Faculty

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

• Professor
• Section Head
• Vernino Lab
• MSA & POTS Care

Meredith Bryarly, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Dallas VA
• MSA & POTS Care

Lauren Phillips, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Amyloidosis Care

Amber Salter, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Section Head
• Salter Lab

Justin Rousseau, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Rousseau Lab
• Neurohospitalist Care

Mark Johnson, M.D.

• Professor
• Section Head - Clinical and Education
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Section Head - Research
• Secondary Appointment: Department of Population and Data Sciences
• Xian Lab

Rachel Aubert, D.O.

• Assistant Professor
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

Mehari Gebreyohanns, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

Jiang He, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: School of Public Health

Erica Jones, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

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

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Mastorakos Lab

Roberta Novakovic, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Radiology
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

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

• Associate Professor
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

Parth Upadhyaya, D.O.

• Assistant Professor
• Co-medical Director, CUH Vascular Inpatient
• Cerebrovascular Disease Care

Ihab Hajjar, M.D., M.S.

• Professor
• Section Head
• HBC Program
• Dementia Care

Brendan Kelley, M.D.

• Professor
• Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
• Dementia Care

C. Munro Cullum, Ph.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Psychiatry
• Neuropsychology Care

Marc Diamond, M.D.

• Professor
• Director, Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Diamond Lab

Alexander Frolov, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Dementia Care

John Hart, M.D.

• Professor
• UT Dallas
• Secondary Appointment: Psychiatry
• Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
• Dementia Care

Jiang He, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: School of Public Health

Joachim Herz, M.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Molecular Genetics
• Herz Lab

Mustafa Husain, M.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Psychiatry

Makoto Ishii, M.D., Ph.D

• Assistant Professor
• Ishii Lab
• Dementia Care

Alka Khera, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Dementia Care

Laura Lacritz, Ph.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Psychiatry
• Neuropsychology Care

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

• Associate Professor
• Dementia Care

Roger Rosenberg, M.D.

• Professor Emeritus
• Secondary Appointment: Physiology

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

• Professor
• UT Dallas, Dean, School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences
• Brain Circuits Lab

Pedro Rosa-Neto, M.D., Ph.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: O'Donnell Brain Institute

Robert Ruchinskas, Psy.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Psychiatry
• Neuropsychology Care

Barbara Stopschinski, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Stopschinski Lab
• Dementia Care

Kexin Yu, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Memory Care

Rong Zhang, Ph.D.

• Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Internal Medicine
• Cerebrovascular Lab

Denise Ramirez, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• WBM Facility NM Facility

Steven Gray, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary: Pediatrics
• Gray Lab

Ryan Hays, M.D.

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

Mark Agostini, M.D.

• Professor
• Epilepsy Care

Sasha Alick-Lindstrom, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Radiology
• Epilepsy & MEG Care

Danilo Cardim, Ph.D.

• Instructor
• Ding Lab

Mishu Chandra, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Epilepsy Care

Marisara Dieppa, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Dallas VA
• Epilepsy Care

Kan Ding, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Ding Lab
• Epilepsy & TBI Care

Alexander Doyle, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Epilepsy Care

Jay Harvey, D.O.

• Associate Professor
• Epilepsy Care

Eliane Kobayashi, M.D., Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Epilepsy Care

Bradley Lega, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Lega Lab

Ghazala Perven, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Dallas VA
• Epilepsy Care

Irina Podkorytova, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Epilepsy Care

Irfan Sheikh, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Epilepsy & Epilepsy Transition Care

Rodrigo Zepeda, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Epilepsy Care

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

• Associate Professor
• Section Head
• Aerospace & General
  Neurology Care

Quentin Adams, M.D.

• Faculty Associate
• Fort Worth
• General Neurology Care

Anik Janardan Amin, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Neurohospitalist Care

Nikesh Bajaj, D.O.

• Assistant Professor
• TBI & Headache Care

Roger Blair, M.D.

• Faculty Associate
• Fort Worth
• General Neurology Care

Victor Kaytser, M.D.

• Faculty Associate
• Fort Worth
• General Neurology Care

Jessica Kiarashi, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Director of Women in Neurology (WIN)
• Headache Care

Nancy Kuo, M.D.

• Faculty Associate
• Frisco
• General Neurology Care

Sun Moon, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Frisco
• General Neurology Care

Shanan Munoz, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• General Neurology Care

Kathy Niu, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Program Director, Neurology-Psychiatry Residency Program
• General Neurology Care

Justin Rousseau, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Rousseau Lab
• Neurohospitalist Care

Doyle Yuan, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Dallas VA
• General Neurology Care

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

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Surgery
• Oral and Maxillofacial Care

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

• Professor
• Vice Chair for Basic Research
• Section Head
• Shakkottai Lab
• Ataxia Care

Vibhash Sharma, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Clinical Lead
• Neuromodulation Care

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

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
• Dauer Lab
• Dystonia Care

Hirofumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Fujita Lab

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

• Professor
• Chair
• Louis Lab
• Tremor Care

Jill Napierala, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Napierala Lab

Marek Napierala, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Napierala Lab

Padraig O’Suilleabhain, M.D.

