Fort Sanders Regional has a team of experts available to treat patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The stroke team includes emergency room physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurointerventional radiologists, nurses and therapists. The team works together to quickly diagnose patients’ symptoms and uses advanced treatment methods available to remove clots, repair broken arteries and restore blood flow to the brain.
Neurohospitalists
S. Arthur Moore, M.D.
Medical Director Comprehensive Stroke Center
S. Arthur Moore, M.D.Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic
Board Certification: Neurology
Shamir Haji, MD
Director of Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Shamir Haji, MDMedical School: University of Vermont
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins
Board Certifications: Neurology, Psychiatry
Malik A. Ibrahim, M.D.
Malik A. Ibrahim, M.D.Medical School: Al-Mustansyriah University Medical Center
Residency: University of Connecticut
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board Certifications: Neurology, Psychiatry
James Hora, M.D., PhD
James Hora, M.D., PhDMedical School: University of Vermont, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic and Duke University Medical Center
Board Certifications: Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Radiology
H. Robert Hixson, M.D.
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology
Keith B. Woodward, M.D.
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute & Vanderbilt University
Board Certification: Radiology
Neurosurgery
Barrett W. Brown, M.D.
Barrett W. Brown, M.D.Medical School: University of Kentucky
Residency: University of Kentucky
Board Certification: Neurological Surgery
Joel E. Norman, M.D.
Joel E. Norman, M.D.Medical School: East Tennessee State University
Residency: University of Kentucky
Board Certification: Neurological Surgery
Paul C. Peterson, M.D.
Paul C. Peterson, M.D.Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital
Board Certification: Neurological Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Howard R. Brock, M.D.
Howard R. Brock, M.D.Medical School: Spartan Health Sciences University
Residency: State University of New York
Nurse Practitioners
Dina Miller, NP
Dina Miller, NPBobby Stiles, NP
Bobby Stiles, NPPatient Stories
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After spine surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, Michelle Rose is finally free from the suffering that held her back for so long.
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Tammy Brooks arrived by helicopter at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center at least 24 hours – maybe even several days – after suffering an acute ischemic stroke.
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A local man survived the type of stroke that normally kills 80 percent of its victims. He’s doing so well, he just moved to Europe and is enjoying life to its fullest. It’s been three and a half years since Ken Harrawood suffered a stroke. It hit while he was driving to Y-12 for his first day of work with Bechtel. He now lives in Manchester, England.
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Adam Hill gets the tools in place for the next life-saving surgery in the interventional radiology lab at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. As lead tech, Hill knows this place like the back of his hand. He never dreamed he’d be a patient receiving treatment here, suffering from a ruptured aneurysm, like so many patients he’s helped treat.
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Since recovering from a stroke, Paul DeWitt appreciates simple pleasures that are easily taken for granted. He grasps a cup of coffee. He smiles and laughs. He even appreciates the ability to whistle.
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Jane Coleman heard her husband make an odd noise, “almost like hiccups but not exactly,” but when she turned to look at him, she knew immediately what was happening: He was having a stroke.