Meet Our Stroke Team

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has a team of stroke specialists 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

Rocco Cannistraro, M.D.

Medical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

S. Arthur Moore, M.D.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

Board Certification: Neurology

Ashok Reddy Polu, MD

Director Neuro-Ultrasonography at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

Medical School: American International Medical University

Residency: The University of Louisville

Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine

Board Certifications: Neurology, Vascular Neurology

Kathleen A. Ward, DO

Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Albany Medical Center

Fellowship: Albany Medical Center

Board Certifications: Neurology, Vascular Neurology

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

Daniel Hoss, M.D.

Medical School: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Residency: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Fellowship: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Board Certifications: 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

Jeffrey Albea, M.D.

Medical School: Louisiana State University Medical School

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Joshua Miller, M.D.

Medical School: Texas A&M University HSC College of Medicine

Residency: The Ohio State University Medical School Columbus, OH

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Joel E. Norman, M.D.

Medical School: East Tennessee State University

Residency: University of Kentucky

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Paul C. Peterson, M.D.

Medical School: Wayne State University

Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Emergency Medicine

Shawn Robertson, M.D.

Nurse Practitioners

Jiajia Huang, NP

Tyler Irwin, NP

Dina Miller, DNP, MBA

Bobby Stiles, NP

Sarah Beason, NP

Olivia Montgomery, DNP

Certified Physician Assistant

John Williams, PA-C