ACE: Aspirin and Carotid Endarterectomy - a Randomized Trial

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Committees and Participants

Committees

Grant submission and executive committees

  • D W Taylor
  • H J M Barnett
  • R B Hanyes
  • G Ferguson
  • D L Sackett

Endpoint adjudication committee

  • H J M Barnett
  • V Hachinski
  • J D Spence

Steering commitee

  • D W Taylor
  • H J M Barnett
  • R B Haynes
  • K E Thorpe

Monitoring committee

  • J E Buring
  • A J Furlan
  • F Wang-Claw
  • J R Marler
  • M D Walker

Writing committee

  • D W Taylor
  • H J M Barnett
  • R B Haynes
  • G Ferguson
  • D L Sackett
  • K E Thorpe
  • D Simard
  • F L Silver
  • V Hachinski
  • G P Clagett
  • R Barnes
  • J D Spence

Study Coordinating Center

Department of Cinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University

  • Wayne Taylor (Principal Investigator)
  • Kevin Thorpe (Statistician)
  • Femy Vadakken (Coordinator)
  • Jeanine Hammar (Coordinator)
  • Ida Veenstra (Coordinator)
  • Naomi Bedek (Data Management)
  • Finu Cherian (Data Management)
  • Mary Micks (Data Management)

Collaborating Centres

001 Vancouver Vancouver Hospital

  • Jo-Lue Bloomer (Coordinator)
  • Jean Pearmain (Coordinator)
  • Claire Johnston (Coordinator)
  • Dr. David C. Taylor (Surgeon)
  • Dr. P. Teal (Neurologist)
  • Dr. V. Sweeny (Neurologist)
  • Dr. A.J. Salvian (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Y.N. Hsiang (Surgeon)
  • Dr. H.D. Hildebrand (Surgeon)
  • Dr. D.L. Doyle (Surgeon)

002 Calgary Calgary General Hospital

  • Maureen Robertson (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Keith M. Hoyte (Neurologist)
  • Dr. K. Michael Hunter (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Garnette Sutherland (Surgeon)

003 Winnipeg St. Boniface General Hospital

  • Dan Gladish (Coordinator)
  • Audrey Gousseau (Acting Coordinator)
  • Dr. Brian Anderson (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Doug Hobson (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Anthony Auty (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Andrew Gomori (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Allan Downs (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Panneton (Surgeon)

004 Edmonton University of Alberta Hospital

  • Edna Hutchings (Coordinator)
  • Dr. M.G. Elleker (Neurologist)
  • Dr. J.M. Findlay (Surgeon)
  • Dr. D.E. Steinke (Surgeon)

005 Saskatoon Royal University Hospital

  • Carol Henry (Coordinator)
  • Carol Regier (Coordinator)
  • Dr. A. Kirk (Neurologist)
  • Dr. A. Shuaib (Neurologist)
  • Dr. G. Goplen (Surgeon)
  • Dr. R.W. Griebel (Surgeon)

006 Regina Plains Health Centre

  • Barb Seal (Coordinator)
  • Judy Heck (Coordinator)
  • Dr. F. Veloso (Neurologist)
  • Dr. C.P.V. Nair (Neurologist)
  • Dr. B. Hoppe (Neurologist)
  • Dr. C. Ekong (Surgeon)
  • Dr. E. Busse (Surgeon)
  • Dr. D.J. McCorville (Surgeon)

009 London Siebens-Drake Research Institute

  • Leslie Paddock-Eliasziw (Coordinator)
  • Robyn Barr-Mckenzie (Coordinator)
  • Dr. J. David Spence (Neurologist)
  • Dr. H.W.K. Barr (Surgeon)
  • Dr. K.A. Harris (Surgeon)
  • Dr. G. Derose (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ramesh Sahjpaul (Surgeon)

