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Meet our new people

We’re excited to welcome our new Advanced Practice Providers and staff to the Department of Neurosurgery.

Advanced Practice Providers 

Brittany Heitkamp
Nurse Practitioner,
Pediatric Neurosurgery

Keith Patten, NP

Keith Patten
Nurse Practitioner,
Pediatric Neurosurgery

Jared Thatcher
Physician Assistant

Melissa Wallis
Nurse Practitioner

Joe Walsh
Physician Assistant

Staff

Julianna Amaral Passipieri
Division Administrator,
Neurotechnology Division

Nick Bagby
Clinical Service Representative II

Wendy Bettis
Precertification Coordinator

Noman Bin Abid
Postdoc Research Associate,
Yano Lab

Kathleen Brown
Patient Service Representative II

Anissa Catt
Manager Patient Accounts

Courtney Chazen
Marketing/Social Media Coordinator

Phillip Demarest 
Graduate Research Assistant, 
Brunner Lab

Rachel Doyle
Nurse Supervisor

Pamela Falconer
Precertification Coordinator

Denina Hajdarevic
Clinical Nurse Coordinator

Patricia Hamilton 
Precertification Coordinator 

Jill Hartsoe
Director Clinical Operations

Tiffany Hayes
Clinical Service Representative II

Hui Huang
Research Assistant,
Brunner Lab

Patrick Luckett
Computer Operations Engineer,
Neurotechnology Division

Nadia Pirtle
Medical Secretary III,
Pediatric Division

Jessica Rosinski
Medical Secretary III,
Pediatric Division

Miguel Ruiz Cardozo
Research Fellow,
Drs. Molina and Pennicooke

Satoka Shidoh
Visiting Researcher,
Kim Lab

Kelsey Tacchi
Medical Secretary III,
Pediatric Division

Gansheng Tan
Visiting Researcher,
Brunner Lab

Amy Thebeau
Clinic Manager

Etirah Williams
Patient Care Associate

Kelsi Wise
Medical Assistant III

Elizabeth Wolf
Precertification Coordinator

India Worthan
Medical Assistant III

Baogang Xu
Staff Scientist,
Vellimana Lab