Kurt Elward
Geriatric Medicine Specialist
Sentara Martha Jefferson
Charlottesville, VA

Pharmaceutical Industry (picture in folder) Scott Gilpin Genentech Therapeutic Area Manager / Lytics

Pharmaceutical Industry
Scott Gilpin
Genentech
Therapeutic Area Manager / Lytics
Virginia Beach, VA

Stroke Survivor Polly Hutchinson

Stroke Survivor
Polly Hutchinson
Glen Allen, VA

Keri Johnson, MSN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner 
Keri Johnson, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Stroke Division, UVA Department of Neurology
Charlottesville, VA

Ryan T. Kellogg, MD, FAANS

Endovascular/Neurosurgery 
Ryan T. Kellogg, MD, FAANS
University of Virginia, Department of Neurosurgery
Charlottesville, VA

Daniel Linkens

Emergency Medical Services
Daniel W. Linkins
CSEMS Regional Director
Central Shenandoah EMS Council/Regional Office

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (picture in folder) Dr. Angel Medina-Bravo Medical Director of Centra Acute Rehab

Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation Physician 
Dr. Angel Medina-Bravo
Medical Director of Centra Acute Rehab
Lynhchburg, VA

Richardson Xavier

Primary Stroke Facility Administrator
Xavier Richardson
Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate
Development Officer
Mary Washington Healthcare
Fredericksburg, VA

Branden Robinson

Telemedicine Representative 
Branden Robinson
Chief Growth Officer
Sevaro Health, Inc
Stuart, VA

Emergency Room Physician (picture in folder) Daniel Salomonsky, DO FACEP Chair of Emergency Medicine Bon Secours Maryview and Harbour View Emergency Departments

Emergency Room Physician 
Daniel Salomonsky, DO FACEP
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Bon Secours Maryview and Harbour View
Emergency Departments
Portsmouth, VA

Small Rural Hospital Administrator  Kim Warren

Small Rural Hospital Administrator
Kim Warren, RN, DNP, MSHA, SCRN
Vice President of Nursing
Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center
Southampton, VA

Clint Wilder Sales Manager, Imperative Care Keswick, VA

Medical Device Industry 
Clint Wilder
Sales Manager, Imperative Care
Keswick, VA

Mindy Carter

VDH-Office of Emergency Medical Services Representative,
Mindy Carter, MBA, RN, TCRN, CNML,
Director, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Glen Allen, VA

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VDH-Office of Family Health Services Representative,
Patrick Wiggins,
MPH, Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention Supervisor, Richmond, VA

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Stroke Caregiver
Patsy Arnold Martin
Bedford, VA

Last Updated: May 7, 2024