010 London University Hospital

  • Connie Swan (Coordinator)
  • Susan Patterson (Coordinator)
  • Dr. V. Hachinski (Neurologist)
  • Dr. G. Ferguson (Surgeon)
  • Dr. S. Lownie (Surgeon)
  • Dr. A. Parrent (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ramesh Sahjpaul (Surgeon)

011 Toronto Sunnybrook Health Science Center

  • Dr. Marietta Medel (Coordinator)
  • Beverley Bowyer (Coordinator)
  • Dr. J.W. Norris (Neurologist)
  • Dr. M.J. Gawel (Neurologist)
  • Dr. James Perry (Neurologist)
  • Dr. David Dodick (Neurologist)
  • Dr. D.W. Rowed (Surgeon)
  • Dr. M. Fazl (Surgeon)
  • Dr. R. Maggisano (Surgeon)
  • Dr. M. Schwartz (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Daryl Kucey (Surgeon)

013 Toronto Toronto Downtown (The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, East General, St. Michael's Hospital)

  • Sue Slattery (Coordinator)
  • Shelley Yantha (Coordinator)
  • Barbara Huth (Coordinator)
  • Lynda Richards (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Frank L. Silver (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Donald S. Borrett (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Neville H. Bayer (Neurologist)
  • Dr. M. Chris Wallace (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Michael Tymianski (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Fred Gentili (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Paul J. Muller (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Michael D. Cusimano (Surgeon)
  • Dr. K. Wayne Johnston (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Paul M. Walker (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Peter G. Kalman (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Vern M. Campbell (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Herbert Basian (Surgeon)

014 Hamilton Hamilton General Hospital

  • Patricia Trevisani (Coordinator)
  • Sera Nicosia (Coordinator/Neuro Clinician)
  • Dr. Robert Duke (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John Wells (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Jacques Tittley (Surgeon)

016 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Hospital

  • Anna McIntyre (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Christopher Skinner (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Brien G. Benoit (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Howard J. Lesiuk (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Agbi (Surgeon)

020 Montreal Montreal General Hospital

  • France Bourque (Coordinator)
  • Lisa Wadup (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Robert Côté (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Liam Durcan (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Jean-Louis Caron (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Jean-Francois Morin (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Peter M. Richardson (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. David S. Mulder (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Robert M. Ford (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Peter E. Blundell (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Andrew B. Hill (Vascular Surgeon)

021 Montreal Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital

  • Shirley Entis (Coordinator)
  • Ana-Maria Panaitoiu (Coordinator)
  • Nikki Simons (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Joseph Carlton (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ronald Schondorf (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Jeffrey Minuk (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Gerard Mohr (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Daniel Obrand (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Dr. Normand Miller (Vascular Surgeon)

022 Montreal Hôpital Saint Luc

  • Marie-Paule Desrochers (Coordinator)
  • Julie Ménard (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Louise Hélène Lebrun (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Monique L. D' Amour (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Nicole Daneault (Neurologist)
  • Dr. François Delisle (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Stephane Ledoux (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Stephan Gagnon (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Andre Desrochers (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Pierre Ghosn (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Antoine Rabbat (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Abdalnour (Surgeon)

023 Quebec L' Enfant-Jésus

  • Barbara Lèger (Coordinator)
  • Maryse Desbiens (Coordinator)
  • Annette Haché (Coordinator)
  • Lison Fournier (Coordinator)
  • Carol Oullet (Coordinator)
  • Alice Lajeunesse (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Denis Simard (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ariane Mackey (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Jean Marie Bouchard (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Jean Francois Turcotte (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Denis Marois (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Paul H. Roy (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Jean Paul Roy (Surgeon)

026 Quebec Hôpital St.-Francois d'Assiset

  • Micheline Lortie (Coordinator)
  • Louise Lessard (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Emilien Daigle (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Jacques De Lean (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Patrice Drouin (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Jean Lafleur (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Pierre Naird (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Yvan Douville (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Raymond Labbe (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Henri-Paul Noel (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Claude Rouleau (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Jean-Francois Girard (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Yves-Marie Dion (Surgeon)

