Practicing in a variety of hospitals (teaching/community) across the country, Mary Kay Bader has functioned in roles such as ICU staff nurse, trauma nurse responder, clinical educator, clinical faculty, and clinical nurse specialist. She has held clinical and joint faculty positions at Georgetown University and Loyola University of Chicago. Currently, Ms. Bader is employed as a neuroscience/critical care clinical nurse specialist working collaboratively with team members developing protocols and integrating technology into the care of the critical neuro and hypothermia patient populations. Ms. Bader has lectured locally, regionally, nationally and internationally on subjects such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, increased intracranial pressure, brain oxygen, pupillometry, stroke, neurointerventional therapy, hypothermia, and aneurysms.