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Upstate Medical university Neurology Department

Faculty and Staff

Department Chair: Jeremy Shefner, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Faculty

Cerebrovascular

Ziad El Zammar, M.D.
Julius Gene Latorre, MD, MPH
Yahia Lodi, M.D.
Tarakad Ramachandran, M.D.

Epilepsy

Helen Barkan, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert Beach, M.D., Ph.D.
Andrew Bragdon, M.D.
Paul Kent, M.D., Ph.D.

General Neurology

Michael Vertino, M.D.

Movement Disorders

Dragos Mihaila, M.D.

Multiple Sclerosis/Neuro-Immunology

Burk Jubelt, M.D.

Neuro-Ophthalmology and Headache

Melissa Ko, M.D.
Luis Mejico, M.D.

Neuromuscular

Deborah Bradshaw, M.D.
Jeremy Shefner, M.D., Ph.D.
Laura Simionescu, M.D.
Francine Vriesendorp, M.D.

Pediatric Neurology

Carl Crosley, M.D.

Sleep Medicine

Antonio Culebras, M.D.

Research Faculty

Bernadette Kalman, MD/PHD
Paul Massa, Ph.D.
Charlene Wu, Ph.D.

Faculty with Secondary Appointment

Jakwei Chang, M.D. (Neuro-Radiology)
Thomas Coyle, M.D. (Neuro-Oncology)
Stephen Joy, M.D. (Neuro-Radiology)
Amar Swarnkar, M.D. (Neuro-Radiology)
John Wasenko, M.D. (Neuro-Radiology)

Volunteer Faculty

Sami Abdul-Malak, MD
Charles Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Nancy Havernick, MD
Smita Kittur, MD
Jianxin Ma, MD
Cornelia Mihai, M.D.
Hector Santana, M.D.
Malavalli Seetharam, MD
James Yurdin, M.D.

Research Staff

Mark Chilton (coordinator)
Megan Grosso, D.P.T, PA.C.
Holly Hand (coordinator)
Stephen Maheux (coordinator)
Katie Markis (coordinator)
Lindsey Michaels (coordinator)
Ibn Mitchell (coordinator)
Kristina Money (coordinator)
Iulia G. Movileanu (coordinator)
Katherine Tindall (coordinator)
Mary Lou Watson (coordinator)

Fellows

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellows
Islam Hassan
Tariq Mahmood
Sushma Manda
Vascular Fellows
Ziad El-Zammar
Adham Kamel
Ravi Patel

Residents

2009-2010 Residents PDF document

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Anne Dow, NP Pamela Kirch, NP
Judy Drucker, ANP Brenda Schader, NP
Megan Grosso, D.P.T, PA.C. Leigh Wilson, RN, MS, PNP
Marcia Harris, RN,FNP Sari-Ann Yonaty, NP

Administration

Ellie Scala, MBA - Administrator
Rosemary Oliva - Assistant Administrator
Judith Hansen - Accountant

Education Coordinators

Mary Phelan - Residency & Fellowship Clinical Neurophysiology Program
Linda Anderson - Medical Student Education
Alison Brewer - Cerebrovascular (stroke) fellowship program