038 Kuopio, Finland Kuopio University Hospital

  • Markku Kalinen (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Juhani Sivenius (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Reina Roivainen (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ilkka Oksala (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Pekka Jaakkola (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ensio Berg (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Voitto Aittola (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Tapio Hakala (Surgeon)

041 Los Angeles USC Medical Center

  • Javona Mason (Coordinator)
  • Ann Siegel (Coordinator)
  • Fran Harvey (Coordinator)
  • Andrea Scicli (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Sebastian Ameriso (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Mark Fisher (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Albert Yellin (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Fred Weaver (Surgeon)

042 Los Angeles West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

  • Dana Carmody (Coordinator)
  • Jagsir Sandhu (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Stanley N. Cohen (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ravinder Singh (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Hamid Salari (Neurologist)
  • Dr. J. Dennis Baker (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Carlos Donayre (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Grazee (Surgeon)
  • Dr. De Virgilio (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Oscar J. Hines (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Michael L. Ditmars (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Hugh Gelabert (Surgeon)

044 Phoenix Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

  • Jo-Ann Snyder (Coordinator)
  • Jill Rae Minor (Coordinator)
  • Sonna Lea Hunsley (Coordinator)
  • Heidi Jahnke (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Hal W. Pittman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John Robinson (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Joseph F. Drazkowski (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Martin Holland (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Joseph M. Zabramski (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Robert F. Spetzler (Surgeon)

049 Gainesville Shands Hospital at the University of Florida

  • Lori Carlton (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Edward Valenstein (Neurologist)
  • Dr. James Seeger (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Timothy Harward (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Arthur Day (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Thomas Huber (Surgeon)

049 Gainesville Veterans Administration Hospital

  • Lori Carlton (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Stephen Nadeau (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Timothy Flynn (Surgeon)

052 Dallas Parkland Hospital, Zale-Lipshy Univ. Hospital,

  • Cheryl Mathison (Coordinator)
  • Jo Ann Heller (Coordinator)
  • Leigh Donahue (Coordinator)
  • Dr. D. Hal Unwin (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Wilson Bryan (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Rance A. Boren (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ralph Coreenlee (Neurologist)
  • Dr. G. Patrick Clagett (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Tom Kopitnik (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Hunt Batjer (Surgeon)
  • Dr. R. James Valentine (Surgeon)
  • Dr. S. Carter (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Arun Chervu (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Malcolm Perry (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Humam Kakish (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Mark R. Jackson (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ryan Hagino (Surgeon)

053 San Antonio Audie Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital & University Hospital

  • Dianne Rogers (Coordinator)
  • Dr. David G. Sherman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Diane H. Solomon (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert G. Hart (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Merrill C. Kanter (Neurologist)
  • Dr. H.D. Root (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Waid Rogers (Surgeon)
  • Dr. M.L. Sykes (Surgeon)

054 Jackson University of Mississippi Medical Center

  • Charlotte Morgan (Coordinator)
  • George Benashvilli (Coordinator)
  • Dr. David Gordon (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Andrew Parent (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Edward Rigdon (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Louis Harkey (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Alfred Bowles (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Adam Lewis (Surgeon)
  • Dr. George T. Mandybur (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Winston Capel (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Lancon (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Michael Mancino (Surgeon)
  • Dr. David Lee (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Robert Tibbs (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Kevin Killough (Surgeon)

055 Memphis University of Tennessee

  • Vicki Bizzle (Coordinator)
  • Judith Campbell (Coordinator)
  • April Wallace (Acting Coordinator)
  • Dr. Clarence Watridge (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Sam Ercklewater (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Cach (Surgeon)

056 Little Rock John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital & The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  • Lee Ann Kennedy (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Sarkis Nazarian (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert Barnes (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Warren Boop (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Eidt (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Gary Barone (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Paul Gagne (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Dr. Grant Skidmore (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Mohammed Moursi (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Charles Teo (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Ali Krisht (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Jacek Malik (Neurosurgeon)

