1. Bernadette N Borte is a Senior Resident with the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa Hospitals Clinics in Iowa City (IA, USA). She received her medical degree from St Matthew’s University School of Medicine, Grand Cayman British West Indies and a MSc in healthcare administration from St Joseph College of Maine (ME, USA). Her research and clinical interests are in stroke management.
2. Enrique C Leira is Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City (IA, USA). He is a Board-certified Vascular Neurologist at the University of Iowa Hospitals Stroke Center and an Epidemiologist. His research interests include the clinicometrics of acute stroke management, and the emergent delivery of acute interventions for patients that have a stroke far away from a comprehensive stroke center.