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Autonomic Disorders
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Core Faculty
Epilepsy
General Neurology
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Neurocritical Care
Neuromuscular
Neuro-Oncology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Pediatric Neurology
Sleep Medicine
Statistical Planning and Analysis
Stroke/Cerebrovascular

Autonomic Disorders

Meredith Bryarly, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Dallas VA

Elisabeth Golden, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Lauren Phillips, M.D.

Associate Professor

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

Professor
Section Head

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Cognitive and Memory Disorders

Primary Appointment: Neurology

John Hart, M.D.

Professor
UT Dallas
Secondary Appointment: Psychiatry

Brian Hitt, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor

Brendan Kelley, M.D.

Professor
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations

Alka Khera, M.D.

Instructor

Trung Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Roger Rosenberg, M.D.

Professor
Section Head
Secondary Appointment: Physiology

Steven Small, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
UT Dallas, Dean, School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences

Rong Zhang, Ph.D.

Professor
Secondary Appointment: Internal Medicine

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

C. Munro Cullum, Ph.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

Marc Diamond, M.D.

Professor
Director, Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Kevin Gray, M.D.

Associate Professor
Dallas VA
Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

Joachim Herz, M.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Molecular Genetics

Mustafa Husain, M.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

Laura Lacritz, Ph.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

Robert Ruchinskas, Psy.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

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Core Faculty

Denise Ramirez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Epilepsy

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Mark Agostini, M.D.

Professor
Director EMU, Parkland Health and Hospital System

Sasha Alick-Lindstrom, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Rohit Das, M.D.,

Associate Professor

Hina Dave, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Marisara Dieppa, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Kan Ding, M.D.

Associate Professor

Alexander Doyle, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jay Harvey, D.O.

Associate Professor

Ryan Hays, M.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head
Director-Sleep Medicine, Parkland Health and Hospital System

Ghazala Perven, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Irina Podkorytova, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Rodrigo Zepeda, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Bradley Lega, M.D.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

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General Neurology

Quentin Adams, M.D.

Faculty Associate
Fort Worth

Anik Janardan Amin, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Irum Basar, M.D.

Faculty Associate
Frisco Clinic

Roger Blair, M.D.

Faculty Associate
Fort Worth

Horacio Chiong-Rivero, M.D., Ph.D.

Faculty Associate
Fort Worth

Paul Hurd, M.D.

Assistant Professor
VA Dallas

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

Associate Professor
Section Head

Doyle Yuan, M.D.

Instructor
Dallas VA

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Headache Medicine

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Shin Beh, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Deborah Friedman, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor
Secondary Appointment: Ophthalmology

Jessica Kiarashi, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Shamin Masrour, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

John Zuniga, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Surgery

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Movement Disorders

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Director Faculty Mentoring Program

Richard Dewey, M.D.

Professor
Section Head

Mazen Elkurd, D.O.

Instructor

Rasheda El-Nazer, M.D.

Instructor

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

Professor
Chair

Padraig O’Suilleabhain, M.D.

Professor

Meagen Salinas, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Dallas VA

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

Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Basic Research

Umar Yazdani, M.D.

Instructor

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

William Dauer, M.D., M.S.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

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Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Kyle Blackburn, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Benjamin Greenberg, M.D.

Professor
Section Head
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research
Secondary Appointment: Pediatrics

Lindsay Horton, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Nancy Monson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Secondary: Immunology

Shanan Munoz, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Darin Okuda, M.D.

Professor

Peter Sguigna, M.D.

Assistant Professor

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

Professor
Chief of Dallas VA Neurology

Lauren Tardo, M.D.

Instructor

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Lana Harder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
CMC Faculty
Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

Gary Lemack, M.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Urology

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Neurocritical Care

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Stephen Figueroa, M.D.

Associate Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

Christiana Hall, M.D.

Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

DaiWai Olson, Ph.D., R.N.

Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

Bappaditya Ray, M.D.

Associate Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

Ranier Reyes, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

Michael Rubin, M.D.

Associate Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

Kartavya Sharma, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.

Professor
Division Chief
Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

David Busch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Bethany Lussier, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Internal Medicine

David McDonagh, M.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Roberta Novakovic, M.D.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Radiology

Jia Romito, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management

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Neuromuscular Disorders

Salman Bhai, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Meredith Bryarly, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Dallas VA

Jeffrey Elliott, M.D.

Professor
Section Head

Elisabeth Golden, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Shaida Khan, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Sharon Nations, M.D.

Professor

Lauren Phillips, M.D.

Associate Professor

Jaya Trivedi, M.D.

Professor

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

Professor

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Neuro-Oncology

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Robert Bachoo, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Secondary Appointment: Internal Medicine

Ke Gong, Ph.D.

Instructor

Gao Guo, Ph.D.

Instructor

Amyn Habib, M.D.

Associate Professor
Dallas VA

Jesung Moon, Ph.D.

Instructor

Edward Pan, M.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head
Secondary Appointment: Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Neurological Surgery

Michael Youssef, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Secondary Appointment: Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Elizabeth Maher, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Internal Medicine

Bruce Mickey, M.D.

Professor
Primary: Neurological Surgery

Toral Patel, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery

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Neuro-Ophthalmology

Deborah Friedman, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor
Secondary Appointment: Ophthalmology

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

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Ophthalmology
Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery/Neurology/Pathology

Melanie Truong-Le, D.O, O.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Ophthalmology
Secondary Appointment: Neurology

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Pediatric Neurology

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Mauricio Delgado-Ayala, M.D.

Professor
Texas Scottish Rite

Vikram Jakkamsetti, Ph.D.

Professor

Juan Pascual, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Secondary Appointment: Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development, Pediatrics, Physiology

Steve Sparagana, M.D.

Associate Professor
Texas Scottish Rite

Peter Tsai, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Secondary Appointment: Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Psychiatry

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Dallas Armstrong, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Wilmot Bonnet, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Diana Castro, M.D.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Michelle Christie, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Texas Scottish Rite
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Lauren Dengle, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Alison Dolce, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Michael Dowling, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.S.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Patricia Evans, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Kimberly Goodspeed, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Meagan Hainlen, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Susan T. Iannaccone, M.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Saima Kayani, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Andrea Lowden, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Michelle Machie, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Berge Minassian, M.D.

Professor
Division Chief
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Eric Remster, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Tonia Sabo, M.D.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Rana Said, M.D.

Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Deepa Sirsi, M.D.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Mathew Stokes, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Afsaneh Talai, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Jennifer Muncy Thomas, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Cynthia Wang, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

Jeffrey Waugh, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pediatrics

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Sleep Medicine

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Gregory Carter, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head

Ryan Hays, M.D.

Associate Professor
Director-Sleep Medicine, Parkland Health and Hospital System

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Safia Khan, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Family and Community Medicine

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Statistical Planning and Analysis

Morgan McCreary, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Amber Salter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Section Head

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Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Primary Appointment: Neurology

Mehari Gebreyohanns, M.D.

Associate Professor

Mark Johnson, M.D.

Professor
Section Head

Erica Jones, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Ty Shang, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Secondary Appointment: Neurology

Nneka Ifejika, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Roberta Novakovic, M.D.

Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Radiology

Yingfei Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Pathology

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