058 Lexington University of Kentucky Medical Center

  • Ruthie Sadler (Coordinator)
  • Dr. L. Creed Pettigrew (Neurologist)
  • Dr. A. Byron Young (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Eric D. Endean (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Thomas H. Schwarcz (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Dr. Timothy J. Nypaver (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Dr. Gordon L. Hyde (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Dr. Christopher Kwolek (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Dr. Terry Smith (Neurosurgeon)
  • Dr. Robert Gewirtz (Neurosurgeon)

059 Indianapolis Indiana University Medical Center, Wishard Memorial

  • Betsy Hughes (Coordinator)
  • Paulette Camden (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Robert M. Pascuzzi (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Jose Biller (Co-principal investigator)
  • Dr. Stephen G. Lalka (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Michael C. Dalsing (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Dolores P. Cikrit (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Alan P. Sawchuck (Surgeon)
  • Dr. James Meschia (Stroke Fellow)

060 Columbia University of Missouri

  • Anne Bonnett (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Harry H. White (Neurologist)
  • Dr. James D. Dexter (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Donald Silver (Surgeon)
  • Dr. W. Kirt Nichols (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Donald Spadone (Surgeon)

062 Chicago University of Illinois

  • Theresa Gnutek (Coordinator)
  • Vanessa Glover (Administrative Coordinator)
  • Julie Hoff (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Cathy M. Helgason (Neurologist)
  • Dr. James Schuler (Surgeon)
  • Dr. J. Ausman (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Fady Charbel (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Henry Baraniewski (Surgeon)

064 Minneapolis VA Medical Center

  • Cheryl Farmer (Coordinator)
  • Nancy P. Olson (Coordinator)
  • Dr. John Davenport (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Eric Flores (Surgeon)

065 Marshfield Marshfield Clinic

  • Charmaine Matti (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Percy Karanjia (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Susan Mickel (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ken Madden (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Vincent Miller (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Brad Hiner (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Bruce Brink (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Lee Kolts (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Marvin Kuehner (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Tim Van Natta (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Mark Swanson (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Nunez (Surgeon)

066 Omaha Methodist Hospital

  • Lynn S. Teuton (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Harris Frankel (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John F. Aita (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ronald Cooper (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John Goldnee (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert Sundell (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Joel Cotton (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Clifford Danneel (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John W. Smith (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Eugene Waltke (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Scott Wattenhofer (Surgeon)

068 Chicago The University of Chicago Hospitals

  • Janet Cunningham (Coordinator)
  • Lisa Foster (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Jean-Paul Spire (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Anthony Reder (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Richard Kraig (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Hisham Bassioumy (Surgeon)
  • Dr. James McKinsey (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Loch MacDonald (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Giancarlo Piano (Surgeon)

069 Madison University of Wisconsin

  • Judy Archibald (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Doug Dulli (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ross Levine (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Charles Acher (Surgeon)
  • Dr. William Turnipseed (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Hoch (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Sandra Carr (Surgeon)

070 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospital

  • Michelle Hellstern (Coordinator)
  • Concetta Gonnella (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Dara G. Jamieson (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Frederick Simeone (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Robert Rosenwasser (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Keith Calligaco (Surgeon)

071 Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

  • Sharon DeCesare (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Laurie E. Knepper (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Lawrence Wechsler (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Benjamin H. Eidelman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Marshall Webster (Surgeon)
  • Dr. David Steid (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Howard Yonas (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Anthony Kaufmann (Surgeon)

073 Richmond Medical College of Virginia

  • Nanette Eubank (Coordinator)
  • Dr. John Harbison (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Warren Felton (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John Taylor (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Raymond Makhoul (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Marc Posner (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Michael Sobel (Surgeon)
  • Dr. H. M. Lee (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ross Bullock (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Kathryn Holloway (Surgeon)
  • Dr. William Broaddus (Surgeon)

