Neurocritical Care Team | Brain Institute

The doctors and nurses who staff our Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit provide advanced care around the clock. Our providers are experts in caring for patients with critical brain and nervous system conditions. You’ll find:

A large team with national recognition for excellent neurocritical care, including in stroke, neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology.
Neurocritical-care doctors and advanced practice providers (physician associates and nurse practitioners) on duty 24/7.
A highly experienced team for stopping a type of stroke (bleeding in the brain) called subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Neurointensive care

Medical director

- Ines P. Koerner, M.D., Ph.D., FNCS

Attending neurointensivists

- Mark Baskerville, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
- Sarah Biel, M.D.
- Julia Durrant, M.D.
- Matthew Healy, M.D.
- Alan J. Kovar, M.D.
- Accepting new patients
- Ross Martini, M.D.
- Andrew Treister, M.D.
- Tarvez Tucker, M.D.
- Kamila Vagnerova, M.D.
- James Wright, M.D.
- Accepting new patients

Lead advanced practice provider

- Alicia A. Hill, N.P.

Advanced practice providers

Nurse leadership

• Nurse manager: Jeffrey Hofhein, B.S.N., RN
• Specialties practice manager: Shannon Hirst, MNE, RN, CNRN

Fellows

•   Scott Sorge, D.O.
•   Isabel Vanderslice, M.D.
•   Lindsey Carvalho, M.D.
•   Abiodun Azeez, M.D.

For patients

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Transfer your patient

Call 503-494-7000 to arrange an emergency transfer or to seek provider-to-provider advice.