Department of Neurology

Department of Neurology

Department of Neurology Faculty

Interim Chair

Helmi Lutsep, M.D.
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

Faculty

ALS and Neuromuscular Disorders

Nizar Chahin, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Disease

Melanie B. Fried-Oken, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Professor, NW Center for Voice and Swallowing

Noona Leavell, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Disease

Anson Wilks, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Disease

Neuro-Oncology Blood-Brain Barrier Program

Prakash Ambady, M.D., Associate Professor, Neuro-Oncology/Blood Brain Barrier

Leslie Muldoon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Blood Brain Barrier Program

Edward Neuwelt, M.D., Professor, Neuro-Oncology/Blood Brain Barrier

Mike Lane, M.D., Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Neurology

Andrew Natonson, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Neurology

Ben Emery, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Stefanie Kaech Petrie, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Mary Logan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Ian Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Anusha Mishra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Vivek Unni, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Letisha R. Wyatt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology and the Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center

Zachary Beattie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, ORCATECH

Raina Croff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Walt Dawson, D.Phil., Assistant Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D., Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Scott Hofer, Ph.D., Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Jeffrey Kaye, M.D., Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Eran Klein, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Allison Lindauer, Ph.D., N.P., Associate Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Aimee Pierce, M.D., Associate Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Lynne Shinto, N.D., M.P.H., Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Lisa Silbert, M.D., M.C.R., Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Shawn Westaway, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Kathy Wild, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Aging & Alzheimer's Disease

Julia Durrant, M.D., Associate Professor, Neurocritical Care

Holly Hinson, M.D., M.C.R., Associate Professor, Neurocritical Care

Andrew Treister, M.D., Assistant Professor, Neurocritical Care

Tarvez Tucker, M.D., Professor, Neurocritical Care

Eilis Boudreau, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Epilepsy

Proleta Datta, M.D., Assistant Professor, Epilepsy

Lia Ernst, M.D., Assistant Professor, Epilepsy

Marissa Kellogg, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Epilepsy

Pippa Macdonald, M.D., Assistant Professor, Comprehensive Neurology

Matthew McCaskill, D.O., Assistant Professor, Epilepsy

Paul Motika, M.D., Associate Professor, Epilepsy

Marty Salinsky, M.D., Professor, Epilepsy

W. Brewster Smith, M.D., Assistant Professor, Epilepsy

David Spencer, M.D., Professor, Epilepsy

Juliette Preston, M.D., Assistant Professor, Headache and Pain

Emily J. Riddle, M.D., Assistant Professor, Headache and Pain

Jacqueline Bernard, M.D., FAAN, Associate Professor and Vice Chair

Michelle Cameron, M.D., M.C.R., PT, Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Lucinda (Cinda) Hugos, M.S., PT, Associate Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Edward (Ed) Kim, M.D., Associate Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Halina Offner-Vandenbark, M.Sc., Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Sonemany Salinthone, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Elizabeth Silbermann, M.D., Assistant Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Rebecca Spain, M.D., M.S.P.H., Associate Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Arthur Vandenbark, Ph.D., Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Lindsey Wooliscroft, M.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., Professor, Multiple Sclerosis

Shannon Anderson, M.P.A.S., P.A.-C., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Matthew Brodsky, M.D., Associate Professor, Movement Disorders

Kathy Chung, M.D., Associate Professor, Movement Disorders

Marian Dale, M.D., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Nora Gray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

John Hammerstad, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Movement Disorders

Nathan Hantke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Amie Hiller, M.D., Associate Professor, Movement Disorders

Fay Horak, Ph.D, PT, Professor, Movement Disorders

Laurie King, Ph.D., M.C.R., PT, Professor, Movement Disorders

Jeff Kraakevik, M.D., Associate Professor, Movement Disorders

Martina Mancini, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Louise Marasco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Robert (Bob) Peterka, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Movement Disorders

Ronald Pfeiffer, M.D., Professor, Movement Disorders

Joseph Quinn, M.D., Professor, Movement Disorders

Delaram Safarpour, M.D., M.S.C.E., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Lauren Talman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Movement Disorders

Vivek Unni, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Jungers Center for Neuroscience Research

Alexandra Dimitrova, M.D., M.A., Assistant Professor, ORCCAMIND

Barry Oken, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, ORCCAMIND

Ilker Yaylali, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, ORCCAMIND

Hormozd Bozorgchami, M.D., Associate Professor, Stroke

Wayne Clark, M.D., Professor, Stroke

Helmi Lutsep, M.D., Professor and Interim Chair, Stroke

Jonathan E. Elliott, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sleep Medicine

Kimberly Hutchison, M.D.,Associate Professor, Sleep Medicine

Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sleep Medicine

Sarah Mcconville, M.D., Assistant Professor, Sleep Medicine 

Asha Singh, M.D., Assistant Professor, Sleep Medicine

Peter S. Spencer, Ph.D., FANA, FRCPath, Professor Environmental Neurology, Neurotoxicology

Desire Tshala-Katumbay, M.D., Ph.D., FANA, Professor, Environmental Neurology, Neurotoxicology, and Global Health

Joint faculty

Emeritus faculty

Dennis Bourdette. M.D.
Professor Emeritus

John Hammerstad, M.D.
Professor Emeritus

Diane Howieson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus

Steve Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Patricia Kramer, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Muriel Lezak, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Michele Mass, M.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus

John Nutt, M.D.
Professor Emeritus

Fredrick Seil, M.D.
Professor Emeritus

Ruth Whitham, M.D.
Professor Emeritus

William Woodward, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus