Sidney Mallenbaum, MD, has been elected co-chair of the Virginia Stroke Systems Task Force (VSSTF). Dr. Mallenbaum is Medical Director of the stroke unit at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. The Virginia Stroke Systems (VSS) is a state-wide collaborative led by the AHA/ASA’s Mid-Atlantic Chapters and the Virginia Department of Health’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Project with the voluntary participation of many service providers across the Commonwealth. Leveraging its partnerships, VSS serves as the action-arm of the newly formed Virginia Stroke Systems Task Force in organizing and facilitating systematic improvements to stroke systems of care throughout Virginia. More information is available at www.virginiastrokesystems.org.
