Faculty & Staff

2026 UTMOVE Symposium Faculty & Staff

	Dr. Swati Pradeep Assistant Professor of Neurology Co-director of the UTMOVE Annual Symposium		Dr. Mya Schiess Professor and Adriana Blood Distinguished Chair in Neurology Director of UTHealth Neurosciences Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases (UTMOVE) UTMOVE Movement Disorders Fellowship Program Director Co-director of the UTMOVE Annual Symposium
	Dr. Raja Mehanna Professor of Neurology Educational Director of the Movement Disorder Fellowship Co-director of the Deep Brain Stimulation and Advance Therapies Program Director of Movement Disorder Curriculum		Dr. Melissa Christie Assistant Professor of Neurology Neurology Residency Program Director
	Dr. Shivika Chandra Associate Professor Chief of Neurology, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital/Outpatient Neurology Clinics at Harris Health		Dr. Nivedita Thakur Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Neurology Co-Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic Co-Director, Center for the Treatment of Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease
	Dr. Sam Nicholas Russo Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Neurology Director, Pediatric Neurogenetic Disorders		Dr. Emily Tharp Assistant Professor of Neurology UTMOVE Annual Symposium Planning Committee
	Dr. Zufe Rizvi Assistant Professor of Neurology		Dr. Elsa Rodarte Assistant Professor of Neurology
	Dr. Kendra Anderson Assistant Professor of Neurology Clinical Neuropsychologist		Dr. Cherisse Onuigbo 2nd year Movement Disorder Fellow Department of Neurology
	Dr. Annika Medhus 1st year Movement Disorder Fellow Department of Neurology		Dr. Juan Diego Martinez Lemus Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Neurology UTMOVE Annual Symposium Planning Committee
	Dr. Michelle Chen Neurology Resident Department of Neurology UTMOVE Annual Symposium Planning Committee		Ms. Gloria Galvan Program Manager, Movement Disorders UTMOVE Annual Symposium Planning Committee
	Ms. Sherri McCollum Neurology Clerkship Coordinator UTMOVE Annual Symposium Planning Committee