Leadership Team
Elan Louis, M.D., M.S.
Professor
Chair
Benjamin Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S..
Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research
Christiana Hall, M.D.
Professor
Chief of Service for Neurology, Parkland Hospital
Brendan Kelley, M.D.,
Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
Shaida Khan, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Neurology, Parkland Hospital
Lauren Phillips, M.D.
Associate Professor
Neurology Residency Program Director
Vikram Shakkottai, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Basic Research
Section Head, Movement Disorders
Olaf Stuve, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Chief of Dallas VA Neurology
Section Head, Multiple Sclerosis
Jaya Trivedi, M.D.
Professor
Vice Chair for Ambulatory Operations and External Relations
Medical Director of Ambulatory Neurology
Steven Vernino, M.D.,Ph.D.
Professor
Vice-Chair for Education and Faculty Affairs
Section Head, Autonomic Disorders
Interim Section Head, Neuromuscular Disorders
Section Heads
Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief, Neurocritical Care
Ihab Hajjar, M.D., M.S.
Professor
Section Head, Cognitive/Memory Disorders
Ryan Hays, M.D.
Associate Professor
Section Head, Epilepsy
Mark Johnson, M.D.
Professor
Section Head, Clinical and Education
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Alison Leston, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Section Head, General Neurology
Berge Minassian, M.D.
Professor
Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology
Amber Salter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Section Head,
Statistical Planning and Analysis
Olaf Stuve, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Section Head, Multiple Sclerosis
Steven Vernino, M.D.,Ph.D.
Professor
Section Head, Autonomic Disorders
Interim Section Head, Neuromuscular Disorders
Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Section Head, Research
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Michael Youssef, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Interim Section Head, Neuro-Oncology
Administrative Leadership
Michael Nicholaou, BSEE, ME, MBA
Administrative Lead
Michael.Nicholaou@UTSouthwestern.EDU
Laura Campbell
Supervisor of Educational Programs
Laura.Campbell@UTSouthwestern.edu
Debra Clamp, BS
Clinical Practice Manager,
James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center
William Goodrich, MBA
Assistant Director, Department Finance
William.Goodrich@UTSouthwestern.edu
Cindy Olson
Faculty Coordinator
Cindy.Olson@UTSouthwestern.edu
Pepper Wedgewood, MBA
Administrative Manager
HR, Faculty Affairs, Administrative Support
Pepper.wedgewood@utsouthwestern.edu