Our Staff

Kristen Tysell Ghoussaini, PNP, is our Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.

Patrick Wong, PA-C, is one of our Pediatric Neurosurgery Physician Assistants. He works very closely with the neurosurgeons on all aspects of patient care, from the outpatient/office setting, to inside the operating room.

Traci Thomas is one of our pediatric neurosurgery physician assistants. She works very closely with the neurosurgeons on all aspects of patient care, from the outpatient/office setting, to inside the operating room.

Keri Rash is our Clinical Social Worker. She provides comprehensive clinical social work services for children and their families. She assists them in coping with, and adapting to their acute and chronic health care conditions. Keri will locate, refer, coordinate and assist in determining eligibility of social, medical, financial, and other services to meet our patient’s and family needs.

Shirley is our Office Coordinator in the neurosurgery office. She is responsible for registering patients for office visits and all the many "front line" tasks required to keep a busy office functioning to meet our patients' and families' needs. She also makes sure everyone is doing their jobs!

Kayla Lewis is in the Surgery Scheduler for our neurosurgery office. Kayla also helps with obtaining authorizations for radiology procedures, as well as clinic visits. She is the contact person for outside referrals and it is her job to make the referral process easy, efficient and happy for everyone 

Sarah Reyes is the Regional and Out-of-State Coordinator in our neurosurgery office. Her goal is to provide excellent care for families who have to travel a long way to see us. Sarah also handles the physicians' schedules.