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Faculty and Staff

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    Cathy Sila, MD

    Chair, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Gilbert W. Humphrey Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.5505

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    David C Preston, MD

    Professor, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Vice Chairman, Neurology for Academic and Educational Affairs, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Program Director, Neurology Residency Program, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, Neuromuscular Ultrasound Laboratory, Neurological Institute
    Co-Director, EMG Laboratory, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Email: david.preston@uhhospitals.org

    Phone: 216.844.7776

Stroke and Cerebrovascular

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    Anthony J. Furlan, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Chairman Emeritus, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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    Svetlana Pundik, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, Brain Plasticity and Neural Recovery Research Laboratory
    Staff Neurologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

  • Image of Cathy Sila

    Cathy Sila, MD

    Chair, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Gilbert W. Humphrey Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.5505

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    Sophia Sundararajan, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Program Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Medical Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Co-Principal Investigator, NIH Cleveland StrokeNet RCC

    Phone: 216.844.8482

Vascular Neurology

  • Nicholas C. Bambakidis, M.D. headshot

    Nicholas C. Bambakidis, MD

    Professor and Director, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
    Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine

    Email: nicholas.bambakidis2@Uhhospitals.org

  • Michael DeGeorgia Professor of Neurology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Michael DeGeorgia, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

    Email: michael.degeorgia@case.edu

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    Anthony J. Furlan, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Chairman Emeritus, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  • Abhishek Ray, M.D.

    Abhishek Ray, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine

    Email: abhishek.ray@uhhospitals.org

  • Warren R. Selman, M.D. headshot

    Warren R. Selman, MD

    Harvey Huntington Brown Jr., Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine

    Email: warren.selman@uhhospitals.org

  • Image of Cathy Sila

    Cathy Sila, MD

    Chair, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Gilbert W. Humphrey Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.5505

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    Sophia Sundararajan, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Program Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Medical Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Co-Principal Investigator, NIH Cleveland StrokeNet RCC

    Phone: 216.844.8482

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    Wei Xiong, MD

    Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director of Medical Student Clerkship, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Email: wei.xiong@uhhospitals.org

Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

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    Guadalupe Fernandez-Baca Vaca, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, Epilepsy Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.844.1764

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    Michael W. Devereaux, MD

    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.3591

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    Naiara Garcia Losarcos, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

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    Hans Lüders, MD, PhD

    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.3650

  • Jonathan Zande, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Program Director, Epilepsy Fellowship, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Neuromuscular and Autonomic

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    Bashar Katirji, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, Neuromuscular Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, EMG Laboratory, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Fellowship Director, Neuromuscular Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.844.4854

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    Christopher Geiger, DO

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.844.8925

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    David C Preston, MD

    Professor, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Vice Chairman, Neurology for Academic and Educational Affairs, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Program Director, Neurology Residency Program, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, Neuromuscular Ultrasound Laboratory, Neurological Institute
    Co-Director, EMG Laboratory, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Email: david.preston@uhhospitals.org

    Phone: 216.844.7776

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    Barbara E. Shapiro, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, Neuromuscular Research, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.844.7768

Parkinson's & Movement Disorders

  • Camilla W. Kilbane, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  • Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.5137

  • Steven Gunzler, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.8685

  • Karin Mente, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

  • Aasef G. Shaikh, MD, PhD

    Aasef G. Shaikh, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Vice Chairman for Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Penni and Stephen Weinberg Chair in Brain Health, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Email: aasef.shaikh@case.edu

Brain Health and Memory

  • Alan J. Lerner, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.7664

  • Brian S. Appleby, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology

    Phone: 216.464.6412

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    Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Cognitive Science, College of Arts and Sciences
    Professor, Department of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management

    Email: peter.whitehouse@case.edu

    Phone: 216.470.2931

Neuro-Critical Care

  • Michael DeGeorgia Professor of Neurology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Michael DeGeorgia, MD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

    Email: michael.degeorgia@case.edu

  • S. Alan Hoffer, M.D.