074 Columbus Ohio State University Hospitals

  • Margaret Notestine (Coordinator)
  • Tia Brink (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Andrew Slivka (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Elizabeth Walz (Neurologist)
  • Dr. William Smead (Surgeon)
  • Dr. J. Gordon Wright (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Chad Tober (Surgeon)

075 Allentown Lehigh Valley Hospital

  • Donna Jenny (Coordinator)
  • Joan Longenecker (Coordinator)
  • Nancy Eckert (Coordinator)
  • Dr. John E. Castaldo (Neurologist)
  • Dr. R.J. Coni (Neurologist)
  • Dr. A.D. Rae-Grant (Neurologist)
  • Dr. P.J. Barbour (Neurologist)
  • Dr. C.J. Wohlberg (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John W. Margraf (Neurologist)
  • Dr. James E. Redenbaugh (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Lorraine J. Spikol (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ronald E. Wasserman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Alan Berger (Surgeon)
  • Dr. James McCullough (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Welkie (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Victor Celani (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Kenneth McDonald (Surgeon)
  • Dr. James Goodreau (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Gary Nicholas (Surgeon)

076 Hines Hines VA Hospital

  • John Maggio (Coordinator)
  • Mary M. Moroney (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Sudha R. Gupta (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Gwendolyn Tillotson (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Fred N. Littooy (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Howard Greisler (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Charles Salietta (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Mansour (Surgeon)
  • Dr. S. Kang (Surgeon)

078 Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center

  • Debbie Burnett (Coordinator)
  • Cathy Mueller (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Lynn Struck (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Lynn Rankin (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Calvin Hansen (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Douglas Dorner (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Anson Yeager (Surgeon)
  • Dr. David Stubbs (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Douglas Massop (Surgeon)

079 Bay Pines Bay Pines VA Hospital & James A. Haley Hospitals

  • Hari N. Bhabja (Coordinator)
  • Mohammed E. Rehman (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Sally B. Zachariah (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Thomas Kerr (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Driscoll (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Dennis Brandyk (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Paul Citrin (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Forrest Haslup (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Gary S. Yanko (Surgeon)

080 Lebanon Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

  • Linda Cornell (Coordinator)
  • Kathleen Ryan (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Alexander G. Reeves (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Tim Lukovitz (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert Harbaugh (Surgeon)

081 Boston Beth Israel Hospital

  • Ann Connor (Coordinator)
  • Sharon Connors(Coordinator)
  • Cara Burzynski (Coordinator)
  • Maria L. Tijernia (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Steven Warach (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John Dashe (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John J. Skillman (Surgeon)
  • Dr. K. Craig Kent (Surgeon)

082 Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse

  • Therese Dean (Coordinator)
  • Dorothy Pastor (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Antonio Culebras (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Charles Hodge (Surgeon)
  • Dr. John Aust (Surgeon)
  • Dr. McGraw (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Longcope (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Devejian (Surgeon)
  • Dr. David Wormuth (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Baum (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Sobel (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Marc Bowstany (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Tassiopoulos (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Shawn Terry (Surgeon)

083 Bronx Montefiore Medical Center

  • Susie Rybak (Coordinator)
  • J.P. Noonan (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Paul M. Katz (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Daniel M. Rosenbaum (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Steven Sparr (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Frank Veith (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Kurt Wengerter (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Abraham Kadur (Surgeon)

084 Providence Rhode Island Hospital

  • Jo-Ann Sarafin (Coordinator)
  • Elaine Baldwin (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Janet Wilterdink (Neurologist)
  • Dr. J. Donald Easton (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Edward Feldmann (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Curtis Doberstein (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Wilfred Carney (Surgeon)

085 Boston Boston University School of Medicine

  • Eloise Licata-Gehr (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Philip A. Wolf (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Carlos S. Kase (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Viken L. Babikian (Neurologist)
  • Dr. James O. Menzoian (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Jonathan Woodson (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Leon Josephs (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Albert Hakaim (Surgeon)

