Neurology

Our Team

Bhardwaj, Anish, MD, MBA, MS (Lead), MS (Comm), CPE, FACMPE, FACHE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA

Professor and Chairman

Chairman, Department of Neurology
John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Neurology
Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neurobiology

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Patel, Chilvana, MD

Professor

Director, Neurology Residency Program
Director, Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Dabi, Alok, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Neurosciences Critical Care Program
Assistant Program Director, Residency Program Training

Department: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Jeanene DeLaRosa

Residency/Fellowships Program Coordinator

Department: Neurology

Email: jmdelaro@utmb.edu

Phone: 409.772.8031
Fellows

Gunnell, Spencer, DO

Spencer Gunnell
Fellow, Neurophysiology
A.T. Still Univ. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Med.

Valaparla, Vijaya, DO

Vijaya Valaparla
Fellow, Neurophysiology
Guntur Med. College

Perez Mercado, Lianed, MD

Lianed Perez Mercado
Fellow, Vascular
San Juan Bautista Escuela de Med.

PGY-4

Bhattarai, Aabishkar, MD

Aabishkar Bhattarai
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal

Brown, Alexander, MD

Alexander Brown
UTMB

Cabral Frade, Heitor, MD

Heitor Cabral Frade
Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB) Centro de Ciências Médicas Brazil

Elnaeem, Awab, MD

Awab Elnaeem
Univ. of Medical Sciences & Technology (UMST) Faculty of Medicine, Sudan

Narvaez Caicedo, Camila, MD

Camila Narvaez Caicedo
Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Ecuador

Sharma, Tripti, MBBS

Tripti Sharma
Lumbini Medical College, Nepal

PGY-3

Ahmad, Rowaid, MBBS

Rowaid Ahmad
Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Almomani, Mohmmad, MBBS

Mohmmad Almomani
Yarmouk University Faculty of Medicine

Ansari, Muhammad, MBBS

Muhammad Ansari
Baqai Medical College

Jacob, Shireen, MBBS

Shireen Jacob
Christian Medical College (Vellore)

Kaur, Manmeet, MBBS

Manmeet Kaur
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences

Thatikonda, Nithisha, MBBS

Nithisha Thatikonda
Government Medical College (Nagpur)

PGY-2

Canenguez, Joanna, MD

Joanna Canenguez
Universidad de El Salvador Facultad de Medicina

Huang, Yumeng, MD

Yumeng Huang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Lerint, Alexandru, MD

Alexandru Lerint
Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Victor Babes

Matcheswall, Sakina, MD

Sakina Matcheswalla
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences

Morakinyo, Oreoluwa, MD

Oreoluwa Morakinyo
University of Ibadan College of Medicine

Rezk, Mohamed, MD

Mohamed Rezk
Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

PGY-1

Gillani, Syeda, MD

Syeda Gillani
Aga Khan Univ. Med. College

Harazeen, Akram, MD

Akram Harazeen
Univ. Of Sharjah College of Med.

John, Kevin, MD

Kevin John
Christian Med. College

Lukhi, Princy, MD

Princy Lukhi
Medical College Baroda

Oh, Jae Won, MD

Jae Won Oh
Seoul National Univ. College of Med.

Sharma, Divya, MD

Divya Sharma
Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Med. College

Siddiqui, Ramsha, MD

Ramsha Siddiqui
Federal Med. & Dental College
Professors

Bhardwaj, Anish, MD, MBA, MS (Lead), MS (Comm), CPE, FACMPE, FACHE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA

Professor and Chairman

Chairman, Department of Neurology
John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Neurology
Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neurobiology

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Fang, Xiang, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA

Professor

John Sealy Distinguished Chair for Clinical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
Medical Director, UTMB Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Program
Medical Director, UHC and TDC Neurology Clinics

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Kayed, Rakez, PhD

Professor

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders
John Sealy Chair for Parkinson's Research

