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Department Leadership

Nader Pouratian, M.D., Ph.D.

• Professor & Chair, Neurological Surgery
• Lois C.A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery

Bradley Lega, M.D.

• Vice Chair of Research, Neurological Surgery
• Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery

Toral Patel, M.D.

• Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
• Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, Tumor

Babu Welch, M.D.

• Duke Samson Chair in Neurological Surgery
• Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology
• Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
• Co-Director Rogers Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Medical Director, Neurosurgery Cranial Clinic

Bradley Weprin, M.D.

• Vice Chair of Quality, Neurological Surgery
• Professor of Neurological Surgery & Pediatrics

Jonathan White, M.D.

• Professor, Neurological Surgery & Radiology
• Director of the Neurological Surgery Residency Training Program
• Birsner Family Professorship in Neurological Surgery

Primary Faculty

Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.

• Professor, Departments of Neurological Study & Neurology of Neurotheraputics
• Director, Neurocritical Care Division

Mazin Al Tamimi, M.D.

• Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Spine

Salah Aoun, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Samuel Barnett, M.D.

• Professor, Neurological Surgery, Tumor
• Co-Director, Skull Base Surgery Program

Hunt Batjer, M.D.

• Professor Emeritus, Neurological Surgery

Bruno Braga, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery & Pediatrics

Rafael de Oliveira Sillero, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, Radiation, & Pediatrics

Elias Elias, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Zhongzheng Fu, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Frederick Hitti, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Christopher Madden, M.D.

• Professor, Neurological Surgery
• Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, UTSW Medical Group

Panagiotis Mastorakos, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Bruce Mickey, M.D.

• Professor Emeritus, Neurological Surgery

Kevin Morrill, M.D.

• Professor, Neurological Surgery, Spine

Ankur Patel, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Angela Price, M.D.

• Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery & Pediatrics

Duke Samson, M.D.

• Professor Emeritus, Neurological Surgery

Lauren Sankary, M.A.

• Assistant Professor

Venita Simpson, M.D.

• Clinical Assistant Professor

Matthew Sun, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Dale Swift, M.D.

• Professor, Neurological Surgery & Pediatrics

Alex Valadka, M.D.

• Professor, Neurological Surgery

Brett Whittemore, M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics

Secondary Faculty

John Dean Barr M.D.

• Professor, Radiology

Joshua Battley M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurology

Daniel C. Bowers M.D.

• Professor, Pediatrics

Stephen Figueroa M.D.

• Associate Professor, Neurology

Christiana E. Hall M.D.

• Professor, Neurology

Ulrike Hoffmann, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Robert Nick Hogan M.D., Ph.D.

• Professor, Ophthalmology

Brandon Isaacson M.D.

• Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Laura Jean Klesse M.D., Ph.D.

• Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Joe Walter Kutz M.D.

• Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Christian Barrett LoBue Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Christopher J. Madden M.D.

• Professor, Health Sys Operations Admin

David L. McDonagh M.D.

• Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Brady Lee Mootz M.D.

• Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management

DaiWai M. Olson PH.D., R.N.

• Professor, Neurology

Glenn Lee Pride M.D.

• Professor, Radiology

Bappaditya Ray M.D.

• Associate Professor, Neurology

Ranier Reyes M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurology

Jia Wang Romito M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Michael Rubin M.D.

• Associate Professor, Neurology

Bhavya Ramesh Shah M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Radiology

Kartavya Sharma M.D.

• Assistant Professor, Neurology

Robert Timmerman M.D.

• Professor & Chair, Radiation Oncology