090 Buffalo VA Medical Center

  • Karen Eschberger (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Linda A. Hershey (Neurologist)
  • Dr. David G. Lichter (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ireneo Gutierrez (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Richard Curl (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Lakshmikumar Pillai (Surgeon)

091 Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles

  • Kathleen G.Walden-Land (Coordinator)
  • Candace L. Vescera (Alternate Coordinator)
  • Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Bruce H. Dobkin (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Edwin C. Amos (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Chelsey S. Kidwell (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Wesley S. Moore (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Herbert I. Machleder (Surgeon)
  • Dr. J. Dennis Baker (Surgeon)
  • Dr. William J. Quinones-Baldrich (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Samuel S. Ahn (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Hugh A. Gelabert (Surgeon)

092 Eau Claire Luther Hospital

  • Pamela K. Wold (Coordinator)
  • Dr. James V. Bounds (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Eliot Lewit (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Michael Finkel (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Donn Dexter (Neurologist)
  • Dr. David Nye (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert A. Narotzky (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Alfred Murrle (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Theresa Cheng (Surgeon)

095 Rochester University of Rochester

  • Andrea Adams (Coordinator)
  • Susan Hilderbrandt (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Randolph Schiffer (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Curtis Benesch (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert Holloway (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Richard Green (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Kenneth Ouriel (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Patrick Riggs (Surgeon)

096 Cleveland University Hospitals of Cleveland

  • Cecilia Adler (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Dennis Lendis (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Warren Selman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert A. Ratcheson (Surgeon)

097 Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Julie MacDonald (Coordinator)
  • Dr. John C. Ammons (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Alan B. Lumsden (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Atef A. Salam (Surgeon)

101 Schenectady Ellis Hospital

  • June Shea (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Paul E. Spurgas (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Frank L. Gen Vese (Surgeon)

102 Sacramento Mercy General Hospital

  • Christi DeLemos (Coordinator)
  • Deidre Wentworth (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Richard Atkinson (Neurologist)
  • Dr. John Bayer (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Thomas Park (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Norman Reyes (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Ali Tajlil (Surgeon)

103 Worcester Medical Center of Central Massachusetts

  • Diane St. Onge (Coordinator)
  • Nancy M. Benoit (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Mark Fisher (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ursula Anwer (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Elias J. Arous (Surgeon)

104 Omaha University of Nebraska & VA Medical Center

  • Cathy I. Cihunka (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Andrew P. Gasecki (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Thomas Lynch (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Timothy Baxter (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Zadalis (resident)

105 Detroit Wayne State University

  • Ellen St. Pierre (Coordinator)
  • Patricia Lange (Coordinator)
  • Lorraine Femino (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Anne Guyot (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Michael S. Dahn (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Fernando Diaz (Surgeon)
  • Dr. J. Paul Muizelaar (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Murali Guthikonda (Surgeon)

107 Atlanta Emory University Hospital

  • Harriet Howlett-Smith (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Marc Chimowitz (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert Smith, III (Sugeon)
  • Dr. Allen Lumsden (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Daniel Barrow (Surgeon)

129 Shreveport Louisiana State University

  • Colette Hilliard (Coordinator)
  • Zarina Gina Khan (Coordinator)
  • Loisann Correia (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Roger E. Kelley (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Stephen A. Berman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Atiq Khan (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Pawan Jain (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Richard Zweig (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Travis Phifer (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Anil Nanda (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Sherry Apple (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Baskaya (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Willis (Surgeon)

130 Geelong Geelong Hospital

  • Anne Slee (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Peter Gates (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Irwin Faris (Surgeon)
  • Dr. David North (Surgeon)

131 Melbourne St. Vincents Hospital

  • Louise Rath (Coordinator)
  • Prof. Byrne (Neurologist)
  • Simon Bower (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Curry (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Vidovitch (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Denton (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Doyle (Surgeon)

