Faculty Profiles | McGovern Medical School

Paunel Agyei

Staff Physician Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis

Kendra M. Anderson

Assistant Professor Specialties: Neuropsychology

Jaroslaw (Jarek) Aronowski

Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology Specialties: Vascular Neurology - Research

Aidan Azher

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Andrew D. Barreto

Associate Professor , Clinical Stroke Director Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Suur Biliciler

Associate Professor, Co-Director, Neurology Residency Program Specialties: Neuromuscular Disorders

Hammad A. Bokhari

Assistant Professor Specialties: Neurohospitalist

Kristin A. Brown

Assistant Professor Specialties: Neuromuscular Disorders,

Christina L. Burrows

Assistant Professor, Director, Brain and Behavioral Health Clinic, Co-Director, Neuropsychology Fellowship Program Specialties: Neuropsychology

Shivika Chandra

Assistant Professor, Chief of Neurology, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital/Outpatient Neurology Clinics at Harris Health Specialties: Movement Disorders

Tiffany R. Chang

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery (joint appointment),

Anjali Chauhan

Assistant Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory, -Brain Inflammation

H. Alex Choi

Associate Professor, Neurosurgery (joint appointment), Director, ICU - Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC

Melissa J. Christie

Assistant Professor Specialties: Movement Disorders

Alexandra Czap

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology, Mobile Stroke Unit

Yuri A. Dabaghian

Associate Professor Specialties: Epilepsy - Research

Erin E. Furr-Stimming

Professor, Director, Neurology Clerkship Program Specialties: Movement Disorders

Bhanu P. Ganesh

Assistant Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory, Gut-Brain Axis

Rajesh K. Gupta

Assistant Professor Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology

Muhammad E. Haque

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology - Research

Katherine Harris

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy,

David H. Hunter

Assistant Professor Specialties: Neurocognitive Disorders

Chigozirim Izeogu

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Amanda Jagolino-Cole

Associate Professor, Director, Telemedicine, Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program Specialties: Teleneurology, Vascular Neurology

Joo Eun Jung

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology – Cerebral Stroke and Aging

Haris Kamal

Assistant Professor, Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Kamayani Khare

Assistant Professor Specialties: Teleneurology, Vascular Neurology

Stella H. Kim

Assistant Professor Specialties: Neuropsychology

Christina Y. Kim

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Gab Seok Kim

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology, BRAINS Research Laboratory

Nuria Lacuey Lecumberri

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy,

Juneyoung Lee

Assistant Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory, Neuro-mucosal Immunology

Samden Lhatoo

John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished University Professor of Neurology, Executive Vice Chair, Neurology, Director, Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program (TCEP) , Co-Director, Texas Institute of Restorative Neurotechnologies Specialties: Epilepsy

Jun Li

Associate Professor, Director, Basic Stroke Research Specialties: Vascular Neurology, BRAINS Research Laboratory

Xiaojin Li

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy - Neuroinformatics

John A. Lincoln

Associate Professor, Director, MRI Analysis Center Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis

John W. Lindsey

Professor, Director, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, Director, Translational Stroke Research Specialties: Vascular Neurology, BRAINS Research Laboratory

Sishir Mannava

Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Bharti Manwani

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Sean P. Marrelli

Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory, Vascular Neurology

Louise D. McCullough

Professor and Chair, Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair, Chief of Neurology, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center (TMC), Co-director, UTHealth Neurosciences Specialties: Vascular Neurology, BRAINS Research Laboratory

Raja Mehanna

Associate Professor Specialties: Movement Disorders

Kimberly E. Monday

Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Specialties: Diagnostic Neurology, Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine

Rodrigo F. Morales

Associate Professor Specialties: Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Jose F. Moruno Manchon

Assistant Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory,

John C. Mosher

Professor Specialties: Epilepsy - Research

Abhisek Mukherjee

Assistant Professor Specialties: Mitchell Center For Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Thy Nguyen

Associate Professor, Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialties: Neuromuscular Disorders

Elizabeth Noser

Associate Professor, James C. Grotta Chair in Neurorecovery and Stroke, Department of Neurology Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Munachi N. Okpala

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology, Stroke Prevention

Sandipan Pati

Associate Professor Specialties: Epilepsy,

Natalia Pessoa Rocha

Assistant Professor Specialties: Mitchell Center For Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Swati Pradeep

Assistant Professor Specialties: Movement Disorders

Sandra Pritzkow

Assistant Professor Specialties: Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Rodney Ritzel

Assistant Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory

Rohini D. Samudralwar

Assistant Professor, Head, Neuroinflammatory Diseases Section , Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology

Nikunj B. Satani

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Sean I. Savitz

Professor , Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology, Director, UTHealth Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Mya C. Schiess

Professor, Director, Movement Disorders & Neurodegenerative Diseases , Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program Specialties: Movement Disorders

Paul E. Schulz

Professor, Director, Neurocognitive Disorders Center Specialties: Neurocognitive Disorders

Mohammad Shahnawaz

Assistant Professor Specialties: Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Anjail Z. Sharrief

Associate Professor, Director of Stroke Prevention, UTHealth Institute of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Specialties: Vascular Neurology

Kazim A. Sheikh

Professor , Director, Neuromuscular Program Specialties: Neuromuscular Disorders

Sunil A. Sheth

Associate Professor, Director, Vascular Neurology Program, , Specialties: Endovascular Neurology, Interventional Neurology, Vascular Neurology

Ali R. Shoraka

Assistant Professor Specialties: Neurohospitalist

Shaun O. Smart

Assistant Professor, Director, Neurohospitalist Fellowship Program, Chief, General Neurology Service, Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC Specialties: Neurohospitalist, Epileptologist

Claudio Soto

Professor, Department of Neurology, Director, The George and Cynthia W Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's disease and Other Brain Related Illnesses Specialties: Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Gary Spiegel

Associate Professor, Director, Endovascular & Interventional Neurology Specialties: Endovascular Neurology, Interventional Neurology

Ai Sumida

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy

Sudha S. Tallavajhula

Associate Professor, Medical Director, TIRR Neurological Sleep Disorders Center Specialties: Epilepsy/Sleep Medicine

Shiqiang Tao

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy - Neuroinformatics

Melissa S. Thomas

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy

Stephen A. Thompson

Assistant Professor Specialties: Epilepsy

Andrey Tsvetkov

Assistant Professor Specialties: BRAINS Research Laboratory, - Brain Aging

Akihiko Urayama

Associate Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology, BRAINS Research Laboratory

Holly K. Varner

Assistant Professor Specialties: Diagnostic Neurology

Venugopal Venna

Assistant Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology, BRAINS Research Laboratory

Fei Wang

Assistant Professor Specialties: Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease & Brain Disorders

Bethany R. Williams

Associate Professor, Director, Neuropsychology Program, Director, Neuropsychology Fellowship Program Specialties: Neuropsychology

Jerry S. Wolinsky

Professor Emeritus Specialties: Multiple Sclerosis

Gang Zhang

Associate Professor Specialties: Neuromuscular Disorders - Research

GQ Zhang

Vice President & Chief Data Scientist, UTHealth, Co-Director, Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies, Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, and Public Health Specialties: Neuroinformatics and Data Science

Xiurong Zhao

Professor Specialties: Vascular Neurology - Research