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Pappolla, Miguel A., MD, PhD

Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Patel, Chilvana, MD

Professor

Director, Neurology Residency Program
Director, Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Silveira, Diosely, MD, PhD, FAES

Professor

Department: Neurology/Epileptologist
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Taglialatela, Giulio, PhD

Professor

Lawrence J. Del Papa Distinguished Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Professor and Vice President and Research Institute Director of the UTMB Brain Health Institute (BHI)

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professors

Dabi, Alok, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Neurosciences Critical Care Program
Assistant Program Director, Residency Program Training

Department: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Krishnan, Balaji, PhD

Associate Professor

Don and Nancy Mafrige Professor in Neurodegenerative Research
Department of Neurology
Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Li, Xiangping, MD, MPA

Associate Professor

Director of Quality Management
Associate Director, UTMB Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Limon, Agenor, PhD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research

Director, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Masel, Todd, MD, MBA

Associate Professor

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Director, UTMB Epilepsy Program

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Patel, Chilvana, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Department: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Sarkar, Partha S., PhD

Associate Professor

Charlotte Warmoth Professor in Neurology
Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Department: Neurology, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Shaltoni, Hashem, MD

Associate Professor

Director, UTMB Stroke Program
Director, Neuro-Interventional Services

Department: Neurology, Radiology and Neurosurgery
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Shanina, Elena, MD, PhD, FANA

Associate Professor

John R. Calverley, MD Professorship in Neurology
Director, Neurology Clerkship
Director, EMG Laboratory

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Vijayakumar, Dhanya, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Wu, Laura, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Director, Movement Disorders Program
Associate Director, Neurology Clerkship

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professors

Chhabra, Arun, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Director, UTMB Stroke Program at Clear Lake Campus (CLC)
Chief of Neurology, UTMB Clear Lake & League City Campus

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Cuevas, Elvis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Fracassi, Anna, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Hafeez, Komal, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Hafeez, Muhammad Ubaid, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Khan, Abdul, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

LaRoche, Howard, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Li, Xiangping, MD, MPA

Associate Professor

Director of Quality Management
Associate Director, Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology
Bio, Curriculum Vitae

Marino, Claudia, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Memon, Muhammad Zeeshan, MD

Assistant Professor

Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Montalbano, Mauro, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Perachio, Nancy, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Rodriguez-Fernandez, Jorge, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Sun, "Linda" Ruiqing, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology
Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Clinical Professors

Masel, Brent, MD

Clinical Professor

Department: Neurology
Curriculum Vitae

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2007 - 1993 Graduates

Wayne Downs, MD

Year Graduated: 1993
Initial Position: Private Practice, Montana
Present Position: Private Practice, Anchorage, Alaska
Board Certification: ABPN

Christy Jackson, MD

Year Graduated: 1993
Initial Position: Fellow, UC San Diego (Cerebrovascular Disease)
Present Position: Assistant Professor, USC San Diego
Board Certification: ABPN

Heather Linn, MD

Year Graduated: 1994
Initial Position: Fellow, Baylor (Neurophysiology)
Present Position: Private Practice, Houston
Board Certification: ABPN

Randy Gardell, MD

Year Graduated: 1994
Initial Position: Fellow, Medical College of GA (Neurophysiology)
Present Position: Private Practice, Waco
Board Certification: ABPN

Daniel Johnson, MD

Year Graduated: 1994
Initial Position: Private Practice, Wyoming
Present Position: Private Practice, Evansville, Indiana
Board Certification: ABPN

Daniel Lalonde, MD

Year Graduated: 1995
Initial Position: Fellow, UTHSC San Antonio (Stroke)
Present Position: Pain Management Fellowship
Board Certification: ABPN

M. Elena James-Hewitt, MD

Year Graduated: 1995
Initial Position: Fellow, UTMB (Neuroscience) and Clinical Instructor, Neurology
Present Position: Private Practice: Salt Lake City
Board Certification: ABPN