132 Darlinghurst St. Vincents Hospital Clinic

  • Carolyn Corrigan (Coordinator)
  • Joycelyn Ling (Coordinator)
  • Stephanie Inder (Coordinator)
  • Dr. R.S.A. Lord (Surgeon)
  • Dr. A. Graham (Surgeon)
  • Dr. J. Crozier (Surgeon)
  • Dr. H. Parssons (Surgeon)

133 Parkville Royal Melbourne Hospital

  • Tracey McNeair (Coordinator)
  • Dominique Cadilhac (Coordinator)
  • Angela Gray (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Stephen Davis (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Richard Gerraty (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Peter Field (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Noel Atkinson (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Peter Milne (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Geoff Cox (Surgeon)

142 Perugia Centro di Coordinamenta IST per I Italia

  • Maria Grazia Celani (Coordinator)
  • Stephano Ricci (Neurologist)
  • Enrico Righetti (Neurologist)
  • Teresa Anna Cantisani (Neurologist)
  • Luigi Moggi (Surgeon)
  • Piergiorgio Cao (Surgeon)
  • Paola De Rango (Surgeon)
  • Giordano Giuseppe (Surgeon)
  • Massimo Lemi (Surgeon)
  • Gianfranco Carlini (Surgeon)
  • Leonardo Nardelli (Surgeon)

151 Fort Lauderdale Cleveland Clinic Florida Hospital

  • Pamela Parks (Coordinator)
  • Rhonda Baxter (Coordinator)
  • Linnea Drew (Coordinator)
  • Audrey Grant (Coordinator)
  • Bhuvaneswari K. Dandapani (Neurologist)
  • Virgulio D. Salanga (Neurologist)
  • Maurice R. Hanson (Neurologist)
  • Salim Benbadis (Neurologist)
  • Nestor Galvez-Jimenez (Neurologist)
  • Barnardo Fernandez (Vascular Surgeon)
  • Mark K. Grove (Surgeon)
  • Mark Sesto (Surgeon)

152 Buenos Aires Inst.de Investig.Neurologicas - FLENI

  • Dr. Daniela Saadia (Coordinator/Neurologist)
  • Dr. Maria Perez Barreto (Coordinator/Neurologist)
  • Dr. Sebastian Ameriso (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Carlos D'Giano (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Esteban Fridman (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Juan Parodi (Surgeon)
  • -Dr. Aldo Bracco (Surgeon)

153 Tampa Florida Neurovascular Institute

  • Natalie Chiasson (Coordinator)
  • Liiliana Vinci (Coordinator)
  • Erfan A. Albakri (Neurologist)
  • Denis Bandyk (Surgeon)
  • Brad L. Johnson (Surgeon)
  • Nicholas Sears (Surgeon)

216 Ottawa Ottawa General Hospital

  • Nicole Pageau (Coordinator)
  • Dr. A. Hakim (Neurologist)
  • Dr. O. Benavente (Neurologist)
  • Dr. M. Richard (Surgeon)
  • Dr. H. Hugenholtz (Surgeon)
  • Dr. C. Agbi (Surgeon)

222 Greenfield Park Hopital Charles Le Moyne

  • Luce Hebert (Coordinator)
  • Lison Fournier (Coordinator)
  • Réal Bélisle (Coordinator)
  • Genevieve Labbé (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Leo Berger (Neurologist)
  • Dr. André Bellavance (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Michel Duplessis (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Robert Filiatrault (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Antonio Trottier (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Svetlana Ninkovic (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Ziad Nasreddine (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Antoine Speir (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Claude Brossard (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Paul Paradisi (Surgeon)

270 Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson University

  • Jamie Strause (Coordinator)
  • Helene Bradley (Coordinator)
  • Toby Mazer (Coordinator)
  • Dr. Rodney D. Bell (Neurologist)
  • Dr. Stanton Smullens (Surgeon)
  • Dr. Anthoy Carabassi (Surgeon)

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