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: Billy "Scott" Lail, EMT-P, FP-C 

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Name

Affiliation

Location

Term Expires

Robin Novakovic-White, MD
Committee Chair

University of Texas Southwest
Medical Center

Dallas, TX 
75390

12/2026

Sean Savitz, MD
Committee Vice-Chair

UT Health Stroke Institute
Professor of Neurology
Director of Stroke Institute

Houston, TX
77030

12/2025

Victoria Cairns, RN

Ascension Texas
Network Neuroscience Service Line Director

Austin, TX
78723

12/2024

Allison Capetillo, RN

American Heart Association
Quality Manager

Dallas, TX 
75231

12/2025

Kevin Cunningham, EMT-P

Midlothian Fire Department
EMS Chief

Midlothian, TX
76065

12/2026

Carla Escobar, RN

University Medical Center of El Paso
Director of Neuroscience ICU - Stroke and Epilepsy Unit

El Paso, TX 
79912

12/2026

Ashley Garza, RN, SCRN

University Health
Comprehensive Stroke Program Director

San Antonio, TX
78229

12/2024

Lisa Hutchison, RN

UT Health Tyler
Stroke Coordinator

Tyler, TX 
75701

12/2026

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, 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

Johanna Morton, MD

Ascension
National Teleneurology Medical Director

Austin, TX 
78737

12/2024

Past Meetings

November 18, 2023

Agenda

Report

August 16, 2023

Agenda

Report

June 7, 2023

Agenda

Report

March 7, 2023

Agenda

Report


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