Faculty

Heakyung Kim, M.D.

Professor and Chair

• Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Chair in Mobility Research

Kim Barker, M.D.

Associate Professor

• Vice Chair of Faculty and Academic Affairs
• Cancer, Complex Medical, General Rehabilitation

Surendra Barshikar, M.D.

Associate Professor

• Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
• Director Ambulatory Services UTSW and Parkland
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation

Haibi Cai, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Ziyi Chen, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jean de Leon, M.D.

Professor

• Wounds, Post-Acute Care

Michael Fediw, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Cancer Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation

Fatma Gul, M.D.

Professor

• Director, Intrathecal Pump Program/Spasticity Program

Vincent Lee, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Benjamin Miller, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Priya Nangrani, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Amar Patel, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Ellen Sloan, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Shelby Tesdall, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Brain Injury, Stroke, Neurorehabilitation

Isabel Huang, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

• Electrodiagnosis, General Rehabilitation

Donald Kasitinon, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Karen Kowalske, M.D.

Professor

• Charles and Peggy Galvin Professorship in Physical Medicine
• Burns, Wounds, Amputee, General Rehabilitation

Rupali Kumar, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Pelvic Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation

Marielisa Lopez, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• General Rehabilitation

Amy Mathews, M.D.

Associate Professor

• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation

Susan Murphy, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Geriatric and General Rehabilitation

Benjamin Nguyen, M.D.

Professor

• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation

Kelly Scott, M.D.

Professor

• Director, Residency Program
• Pelvic Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis

Anjali Shah, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

• Multiple Sclerosis, Neurorehabilitation, Wheelchair/Seating

John Thottakara, M.D.

Clinical Professor

• Chief of Service, Parkland Hospital
• Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation, Trauma

Julia Bryarly, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Amanda Wise, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Jason Petrasic, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Yoonhee Choi, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Neuromuscular Disorders, Electrodiagnosis

Denizen Kocak, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Pain, Interventional Pain

Yashesh Parekh, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Ankit Patel, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

• Interventional Spine

Sunny Sharma, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Interventional Spine

Kavita Trivedi, D.O.

Clinical Associate Professor

• Co-Director, UTSW Spine Program
• Interventional Spine

Nikesh Patel, D.O.

Assistant Professor

• Interventional Spine, Neuromodulation

Minh Nguyen, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• Spinal Disorders, Evidence-Based Medicine

Annie Abraham, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Saylee Dhamdhere, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Rajashree Srinivasan, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Kristin Wilmoth, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Yasin Dhaher, Ph.D.

Professor

Yen-Sheng Lin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Yi-Ting Tzen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Yanlong Song, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Susan Knapton, M.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor

Raymond Cheng, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Elham Cohen, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jeanette Colson, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

• General Rehabilitation

Merrine Klakeel, D.O.

Clinical Associate Professor

Fadeel Mahmood, M.D.

Assistant Professor

• SCI

Mona Mirchandani, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Gargi Raval, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Wei-Han Tan, M.D.

Associate Professor

Weibin Yang, M.D.

Clinical Professor

• Service Chief, PMR
• General Rehabilitation

Jessica Co, M.P.A.S., PA-C

Physician Assistant

Tamara Dickinson, M.S.N., APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Rita Fulmer, APRN

Faculty Associate, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

• Spine Program

Stephanie Georgoudiou, APRN

Program Manager, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

• Wounds

Patricia Gordon, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

• Intrathecal Pump, Neurorehabilitation

Patricia Krohn, APRN

Faculty Associate, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

• Intrathecal Pump

Wendy Moore, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-BC

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

• Spine Program

Laura Ridnour, PA

Physician Assistant

• Pediatric Rehabilitation

Haben Yissehak, PA

Inpatient Rehabilitation