Neurologists and Neurosurgeons

UTHealth Neurosciences brings together a multi-disciplinary team of world-class clinicians, researchers and educators. Part of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, UTHealth Neurosciences is the largest neuroscience provider in South Texas and one of only a few institutions in the country to provide all aspects of neuroscience care, bringing together neurologists, neurosurgeons (brain surgeons and spine surgeons), neuro-oncologists, neurocritical care specialists, radiation oncologist, sleep specialists and pain management specialists.

Neurologists

	Louise D. McCullough, MD		Professor, Chair and Huffington Distinguished Chair in Neurology
	Yazan J. Alderazi, MD		Assistant Professor Clinical Director, Neuro ICU, Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands; Clinical Director, Endovascular Stroke Services, Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands
	Andrew D. Barreto, MD		Associate Professor
	Suur Biliciler, MD		Associate Professor
	Hammad A. Bokhari, MD		Assistant Professor
	Ritvij Bowry, MD		Assistant Professor
	Kristin Brown, MD		Assistant Professor
	Robert Brown, MD		Associate Professor
	Mark Burish, MD		Assistant Professor
	Christina L. Burrows, PhD		Assistant Professor Director, Brain and Behavioral Health Clinic
	Shivika Chandra, MD		Assistant Professor Chief Of Neurology, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital/Outpatient Neurology
	Tiffany Chang, MD		Associate Professor
	Huimahn Alex Choi, MD		Associate Professor
	Melissa Christie, MD		Assistant Professor
	Tiffany D. Cossey, MD		Assistant Professor
	Alexandra Czap, MD		Assistant Professor
	Srikanth Damodaram, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Mimi Minh-Ngoc Dang, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	James A. Ferrendelli, MD		Professor
	Rajesh K. Gupta, MD		Assistant Professor
	Aaron Gusdon, MD		Assistant Professor
	Hamid Hamdi, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Katherine M.J. Harris, MD		Assistant Professor Fellowship: Epilepsy
	Omotola A. Hope, MD		Associate Professor
	Sigmund Hsu, MD		Assistant Professor
	David Hunter, MD		Assistant Professor
	Amanda L. Jagolino-Cole, MD		Assistant Professor Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
	Christina Y. Kim, MD		Assistant Professor
	Stella Kim, PsyD		Assistant Professor
	Swathi Kondapalli, MD		Assistant Professor
	Abhay Kumar, MD		Associate Professor
	Nuria Lacuey Lecumberri, MD, PhD		Assistant Professor
	Samden Lhatoo, MD		Director, Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program Co-Director, Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies Professor, McGovern Distinguished Chair in Neurology, and Executive Vice Chair, Department of Neurology
	John A. Lincoln, MD, PhD		Associate Professor Director, MRI Analysis Center
	J. William Lindsey, MD		Professor Director, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
	Bharti Manwani, MD, PhD		Assistant Professor
	Raymond A. Martin, MD		Professor
	Raja Mehanna, MD		Associate Professor
	Kimberly Monday, MD		Associate Professor Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
	Justin Morgan, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Thy Nguyen, MD		Associate Professor Director, Electromyography Laboratory Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
	Elizabeth Noser, MD		Associate Professor
	Sandipan Pati, MD		Associate Professor
	Swati Pradeep, DO		Assistant Professor
	Reza Sadeghi, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Rohini D. Samudralwar, MD		Assistant Professor Co-Director, Neurology Residency Program; Head, Neuroinflammatory Diseases Section
	Amrou Sarraj, MD		Associate Professor
	Sean I. Savitz, MD		Professor Director, Vascular Neurology
	Mya C. Schiess, MD		Professor Director, Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program
	Paul E. Schulz, MD		Professor Director, Neurocognitive Disorders Center
	Anjail Z. Sharrief, MD, MPH		Associate Professor Director of Stroke Prevention UTHealth Institute of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
	Kazim A. Sheikh, MD		Professor Director, Neuromuscular Program
	Sunil A. Sheth, MD		Assistant Professor Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
	Jeremy Slater, MD		Professor
	Shaun O. Smart, MD		Assistant Professor Director, Neurohospitalist Fellowship Program Chief, General Neurology Service, Memorial Hermann-TMC
	Gary R. Spiegel, MD		Associate Professor Director, Endovascular and Interventional Neurology
	Erin Furr Stimming, MD		Associate Professor Director, Neurology Clerkship Program
	Ai Sumida, MD		Assistant Professor
	Sudha S. Tallavajhula, MD		Associate Professor Medical Director, TIRR Neurological Sleep Disorders Center
	Melissa Thomas, MD		Assistant Professor
	Stephen A. Thompson, MD		Assistant Professor
	Holly K. Varner, MD		Assistant Professor
	Aparajitha Verma, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Bethany R. Williams, PhD		Associate Professor Director, Neuropsychology Program
	Tzu Ching Wu, MD		Associate Professor Director, Telemedicine Program
	Alicia M. Zha, MD		Assistant Professor
	Jay-Jiguang Zhu, MD		Professor

Neurosurgeons

	Nitin Tandon, MD		Professor and Chair ad interim
	Spiros Blackburn, MD		Associate Professor
	John Caridi, MD		Associate Professor
	Peng Roc Chen, MD		Associate Professor
	Joseph Cochran, MD		Assistant Professor
	Mark Dannenbaum, MD		Assistant Professor
	Arthur L. Day, MD		Professor and Co-Chair
	Yoshua Esquenazi Levy, MD		Assistant Professor
	Albert Fenoy, MD		Associate Professor
	Stephen Fletcher, MD		Associate Professor
	Joseph Hsieh, MD		Assistant Professor
	Daniel Kim, MD		Professor
	Dong Kim, MD		Professor
	Cyrus King III, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Ryan Kitagawa, MD		Associate Professor
	John Quinn, MD		Assistant Professor
	David Sandberg, MD		Professor
	Karl Schmitt, MD		Assistant Professor
	Manish N. Shah, MD		Assistant Professor
	Jessica Stark, MD		Assistant Professor
	Krish Vigneswaran, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor

Pain Management Specialists

	Joseph Amos, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Ashley Amsbaugh, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Mark Burish, MD		Assistant Professor
	Nadya Dhanani, MD		Assistant Professor
	Hiral Patel, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor

Neuro-Oncologists

	Sigmund Hsu, MD		Assistant Professor
	Jay-Jiguang Zhu, MD		Professor

Radiation Oncologists

	Mark Amsbaugh, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor
	Angel Blanco, MD		Clinical Associate Professor
	Shariq Khwaja, MD		Clinical Assistant Professor

Neurocritical Care Specialists

	Ritvij Bowry, MD		Assistant Professor
	Robert Brown, MD		Assistant Professor
	Tiffany Chang, MD		Associate Professor
	Huimahn Alex Choi, MD		Associate Professor
	Aaron Gusdon, MD		Assistant Professor
	Swathi Kondapalli, MD		Assistant Professor
	Abhay Kumar, MD		Associate Professor

Pediatric Neurosurgeons

	David Sandberg, MD, FACS, FAAP		Professor
	Stephen Fletcher, MD		Associate Professor
	Brandon A. Miller, MD, PhD, FAANS		Assistant Professor
	Manish N. Shah, MD		Associate Professor

Contact Us

At UTHealth Neurosciences, we offer patients access to specialized neurological care at clinics across the greater Houston area. To ask us a question, schedule an appointment, or learn more about us, please call (713) 486-8000, or click below to send us a message. In the event of an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room.