Faculty

Leadership

Dong H. Kim, MD
Professor and Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Arthur L. Day, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Residency Program, Director of Clinical Education, Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Daniel H. Kim, MD, FACS, FAANS
Professor and Director, Reconstructive Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Balveen Kaur, PhD
Professor and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Endowed Chair, Vice Chair Research
Nitin Tandon, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program
David I. Sandberg, MD
Professor and Dr. Marnie Rose Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery

Neurosurgeons

Spiros Blackburn, MD
Associate Professor
Peng R. Chen, MD
Associate Professor
Joseph Cochran, MD
Assistant Professor
Mark Dannenbaum, MD
Assistant Professor
Arthur L. Day, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Residency Program, Director of Clinical Education, Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Yoshua Esquenazi, MD
Assistant Professor, Director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology
Albert Fenoy, MD
Associate Professor
Joseph C. Hsieh, MD
Assistant Professor
Wesley H. Jones, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Daniel H. Kim, MD, FACS, FAANS
Professor and Director, Reconstructive Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Dong H. Kim, MD
Professor and Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Cyrus B. King, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Ryan S. Kitagawa, MD
Assistant Professor
John C. Quinn, MD
Assistant Professor
Karl M. Schmitt, MD
Assistant Professor
Jessica R. Stark, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Nitin Tandon, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program

Pediatric Neurosurgeons

Stephen Fletcher, DO
David I. Sandberg, MD
Professor and Dr. Marnie Rose Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Manish N. Shah, MD
Associate Professor

Pain Medicine Specialists

Ashley K. Amsbaugh, MD
Assistant Professor
Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Director
Nadya M. Dhanani, MD
Assistant Professor

Neuro-Oncologists

Sigmund Hsu, MD
Assistant Professor
Jay-Jiguang Zhu, MD, PhD
Professor and Director, Neuro-Oncology,

Neuro-Radiologists

Mark J. Amsbaugh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology – Texas Medical Center
Angel I. Blanco, MD
Director, Associate Professor
Shariq Khwaja, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology

Neurocritical Care Physicians

Ritvij Bowry, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Director, Stroke and Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Memorial Hermann-Memorial City
Robert J. Brown, MD
Assistant Professor
Tiffany R. Chang, MD
Associate Professor
Huimahn A. Choi, MD
Associate Professor, Interim Vice-Chair
Aaron Gusdon, MD
Assistant Professor
Swathi Kondapalli, MD
Assistant Professor
Abhay Kumar, MD
Associate Professor

Genetic Counselors

Krista J. Qualmann, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor

Engineers

Laura Smith Callahan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
John P. Seymour, PhD
Associate Professor

Scientists

Qilin Cao, MD
Professor
Pramod Dash, Ph.D.
John P. Hagan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Georgene W. Hergenroeder, PhD
Associate Professor
Ying Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Rachael Sirianni, PhD
Associate Professor
Jiaqian Wu, PhD
Associate Professor

All Specialties

Ashley K. Amsbaugh, MD
Assistant Professor
Mark J. Amsbaugh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology – Texas Medical Center
Spiros Blackburn, MD
Associate Professor
Angel I. Blanco, MD
Director, Associate Professor
Ritvij Bowry, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Director, Stroke and Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Memorial Hermann-Memorial City
Robert J. Brown, MD
Assistant Professor
Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Director
Qilin Cao, MD
Professor
Tiffany R. Chang, MD
Associate Professor
Peng R. Chen, MD
Associate Professor
Huimahn A. Choi, MD
Associate Professor, Interim Vice-Chair
Joseph Cochran, MD
Assistant Professor
Mark Dannenbaum, MD
Assistant Professor
Pramod Dash, Ph.D.
Arthur L. Day, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Residency Program, Director of Clinical Education, Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Nadya M. Dhanani, MD
Assistant Professor
Yoshua Esquenazi, MD
Assistant Professor, Director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology
Albert Fenoy, MD
Associate Professor
Stephen Fletcher, DO
John P. Hagan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Georgene W. Hergenroeder, PhD
Associate Professor
Joseph C. Hsieh, MD
Assistant Professor
Sigmund Hsu, MD
Assistant Professor
Balveen Kaur, PhD
Professor and John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Endowed Chair, Vice Chair Research
Shariq Khwaja, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology
Daniel H. Kim, MD, FACS, FAANS
Professor and Director, Reconstructive Spinal and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Dong H. Kim, MD
Professor and Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Eunhee Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ryan S. Kitagawa, MD
Assistant Professor
Swathi Kondapalli, MD
Assistant Professor
Abhay Kumar, MD
Associate Professor
Tae Jin Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ying Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Devin W. McBride, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Eunsu Park, PhD
Instructor
Krista J. Qualmann, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor
John C. Quinn, MD
Assistant Professor
Yanning Rui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
David I. Sandberg, MD
Professor and Dr. Marnie Rose Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Karl M. Schmitt, MD
Assistant Professor
John P. Seymour, PhD
Associate Professor
Manish N. Shah, MD
Associate Professor
Rachael Sirianni, PhD
Associate Professor
Laura Smith Callahan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nitin Tandon, MD
Professor and Vice Chair, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program
Peeyush K. Thankamani Pandit, PhD
Assistant Professor
Jiaqian Wu, PhD
Associate Professor
Zhen Xu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Yuanqing Yan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Ji Young Yoo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jay-Jiguang Zhu, MD, PhD
Professor and Director, Neuro-Oncology,