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Chair

Page B. Pennell, MD Page B. Pennell, MD, FAES »
Chair, Henry B. Higman Professor of Neurology

Professors

Anto Bagić, MD, PhD, FAES, FACNS Anto Bagić, MD, PhD, FAES, FACNS »
Professor of Neurology, Chief of Epilepsy Division
Sarah B. Berman, MD, PhD Sarah B. Berman, MD, PhD »
Professor of Neurology and Clinical & Translational Science
Edward A. Burton, MD, DPhil, FRCP Edward A. Burton, MD, DPhil, FRCP »
Professor of Neurology, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Franca Cambi, MD, PhD Franca Cambi, MD, PhD »
Professor of Neurology
Jun Chen, MD Jun Chen, MD »
Richard K. Mellon Professor of Neurology
Paula R. Clemens, MD Paula R. Clemens, MD »
Professor of Neurology
Joseph M. Furman, MD, PhD Joseph M. Furman, MD, PhD »
Professor of Otolaryngology, Neurology, Physical Therapy and Bioengineering
Steven H. Graham, MD, PhD Steven H. Graham, MD, PhD »
Professor of Neurology
J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhD J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhD »
Love Family Professor of Neurology
Milos Ikonomovic, MD Milos Ikonomovic, MD »
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
David Lacomis David Lacomis, MD »
Professor of Neurology and Pathology
Frank S. Lieberman, MD Frank S. Lieberman, MD »
Professor of Neurology (Emeritus) and Medical Oncology
Oscar L. Lopez, MD, FAAN Oscar L. Lopez, MD, FAAN »
Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Clinical & Translational Sciences
Raul G. Nogueira, MD, FAHA, FSVIN Raul G. Nogueira, MD, FAHA, FSVIN »
Endowed Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Jeremy N. Rich, MD, MHS, MBA Jeremy N. Rich, MD, MHS, MBA »
Professor of Neurology
Lori Shutter, MD, FNC, FCCM Lori Shutter, MD, FNCS, FCCM »
Professor of Neurology
Dandan Sun, MD, PhD Dandan Sun, MD, PhD »
Professor of Neurology
Parthasarathy Thirumala, MD Parthasarathy Thirumala, MD, MS »
Professor of Neurology
Alexandra Urban (Popescu), MD, FAAN, FAES Alexandra Urban (Popescu), MD, FAAN, FAES »
Professor of Neurology
Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD »
Professor of Neurology
George F. Wittenberg, MD, PhD George F. Wittenberg, MD, PhD »
Professor of Neurology, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Associate Professors

Alhamza Al-Bayati, MD Alhamza R. Al-Bayati, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Tawfiq Al-Lahham, MD Tawfiq Al-Lahham, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Rafeed Alkwadri, MD Rafeed Alkawadri, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Abdulrahman Alwaki Abdulrahman Alwaki, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Thandar Aung, MD, MS Thandar Aung, MD, MS »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Maria E. Baldwin, MD Maria E. Baldwin, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Lana Chahine, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Jan Drappatz, MD Jan Drappatz, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD, FAES, FAAN Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, MD, FAES, FAAN »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Teresa Hastings, PhD Teresa Hastings, PhD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Rock A. Heyman, MD Rock A. Heyman, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Houman Homayoun, MD Houman Homayoun, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Xiaoming Hu, MD Xiaoming Hu, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Kaniecki Robert G. Kaniecki, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Laurie Knepper, MD Laurie Knepper, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Linnoila Jenny Linnoila, MD, PhD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Nadkarni Neelesh K. Nadkarni, MD, PhD, FRCPC »
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pascoal Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD »
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, MD Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Beth E. Snitz, MD Beth E. Snitz, PhD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Suski Valerie Suski, DO »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Anne C. Van Cott, MD Anne C. Van Cott, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Zongqi Xia, MD, PhD Zongqi Xia, MD, PhD »
Associate Professor of Neurology, Biomedical Informatics, Clinical & Translational Science
zxia1@pitt.edu
Claire Yanta, MD Claire Yanta, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Kejie Yin, MD, PhD Kejie Yin, MD, PhD »
Associate Professor of Neurology
Islam M. Zaydan, MD Islam M. Zaydan, MD »
Associate Professor of Neurology and Opthamology