• Professor
• NPH Care

Samuel Pappas, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
• Dauer Lab

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

• Professor
• Section Head
• Chief of Dallas VA Neurology
• Stuve Lab
• MS & Neuroimmunology Care

Lauren Tardo, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Clinical Lead
• MS & Neuroimmunology Care

Kyle Blackburn, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• MS & Autoimmune
  Encephalitis Care

Laurent Calvier, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Calvier Lab

Benjamin Greenberg, M.D.

• Professor
• Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research
• Secondary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Greenberg Lab
• MS & Neuroimmunology Care

Lana Harder, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• CMC Faculty
• Primary Appointment: Psychiatry
• Pediatric Neuropsychology

Lindsay Horton, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• MS & Neuroimmunology Care

Gary Lemack, M.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Urology
• Urology Care

Nancy Monson, Ph.D.

• Professor
• Secondary: Immunology
• Monson Lab

Shanan Munoz, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• MS & Neuroimmunology Care

Darin Okuda, M.D.

• Professor
• Okuda Neuroinnovation Lab
• Neuroimmunology &
  RIS Care

Amber Salter, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Biostatistician
• Salter Lab

Peter Sguigna, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Sguigna Lab
• MS & Neuroimmunology Care

Venkatesh Aiyagari, M.D.

• Professor
• Division Chief
• Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

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

• Professor & Chair of Neurological Surgery
• Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Pouratian Lab

Stephen Figueroa, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Joshua Battley, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

David Busch, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management
• Busch Lab

Kan Ding, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Ding Lab
• Epilepsy & TBI Care

Christiana Hall, M.D.

• Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Noah Jouett, D.O., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management
• Neurocritical Care

Bethany Lussier, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Internal Medicine
• Pulmonary & Critical Care

David McDonagh, M.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Roberta Novakovic, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Radiology
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

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

• Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• NNRC
• Neurocritical Care

Bappaditya Ray, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Ranier Reyes, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Jia Romito, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Anesthesiology & Pain Management
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Michael Rubin, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neurocritical Care

Kartavya Sharma, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• BranNiC Lab
• Neurocritical Care

Matthew Sun, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Sun Lab

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

• Professor
• Interim Section Head
• Vernino Lab
• Neuromuscular Care

Salman Bhai, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Neuromuscular Care

Meredith Bryarly, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Dallas VA
• Neuromuscular Care

Haibi (Daniel) Cai, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• ALS/MDA Care

Jeffrey Elliott, M.D.

• Professor
• ALS/MDA Care

Shaida Khan, D.O.

• Associate Professor
• Myasthenia Gravis Care

Jill Napierala, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Napierala Lab

Marek Napierala, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor
• Napierala Lab

Sharon Nations, M.D.

• Professor
• Neuromuscular Care

Lauren Phillips, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Amyloidosis Care

Jenny Riecke, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Neuropalliative Care

Jaya Trivedi, M.D.

• Professor
• Vice Chair for Ambulatory Operations and External Relations
• Medical Director of Ambulatory Neurology
• ALS/MDA Care

Michael Youssef, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Interim Section Head
• Secondary Appointment: Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Neuro-Oncology Care

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

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Internal Medicine
• Bachoo Lab

Amyn Habib, M.D.

• Professor
• Dallas VA
• Habib Lab
• Neuro-Oncology Care

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

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Internal Medicine
• Neuro-Oncology Care

Jesung Moon, Ph.D.

• Instructor

Evan Noch, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Director of Physician-Scientist Development
• Noch Lab
• Neuro-Oncology Care

Toral Patel, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Neurological Surgery
• Neuro-Oncology Care

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

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Ophthalmology
• Secondary Appointment: Neurological Surgery/Neurology/Pathology
• Neuro-Ophthalmology Care

Berge Minassian, M.D.

• Professor
• Division Chief
• Minassian Lab

Dallas Armstrong, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Kaitlin Batley M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Neuromuscular Care

Wilmot Bonnet, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Stroke Care

Michelle Christie, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Scottish Rite for Children
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Mauricio Delgado-Ayala, M.D.

• Professor
• Scottish Rite for Children
• Pediatric Neurology Care

Lauren Sanchez, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Neurology Care

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

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Stroke Care

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

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Neurodevelopmental
  Disabilities Care

Zurisadai Gonzalez Castillo, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Neuromuscular Care

Meagan Hainlen, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Neurodevelopmental
  Disabilities Care

Susan T. Iannaccone, M.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Neuromuscular Care

Charuta Joshi, MBBS

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Michelle Machie, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Neurology Care

Eric Remster, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Headache Care

Rana Said, M.D.

• Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Deepa Sirsi, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Mathew Stokes, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Headache Care

Afsaneh Talai, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Epilepsy Care

Jennifer Muncy Thomas, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric Neurology Care

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

• Associate Professor
• Secondary Appointment: Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
• Tsai Lab
• Pediatric Neurology Care

Cynthia Wang, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Pediatric MS Care

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

• Assistant Professor
• Primary Appointment: Pediatrics
• Waugh Lab
• Pediatric Movement Care

Ryan Hays, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Director - Sleep Medicine, Parkland Health
• Sleep & Breathing Care

Michael Ibarra, M.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Sleep & Breathing Care

Safia Khan, M.D.

• Associate Professor
• Primary Appointment: Family and Community Medicine
• Sleep & Breathing Care

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

• Adjunct Professor

Waleed El-Feky, M.D.

• Adjunct Assistant Professor

Imran Khawaja, M.D.

• Adjunct Professor

Henry Raroque, M.D.

• Adjunct Professor