Faculty & Staff

2026 UTMOVE Symposium Faculty & Staff

	Dr. Swati Pradeep Associate Professor of Neurology 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. Erin Furr-Stimming, MD Professor of Neurology Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Affairs Director HDSA Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence at UTHealth Houston		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. Shivika Chandra Associate Professor Chief of Neurology, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital/Outpatient Neurology Clinics at Harris Health		Dr. Melissa Christie Assistant Professor of Neurology Neurology Residency Program Director
	Dr. Elsa Rodarte Russo Assistant Professor of Neurology		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. Emily Tharp Assistant Professor of Neurology Co-Director the HDSA Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence at UTHealth Houston UTMOVE Annual Symposium Planning Committee		Dr. Chiamaka (Cherisse) Onuigbo Assistant Professor of Neurology
	Dr. Emma Orozco Movement Disorder Fellow Department of Neurology		Renee Mills Licensed Social Worker
	Dr. Juan Diego Martinez Lemus Post-doctoral Fellow 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