The Task Force Co-Chairs
About Our Co-Chairs
The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force structure starts with the front line support of our Co-Chairs. They are the champions of collaborative cardiovascular and cerebrovascular efforts throughout the Commonwealth. The Co-Chairs are recommended by the Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force Steering Committee and approved and appointed by Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
Nathan S. Kusterer, MD
Cardiologist, Baptist Health Medical Group, Cardiology
Co-Chair Since: 2021
Nathan Kusterer, MD is originally from Kingsville, MD. He attended the University of Maryland for undergraduate education before earning a medical degree from Saint George’s University. Dr. Kusterer completed an internal medicine residency, and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Kentucky, where he also served as chief resident and chief fellow.
Following graduation he joined Baptist Health Lexington Cardiology. There he practices non-invasive general cardiology with special interests in atrial fibrillation, systolic heart failure management, cardioembolic stroke, and echocardiography, including TEE.
Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. Other hobbies include traveling when his schedule allows, trying new restaurants, running, snowboarding, and golfing.
Dr. Kusterer hopes to continue improve the recognition, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease while serving on Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force.
Larry B. Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAHA
Ruth L. Works Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology Associate Dean for Clinical Research, College of Medicine Co-Director, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute Co-Director, UK Neuroscience Research Priority Area Interim Director, UK-Norton Stroke Care Network
Co-Chair Since: 2024
Larry B. Goldstein, MD, FANA, FAHA, FAAN, is Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Co-Director of the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, Co-Director of the UK Neuroscience Research Priority Area, and Interim Director of the UK-Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network at the University of Kentucky. His scholarly work focuses on stroke and related disorders. He has published over 840 peer review journal articles, reviews, editorials, book chapters, abstracts, and other professional papers. His research spans stroke-related laboratory-based studies, clinical trials, quality of care and care delivery studies, as well as clinical effectiveness and epidemiological investigations. He serves as a reviewer for multiple professional journals as well as national and international granting agencies. He is a member of the editorial boards of Stroke®, Cerebrovascular Diseases, the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, and Cardiology Today. He has chaired or been a member of several national guideline writing committees. He has served in multiple local, regional, and national leadership roles for the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology, serves as the contact PI for the CDC Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program in Kentucky, and is the CoChair for Stroke for the Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force. In 2023, he was listed by Stanford/Elsevier as among the top 2% of the world’s most cited researchers across 22 disciplines.