Department Leadership
![Nader Pouratian, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/neurological-surgery/assets/pouratian-nader-140x204.jpg)
Nader Pouratian, M.D.
- Professor & Chair, Neurological Surgery
- Lois C.A. and Darwin E. Smith Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery
![Bradley Lega, M.D.](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/153415/images/lega.jpg)
Bradley Lega, M.D.
- Vice Chair of Research, Neurological Surgery
- Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
![Toral Patel, M.D.](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/55706/images/t-patel.jpg)
Toral Patel, M.D.
- Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
- Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, Tumor
![Babu Welch, M.D.](/education/medical-school/departments/neurological-surgery/assets/Welch-Babu-70x102.jpg)
Babu Welch, M.D.
- Duke Samson Chair in Neurological Surgery
- Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology
- Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
- Co-Director Rogers Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Medical Director, Neurosurgery Cranial Clinic
![Bradley Weprin, M.D.](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/48660/images/weprin-thumb.jpg)
Bradley Weprin, M.D.
- Vice Chair of Quality, Neurological Surgery
- Professor of Neurological Surgery & Pediatrics
![Jonathan White, M.D.](https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/facultydata/35953/images/White_Jonathan_WEB.jpg)
Jonathan White, M.D.
- Professor, Neurological Surgery & Radiology
- Director of the Neurological Surgery Residency Training Program
- Birsner Family Professorship in Neurological Surgery