    S. Alan Hoffer, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Email: Alan.Hoffer@uhhospitals.org

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    Wei Xiong, MD

    Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director of Medical Student Clerkship, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Email: wei.xiong@uhhospitals.org

Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Program

  • Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.5137

  • Stephen M. Selkirk, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
    Director, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Phone: 216.791.3800

  • Alessandro Serra, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.791.3800

  • Marie Tani, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

  • Edward L. Westbrook, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.844.3191

>Community and Regional Neurology

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    John Andrefsky, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

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    Marek A. Buczek

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 440.250.5303

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    Deborah Ewing-Wilson, DO

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Vice Chair, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, Community Neurology Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

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    Betsy Garratt, DO

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University

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    Aamir Hussain, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University

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    Mustafa Kahriman, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Phone: 216.791.38004

  • Karla Madalin, MD

    Clinical Instructor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

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    Daniel W. Miller, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.381.6756

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    Amani Ramahi, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

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    Deborah Reed, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

  • Ronald G. Riechers, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Chief of Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Phone: 216.791.3800

  • Mark Rorick, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center

  • Leonard Weinberger, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

  • Norton Winer, MD

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Neuro-Ophthalmology and Balance

  • Michael Morgan, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor, School of Medicine

    Email: michael.l.morgan@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.3601

  • Aasef G. Shaikh, MD, PhD

    Aasef G. Shaikh, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Vice Chairman for Research, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Penni and Stephen Weinberg Chair in Brain Health, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Director, National VA Parkinson Consortium Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Email: aasef.shaikh@case.edu

  • John S. Stahl, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Physician, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Phone: 216.791.3800

  • Mark F. Walker, MD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, Daroff-Dell'Osso Ocular Motility Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes

  • Martha Sajatovic

    Martha Sajatovic, MD

    Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
    Director of the Geropsychiatry Program
    Director, Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Email: martha.sajatovic@case.edu

    Phone: 216.844.2808

Clinical Trials Unit

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    Sophia Sundararajan, MD, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Program Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Medical Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Co-Principal Investigator, NIH Cleveland StrokeNet RCC

    Phone: 216.844.8482

Neuropsychology Program

  • Christopher M. Bailey, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, University Hospitals Sports Medicine Concussion Center
    Director, Neuropsychology, Neurological Institute
    Director, Adult Neuropsychology Fellowship

    Phone: 216.844.3422

  • Philip S. Fastenau, PhD

    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Director, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    Phone: 216.844.3422

  • Cynthia Griggins, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.1852

  • Catherine Lee, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
    Clinical Neuropsychologist, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

  • James Mack, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Neurologist, Brain Health and Memory Center

    Phone: 216.844.3188

  • Lindsay Miller Scott, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine
    Clinical Neuropsychologist, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

  • Paula K. Ogrocki, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.464.6412

Rainbow Pediatric Neurology

  • Nancy E. Bass, MD

    Associate Director, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.3691

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    Suzanne DeBrosse, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Email: Suzanne.DeBrosse@UHhospitals.org

    Phone: 216.844.3936

  • Edward Gilmore, MD, PhD

    Instructor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University

  • Deborah R. Gold, MD

    Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.3691

  • Jessica Goldstein, MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University

  • Jun T. Park, MD

    Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Pediatric Epileptologist, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    Phone: 216. 844.3691

  • Asim Shahid, MD

    Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Staff Pediatric Epileptologist, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
    Division Chief, UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Division Chief, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    Phone: 216.844.3691

  • Max Wiznitzer, MD

    Professor, Pediatric Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

    Phone: 216.844.3691

Rainbow Pediatric Neuropsychology Program

  • Christine T. Barry, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine

  • Rachel Tangen, PhD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
    Pediatric Neuropsychologist, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    Phone: 440.623.7664

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    Hudson Gerry Taylor, PhD

    Professor, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology
    Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics

    Email: hgt2@case.edu

Administrative Staff

  • Robert Ettinger

    Administrator, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

  • Kelly Sliter

    Residency and Education Administrator, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine

Emeritus

Robert B. Daroff, MD

Professor and Chair Emeritus

R. John Leigh, MD

Professor, Emeritus

Krishan Chandar, MD

Associate Professor, Emeritus

John H. Gardner, MD

Associate Professor, Emeritus