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Leadership Team

Elan Louis

Elan Louis, M.D., M.S.

Professor
Chair

Benjamin Greenberg

Benjamin Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S.

Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research

Christiana Hall

Christiana Hall, M.D.

Professor
Chief of Service for Neurology, Parkland Hospital

Brendan Kelley

Brendan Kelley, M.D.,

Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations

Shaida Khan

Shaida Khan, D.O.

Assistant Professor
Medical Director of Neurology, Parkland Hospital

Lauren Phillips

Lauren Phillips, M.D.

Associate Professor
Neurology Residency Program Director

Vikram Shakkottai, M.D., Ph.D.

Vikram Shakkottai, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Basic Research
Section Head, Movement Disorders

Olaf Stuve

Olaf Stuve, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Chief of Dallas VA Neurology
Section Head, Multiple Sclerosis

Jaya Trivedi

Jaya Trivedi, M.D.

Professor
Vice Chair for Ambulatory Operations and External Relations
Medical Director of Ambulatory Neurology

Steven Vernino

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

Aiyagari Venkatesh, M.D.

Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.

Professor
Division Chief, Neurocritical Care

Ihab Hajjar, M.D., M.S.

Ihab Hajjar, M.D., M.S.

Professor
Section Head, Cognitive/Memory Disorders

Ryan Hays, M.D.

Ryan Hays, M.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head, Epilepsy

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson, M.D.

Professor
Section Head, Clinical and Education
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Alison Leston

Alison Leston, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head, General Neurology

Berge Minassian

Berge Minassian, M.D.

Professor
Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology

Amber Salter, Ph.D.

Amber Salter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head,
Statistical Planning and Analysis

Olaf Stuve

Olaf Stuve, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Section Head, Multiple Sclerosis

Steven Vernino

Steven Vernino, M.D.,Ph.D.

Professor
Section Head, Autonomic Disorders
Interim Section Head, Neuromuscular Disorders

Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D.

Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head, Research
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Michael Youssef, M.D.,

Michael Youssef, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Interim Section Head, Neuro-Oncology


Administrative Leadership

Michael Nicholaou

Michael Nicholaou, BSEE, ME, MBA

Administrative Lead
Michael.Nicholaou@UTSouthwestern.EDU

Laura Campbell

Laura Campbell

Supervisor of Educational Programs
Laura.Campbell@UTSouthwestern.edu

Debra Clamp

Debra Clamp, BS

Clinical Practice Manager,
James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center
Debra.Clamp@UTSouthwestern.edu

William Goodrich

William Goodrich, MBA

Assistant Director, Department Finance
William.Goodrich@UTSouthwestern.edu

Cindy Olson

Cindy Olson

Faculty Coordinator
Cindy.Olson@UTSouthwestern.edu

Pepper Wedgewood

Pepper Wedgewood, MBA

Administrative Manager
HR, Faculty Affairs, Administrative Support
Pepper.wedgewood@utsouthwestern.edu