Assistant Professors

Holly C. Appleberry, DO, MBA Holly C. Appleberry, DO, MBA »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Valerie Arias, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Critical Care Medicine
Begum Gulnaz Begum, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Nirav Bhatt, MD Nirav Bhatt, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Danielle R. Carns, PsyD Danielle R. Carns, PsyD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
James F. Castellano, MD, PhD James F. Castellano, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Jussie Correia Lima, MD Jussie Correia Lima »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Carolina Cuello Carolina Cuello, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Sachin Gadani, MD, PhD Sachin Gadani, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Meghana Gaekwad, MD Meghana Gaekwad, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Kathy Gardner, MD Kathy Gardner, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Rahiwa Gebre, MD Rahiwa Gebre, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Marissa Gogniat, PhD Marissa A. Gogniat, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Cigdem Isitan Alkawadri, MD Cigdem Isitan Alkawadri, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Cynthia Kenmuir, MD, PhD Cynthia Kenmuir, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Wesley T. Kerr, MD, PhD Wesley T. Kerr, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Bioinformatics
Andrew D. Levin, MD Andrew D. Levin, MD »
Assistant Professor
Denise Li, MD Denise Li, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Ingrid Loma-Miller, MD Ingrid Loma-Miller, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Megan Mantica, MD Megan Mantica, MD »
Assistant Professor of Hematology and Neuro-Oncology
Lauren Middleton Lauren Middleton, DO »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Ajitesh Ojha, MD Ajitesh Ojha, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Abby Lauren Olsen, MD, PhD Abby Lauren Olsen, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Elissa K. Ortolani, MD Elissa K. Ortolani, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics
George T Park, DO George T Park, DO »
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuro-Ophthalmology
412-647-2200
parkgt@upmc.edu
Riddhi Patira, MD Riddhi Patira, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Madison S. Pilato, MD Madison S. Pilato, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Rebecca Pollard, MD Rebecca Pollard, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Emily Rocha, PhD Emily Rocha, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Marcelo Rocha, MD, PhD Marcelo Rocha, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Alexandria Sadasivan Alexandria Sadasivan, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Yejie (Amy) Shi, MD, PhD Yejie (Amy) Shi, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Josif Stakic, MD Josif Stakic, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Matthew T. Starr, MD Matthew T. Starr, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Alexis Steinberg, MD Alexis Steinberg, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Critical Care Medicine, & Emergency Medicine
R. Anne Stetler, PhD R. Anne Stetler, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Fang Sun, MD, PhD Fang Sun, MD, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Megan Trenz Megan Trenz, DO »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Jia-Yi Wang Jia-Yi (Jay) Wang, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Sarah Wondisford, MD Sarah Wondisford, MD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Feng Zhang, PhD Feng Zhang, PhD »
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Professors

Kerstin Bettermann Kerstin Bettermann, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA »
Clinical Professor of Neurology

Clinical Associate Professors

Avinash Aggarwal, MD Avinash Aggarwal, MD »
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Kelly Kay, DO Kelly Kay, DO »
Clinical Associate Professor
Simin Khavandgar, MD Simin Khavandagar, MD »
Clinical Associate Professor
Erek M. Lam, MD Erek M. Lam, MD »
Clinical Associate Professor
William S. Musser, MD »
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
James Sejvar, MD James Joseph Sejvar, MD »
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Janet F.R. Waters, MD, MBA Janet F.R. Waters, MD, MBA »
Clinical Associate Professor

