Neurosurgery Advanced Practitioners
The Department of Neurosurgery is supported by a dedicated team of nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide information, education and care for patients and their families before, during and after surgery.
Christie Adams, PA-C
Physician Assistant working with Chetan Bettegowda, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialty: Brain tumor
Education: MS, Thomas Jefferson University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Christie Adams](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/christie-adams.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=E87523D7E53A8F65290B3D0D4F53CC8F)
Jheesoo Ahn, MSN
Specialty Neuroscience Nurse working with Mark Luciano, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialty: Cerebral Fluid Disorders
Education: MSN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Jheesoo Ahn](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/jheesoo-ahn.jpg?h=500&iar=0&w=400&hash=0CCE1CB3FC7516E57FEA302A0142F3EC)
Jill Anderson, PA-C
Physician Assistant Manager working with Henry Brem, M.D.
Specialty: Brain tumor
Education: MS, Saint Francis University and University of Nebraska
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Jill Anderson](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/jill-anderson-80x100.jpg?h=100&iar=0&w=80&hash=0FF5DC3635C72794A3EDDAA5B637A1B3)
Kelsey Angioli, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Specialty: Inpatient
Education: MS, Thomas Jefferson University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Kelsey Angioli](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/kelsey-angioli.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=29C81BB2D376C74F27851B7C3D34595C)
Stephanie Berry, PA-C
Physician Assistant II working with Alan Cohen, M.D., Shenandoah "Dody" Robinson, M.D., Eric Jackson, M.D., and Mari Groves, M.D.
Specialty: Pediatric neurosurgery
Education: MS, George Washington University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Stephanie Berry](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/berry-stephanie-460.jpg?h=581&iar=0&w=459&hash=F26C56B8FEF524B929C89EFE744C9011)
Laura Blanchfield, NP, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner working with Ali Bydon, M.D.
Specialty: Spine
Education: MS, University of Maryland
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Laura Blanchfield](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/blanchfield-laura-80x100.jpg?h=490&iar=0&w=392&hash=9FADBD3703BA52050AE74756626C19A9)
Stephanie Garfinkle, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Specialty: Inpatient
Education: MS, Drexel University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Stephanie Garfinkle](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/stephanie-garfinkle.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=537EB67003A9C38212B0DB2446FE6A6D)
Kathy Gauthier, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Specialty: Inpatient
Education: MS, Anne Arundel Community College and Saint Francis University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Kathy Gauthier](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/gauthier-80x100.jpg?h=100&iar=0&w=80&hash=7811130A0EFD39BE94F63647EE0597C4)
Rosemarie Hughes, PA-C MMS, CT (ASCP)
Physician Assistant working with Nicholas Theodore, M.D., M.S.
Specialty: Spine
Education: MS, St. Francis University
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Rosemary Hughes](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/hughes-rosemary.jpg?h=500&iar=0&w=400&hash=707F1D1EA5476B5857FFB6F312C09D44)
Miriam Hussain, PA-C
Physician Assistant working with Justin Caplan, M.D.
Specialty: Cerebrovascular disorders
Education: MS, University of Maryland
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Miriam Hussain](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/mariam-hussain.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=BD1FDFA2EBE5E4E4BFAEBCDABC4CE779)
Gurpreet Jassi, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Specialty: General Adult Neurosurgery
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Gurpreet Jassi](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/gurpreet-jassi.jpg?h=625&iar=0&w=500&hash=BD2F75A771D1DFE39AECFE1920C8375E)
Katherine (Katie) Jones, PA-C, PRN
Physician Assistant
Specialty: Inpatient
Education: MS, Chatham University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Katie Jones](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/jones-katherine-92x112.jpg?h=112&iar=0&w=92&hash=6C9448187927889777417C9F9A401292)
Ashley Kang, PA-C
Physician Assistant working with Debraj Mukherjee, M.D., M.P.H.
Specialty: Brain tumor
Education: MS, Arcadia University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Ashley Kang](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/ashley-kang.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=1DE074D8907B79A9949A4CAC14B0F1A2)
Heather Kerber, PA-C
Physician Assistant II working with Alan Cohen, M.D., Shenandoah "Dody" Robinson, M.D., Eric Jackson, M.D., and Mari Groves, M.D.
Specialty: Pediatric neurosurgery
Education: MS, Saint Francis University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Heather Kerber](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/kerber-heather-640.jpg?h=800&iar=0&w=640&hash=AD89CB0F170155920750332B6A315F27)
Jacqueline Kohn, CRNP, DNP
Nurse Practitioner working with Louis Chang, M.D., and Youssef Comair, M.D.
Specialty: Spine, Intracranial pathology
Education: DNP, University of Maryland
Location: Bethesda
![Jacqueline Kohn headshot](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/jacqueline-kohn-headshot.png?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=989E7D1A67EB33CCB604046372DCA14A)
Dorothy Madarang, PA-C, MLS (ASCP)
Physician Assistant
Specialty: General Adult Neurosurgery
Education: MS, Quinnipiac University
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Dorothy Madarang](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/madarang-dorothy-klaudin.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=71BD8279EC3660CCB4E35ED105F66B2C)
Wendy Riekers, PA-C
Physician Assistant II
Specialty: Inpatient
Education: MS, Essex Community College and University of Nebraska
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Christina Ritter, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Senior Nurse Practitioner working with Mark Luciano, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialty: Cerebral Fluid Disorders and General Neurosurgery
Education: DNP, University of Minnesota
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Christina Ritter](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/ritter-christina.jpg?h=500&iar=0&w=400&hash=9F7429B393064E0510136E092DEC4570)
Zain Saeed, MSPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Specialty: General Adult Neurosurgery
Education: MS, DeSales University
Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
![Zain Saeef](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/saeed-zain.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=788E4EAAF480B79AA491148A0C4E19F0)
Carla Scott, PA-C
Senior Physician Assistant working with Chris Jackson, M.D., and Judy Huang, M.D.
Specialty: Brain tumor
Education: MS, Arcadia University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Minnie Wilson, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Specialty: Inpatient
Education: MS, Nova Southeastern University
Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
![Minnie Wilson](/-/media/neurology-neurosurgery/images/advanced-practitioners/minnie-wilson.jpg?h=300&iar=0&w=240&hash=DDBC9A06F4426264CF6F26CE32FCD28D)