Marci Roy, MD

Year Graduated: 1996
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Austin
Board Certification: ABPN

G. Arunkumarsivasubramanium, MD

Year Graduated: 1996
Initial Position: Faculty, Cleveland Clinic
Present Position: Private Practice, Mesa, Arizona
Board Certification: ABPN

Richard Tyer, MD

Year Graduated: 1997
Initial Position: Assistant Professor, UTMB
Present Position: Private Practice, Round Rock, Texas
Board Certification: ABPN

Maria L. DeLeon, MD

Year Graduated: 1998
Initial Position: Movement Disorders Fellowship, Baylor
Present Position: Private Practice, Nacadoches, Texas

Wesley D. Dennis, MD

Year Graduated: 1998
Initial Position: Private Practice, Houston
Present Position: Private Practice, Arlington, Texas
Board Certification: ABPN

Fatma A. Radhi, MD

Year Graduated: 1998
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Manhattan, Kansas
Board Certification: ABPN

Linette B. Melcher, MD

Year Graduated: 1998
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Austin, Texas
Board Certification: ABPN

Michael Reynolds, MD

Year Graduated: 1999
Initial Position: Neurophysiology Fellowship, Duke University
Present Position: Private Practice, Greensboro, North Carolina
Board Certification: ABPN

Jeanette Straga, MD

Year Graduated: 1999
Initial Position: Neuroophthalmology Fellowship
Present Position: Private Practice, Valencia, California

Pitchiah Mandava, MD

Year Graduated: 2000
Initial Position: Faculty, UTMB
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Baylor
Board Certification: ABPN, Cerebral Vascular Boards

Blair Krell, MD

Year Graduated: 2000
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Lake Jackson, Texas

Michael Palm, MD

Year Graduated: 2001
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, College Station, Texas

Gregory Kurdyzlo, MD

Year Graduated: 2002
Initial Position: Epilepsy and EEG Fellowship, Univ. of Michigan
Present Position: Private Practice, The Woodlands, Texas

Ann Bebensee, MD

Year Graduated: 2003
Initial Position: Neurophysiology Fellowship, Phoenix, Arizona
Present Position: Private Practice, Fresno, California

Ryan Rawlings, MD

Year Graduated: 2003
Initial Position: Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, Mayo Clinic
Present Position: Private Practice, Phoenix, Arizona

Jeffrey P. Nelson, MD

Year Graduated: 2004
Initial Position: Faculty Physician, UTMB
Present Position: Private Practice, Knoxville, Tennessee

Ramon Rodriguez, MD

Year Graduated: 2004
Initial Position: Movement Disorders Fellow, Gainesville, Florida
Present Position: Faculty, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Kaditam Reddy, MD

Year Graduated: 2004
Initial Position: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Present Position: Private Practice, Seattle, Washington

Gregory Ackroyd, MD

Year Graduated: 2005
Initial Position: Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Fatima Ibrahim, MD

Year Graduated: 2005
Initial Position: Private Practice, Houston, TX

Payman Sadeghi, MD

Year Graduated: 2005
Initial Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, UTMB Private Practice, Houston, TX

Rachel Salas, MD

Year Graduated: 2006
Initial Position: Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Health System Baltimore, MD

Kahn Nguyen, MD

Year Graduated: 2006
Initial Position: Private Practice, Humble, TX

Iliud Irizarry, MD

Year Graduated: 2006
Initial Position: Neuromuscular Fellowship, Yale University VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, CT.

Octavian Adam, MD

Year Graduated: 2007
Initial Position: Movement Disorder Fellowship Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Dewey Le, MD

Year Graduated: 2007
Initial Position: Department of Neurology Kingwood Medical Center, Kingwood, TX

Xi Lin, MD

Year Graduated: 2007
Initial Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology UTMB, Galveston, TX

Adrian Santamaria, MD

Year Graduated: 2007
Initial Position: Sleep Medicine Fellowship, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

1992 - 1971 Graduates

Linda Jane Smith, MD

Year Graduated: 1971
Initial Position: Assistant Professor, U. of Cincinnati
Present Position: Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, UTMB
Board Certification: ABPN, ABEM - RETIRED

Dicky Huey, MD

Year Graduated: 1971
Present Position: Private Practice, San Antonio

Patricia Corke, MD

Year Graduated: 1972
Initial Position: Faculty, Baylor U.
Present Position: Private Practice, Houston
Board Certification: ABPN

Suzie Tindall, MD

Year Graduated: 1973
Initial and Present Position: Professor of Neurosurgery, Emory University
Board Certification: ABPN, ABN (Neurosurgery)

Wayne Massey, MD

Year Graduated: 1973
Initial Position: US Navy
Present Position: Professor of Neurology, Duke University
Board Certification: ABPN

H. H. Morris, MD

Year Graduated: 1973
Initial Position: Faculty, UTMB
Present Position: Professor and Director of the Electroencephalography Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic
Board Certification: ABPN

B. Ramos, MD

Year Graduated: 1975
Initial Position: Private Practice, Beaumont, TX
Present Position: (Deceased)
Board Certification: ABPN

Elisabeth Schmalsteig, MD

Year Graduated: 1975
Initial Position: Faculty, UTMB
Present Position: Private Practice, Texas City
Board Certification: ABPN

Richard Hrachovy, MD

Year Graduated: 1975
Initial Position: Fellowship, Baylor (EEG)
Present Position: Professor of Neurology, Baylor
Board Certification: ABPN, ABEEG

Brent Masel, MD

Year Graduated: 1978
Initial Position: Private Practice, Galveston, TX
Present Position: Director, Transitional Learning Center
Board Certification: ABPN

Andrew Chesson, MD

Year Graduated: 1978
Present Position: Dean of Students and Professor of Neurology, LSU
Board Certification: ABPN

Larry Green, MD

Year Graduated: 1978
Initial Position and Present Position: Private Practice, Idaho
Board Certification: ABPN

Jack Fraim, MD

Year Graduated: 1979
Initial Position: US Navy
Present Position: Private Practice, Beaumont
Board Certification: ABPN

Clyde Meyers, MD

Year Graduated: 1979
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Beaumont, TX
Board Certification: ABPN

Charles Britt, MD

Year Graduated: 1980
Initial Position: Fellowship & Faculty, Baylor (EEG)
Present Position: Coer d'Alene, Idaho
Board Certification: ABPN, ABEEG

Charles Barnett, MD

Year Graduated: 1980
Initial Position: Fellowship, Mayo Clinic (Neuroophthalmology)
Present Position: Private Practice, Dallas, TX
Board Certification: ABPN

Lenore Breen, MD

Year Graduated: 1981
Initial Position: Fellow, Washington University (Neuroophthalmology)
Present Position: Associate Professor, West Virginia
Board Certification: ABPN

Randall Light, MD

Year Graduated: 1981
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Bryan, TX
Board Certification: ABPN

Robert Niemann, MD

Year Graduated: 1982
Initial Position: Private Practice, San Angelo, TX
Present Position: Faculty, VA Hospital, Temple, TX
Board Certification: ABPN

Jacob Huff, MD

Year Graduated: 1982
Initial Position: Fellow, Harvard (Behavioral Neurology)
Present Position: Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals
Board Certification: ABPN

Melinda Estes, MD

Year Graduated: 1982
Initial Position: Fellow, Cleveland Clinic (Neuropathology)
Present Position: Medical Affairs Department, Metro Health Systems, Cleveland
Board Certification: ABP (Neuropathology)

Stewart Farber, MD

Year Graduated: 1983
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Florida
Board Certification: ABPN

Roderic Fabian, MD

Year Graduated: 1984
Initial Position: Assistant Professor, UTMB
Present Position: Clinical Associate Professor, Baylor
Board Certification: ABPN, ABEM (EMG)
Neurology BCM

Charles Dreyer, MD

Year Graduated: 1985
Initial Position: Pediatric Neurology Faculty, UTMB
Present Position: Associate Professor, UTMB
Board Certification: ABPN

Thomas Kent, MD

Year Graduated: 1985
Initial Position: Assistant Professor, UTMB
Present Position: Clinical Professor, Baylor
Board Certification: ABPN (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Hans Langsjoen, MD

Year Graduated: 1985
Initial Position: Faculty, U. North Dakota
Present Position: Associate Professor, UTMB
Board Certification: ABPN, ABIM (Internal Medicine)

Mary Gaddy, MD

Year Graduated: 1985
Initial Position: Fellow, Vanderbilt (EEG); Faculty, Oklahoma
Board Certification: ABPN
Present Position: Private Practice, Montana

Louis Kirby, MD

Year Graduated: 1985
Initial Position: Private Practice, Phoenix
Present Position: Director, Sun City Clinical Research
Board Certification: ABPN

Kala Paul, MD

Year Graduated: 1985
Initial Position: Fellow, UTMB (Neurophysiology)
Present Position: Director, Whitehall-Robbins Clinical Research
Board Certification: ABPN

Reed Young, MD

Year Graduated: 1987
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Houston Diagnostic Clinic
Board Certification: ABPN

Saud Sadiq, MD

Year Graduated: 1988
Initial Position: Fellow, Columbia (Molecular Biology)
Present Position: Roosevelt Hospitals, New York
Board Certification: ABPN

Sanford Fineman, MD

Year Graduated: 1989
Initial and Present Position: Private Practice, Phoenix
Board Certification: ABPN

Richard Brower, MD

Year Graduated: 1989
Initial Position: Faculty, Texas Tech
Present Position: Texas Tech University, El Paso
Board Certification: ABPN

Jerry Nash, MD

Year Graduated: 1989
Initial Position: Private Practice, Arkansas
Present Position: Private Practice, Houston, Texas
Board Certification: ABPN

Sally Borucki, MD

Year Graduated: 1989
Initial Position: Fellow, UTMB (Neurophysiology); Fellow, Neurorehabilitation Medicine, Cornell
Present Position: Private Practice, Tyler, Texas
Board Certification: ABPN

Montgomery Verona, MD

Year Graduated: 1990
Initial Position: Private Practice, Missouri
Present Position: Private Practice, Evansville, Indiana
Board Certification: ABPN

Deborah Cantrell, MD

Year Graduated: 1990
Initial Position: Fellow, UT Houston (Epilepsy)
Present Position: Texas Epilepsy Center, Richardson
Board Certification: ABPN

John Oas, MD

Year Graduated: 1990
Initial Position: Fellow, UCLA (Neuro-otology)
Present Position: Faculty, Cleveland Clinic
Board Certification: ABPN

Mary Downs, MD

Year Graduated: 1990
Initial Position: Private Practice, Missouri
Present Position: Private Practice, Anchorage, Alaska
Board Certification: ABPN

Carla Brandt, MD

Year Graduated: 1991
Initial Position: Fellow, UTMB (Neurophysiology)
Present Position: Private Practice, Evansville, Indiana
Board Certification: ABPN

Jay Harvey, MD

Year Graduated: 1992
Initial Position: Fellow, Cleveland Clinic (Epilepsy)
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Southwestern
Board Certification: ABPN

Kim Edwards Smith, MD

Year Graduated: 1992
Initial Position: Fellow, Alabama (EMG)
Present Position: Private Practice, Georgia
Board Certification: ABPN

Neurology

Our Team

Fellows

PGY-4

PGY-3

PGY-2

PGY-1

Professors

Associate Professors

Assistant Professors

Clinical Professors