Clinical Assistant Professors

Bednar Marlene Bednar, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Priya Cardone, DO Priya Cardone, DO »
Clinical Assistant Professor
Mausaminben Hathidara, MD Mausaminben Hathidara, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Robert Joshua, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
412-692-4920
Michael K. Matthews, MD, PhD Michael K. Matthews, MD, PhD »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Lazarus C. Mayoglou, DO, FACNS »
Clinical Assistant Professor
Edward Mistler, DO Edward Mistler, DO »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Dimitrios A. Nacopoulos, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor
Aaron Nehamkin, MD Aaron Nehamkin, MD, MS »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Sandra Pinzon, MD Sandra Pinzon, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor
Yanal Shaheen, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, Vascular Neurologist, Neurohospitalist
Mohamed Shehab-Eldin, MD Mohamed Shehab-Eldin, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Susan Sun, MD Susan Sun, MD »
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jigyasa Tewari, MD, FAIHM »
Clinical Assistant Professor
Barbara Vogler, MD »

Research Assistant Professors

Zhiping Mi Zhiping Mi, MD, MS »
Research Assistant Professor
Hongjian Pu, MD, PhD Hongjian Pu, MD, PhD »
Research Assistant Professor
Shanshan Song, MD Shanshan (Susan) Song, MD »
Research Assistant Professor

Research Instructor

Caixia Chen Caixia Chen »
Research Instructor
Lucas Rios Rocha Lucas Rios Rocha »
Research Instructor
Ping Sun Ping Sun »
Research Instructor

PGY-4 Residents

Mohammad Abualia, MD Mohammad Abualia, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Kaila Anderson, MD Kaila Anderson, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Moustafa Khalifa Moustafa Khalifa, MD »
PG-4 Resident
Kunal Malik, MD Kunal Malik, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Aakaash Patel, MD Aakaash Patel, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Bharat Pillai, MD Bharat Pillai, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Christopher Richardson, MD Christopher Richardson, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Medha Tandon, MD Medha Tandon, MD »
PGY-4 Resident
Lindsay Voltz, MD Lindsay Voltz, DO »
PGY-4 Resident

PGY-3 Residents

Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci, MD Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci, MD »
PGY-3 Resident
Jeremy Grenadier, MD Jeremy Grenadier, MD »
PGY-3 Resident
Zachary E. Iezzi, DO Zachary E. Iezzi, DO »
PGY-3 Resident
Rachael Kubeldis, MD Rachael Kubeldis, MD »
PGY-3 Resident
Christopher Miao, MD Christopher Miao, MD »
PGY-3 Resident
Jackson Mitzner, MD Jackson Mitzner, MD »
PGY-3 Resident
Stephen Orr, MD Stephen Orr, MD »
PGY-3 Resident
Thanmayi Palegar, DO Thanmayi Palegar, DO »
PGY-3 Resident

PGY-2 Residents

Matthew Flounders Matthew Flounders, DO »
PGY-2 Resident
Pratiti Ghosh-Dastidar Pratiti Ghosh-Dastidar »
PGY-2 Resident
Shruti Iyer Shruti Iyer »
PGY-2 Resident
Anna Kaiser Anna Kaiser, DO »
PGY-2 Resident
Rebia Khan Rebia Khan »
PGY-2 Resident
Shivaali Maddali Shivaali Maddali »
PGY-2 Resident
Gina Mavhezha Gina Mavhezha »
PGY-2 Resident
Lee Mueller-Morgan Lee Mueller-Morgan »
PGY-2 Resident
Sarah Yaghoubi Sarah Yaghoubi »
PGY-2 Resident

PGY-1 Residents

Alexandra Boucher, MD Alexandra Boucher, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Danielle Feffer, MD Danielle Feffer, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Guha Ganesh, MD Guha Ganesh, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Harrison Klein, DO Harrison Klein, DO »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Juston Kosman, MD Justin Kosman, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Diana Mendoza Cervantes, MD Diana Mendoza Cervantes, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Fanny Pimental Marmol, MD Fanny Pimentel Marmol, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Alexandra Pope, DO Alexandra Pope, DO »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern
Michael Wilson, MD Michael Wilson, MD »
PGY-1 Resident / Intern