Faculty
Robert Beach, MD, PhD, FAAN, FACNS
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Epilepsy; Seizures; Epilepsy Surgery; Antiepileptic therapies (medical, surgical and experimental); Functional imaging; Zone state performance; Neuroprotection; Neuromodulation; Neuronal transplantation; Brain stimulation
Charles Bradshaw, PhD
Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary Faculty
Research Interests
FMRI and SPECT localization of neuropsychological functions, memory functions and prosody
Deborah Bradshaw, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Painful diabetic neuropathy, Guillain-Barre' syndrome, inflammatory muscle disease.
Andrew Bragdon, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
I am presently involved in preliminary studies of novel imaging of seizure activity using functional MRI.
Thomas Coyle, MD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Cell biological approaches to understand the cellular mechanisms underlying the development and treatment of malignant brain tumors.
Antonio Culebras, MD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
All forms of sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy and sleep apnea.
Ziad El Zammar, MD, MRCP(UK)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Neuroprotective and Acute therapies of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes, Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment, Moderate Hypothermia for Post-Cardiac Arrest, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage treatment, and EEG Monitoring for patients in Coma.
Rosamma Joseph, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Burk Jubelt, MD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
CNS acute and chronic polio- and entero-virus infections; Growth factors for Post-Polio Syndrome; Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Motor Neuron Gene Expression
Paul Kent, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Mechanisms of sensory coding in the olfactory system; seizure mechanisms in hippocampal slices; optical imaging techniques.
Smita Kittur, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Melissa Ko, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
My research involves the role of weight gain and recurrence of pseudotumor cerebri. I am also involved at the state and national level for legislative and patient advocacy in the field of neurology.
Julius Gene Latorre, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Multimodality neuromonitoring, advanced neurophysiologic monitoring, intensive insulin therapy for SAH, IV and IA thrombolysis for acute ischemic strokes, Moderate hypothermia
Yahia Lodi, MD, FAHA
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Endovascular strategies to improve outcome in stroke, complex aneurysms and AVM/AVF. Endothelium and blood clot interaction and role of vasodilarot in stroke therapy
Paul Massa, PhD
Professor
Professor
Research Interests
Regulation of innate immune responses to viruses.
Luis Mejico, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Clinical reasearch in various Neuro-Ophthalmic conditions such as idiopathic intracranial hypertension; as well as multiple sclerosis and headache syndromes.
Cornelia Mihai, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Multiple sclerosis and general neurology.
Dragos Mihaila, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Motor fluctuations and non-motor problems of Parkinson's disease; surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; experimental therapies for Parkinson's disease
Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Professor and Chair
Research Interests
Clinical Therapeutics of ALS and other motor neuron disorders. Animals models of the physiology and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Peripheral nerve physiology.
Laura Simionescu, MD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis