Listed below are faculty at UTHealth and other institutions in the Texas Medical Center who work in the field of stroke and cerebrovascular disease and are associated with the Stroke Institute.
Andrew Barreto, MD MS FAHAAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology
Ritvij Bowry, MDAssistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Alexandra Czap, MDAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
James Grotta, MDDirector of Stroke Research, Clinical Institute for Research and Innovation, Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterDirector, Mobile Stroke Unit Consortium
Elizabeth Jones, MDAssociate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Paulina Sergot, MD, FACEPAssistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Sunil Sheth, MDAssociate Professor, Neurology Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
Spiros Blackburn, MDAssociate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Peng Chen, MDProfessorVice Chair in Cerebrovascular ResearchDirector of Cerebrovascular/Endovascular FellowshipVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Mark Dannenbaum, MDAssistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Gary Spiegel, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology
Jaroslaw (Jarek) Aronowski, MD, PhDProfessor, Department of NeurologyVice Chair for Research, Department of NeurologyRoy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology
Tiffany Chang, MDAssistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Huimahn Choi, MDAssociate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department Of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School Interim Vice-Chair, Neuro Critical Care
Aaron GusdonAssistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Arthur Day, MDCo-Chairman, Professor and Program Director Director of Cerebrovascular Program Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School
Andreea Xavier, MDAssistant Professor, Director Emergency Services-Clinical
Gerard Francisco, MDChairman And Professor, Department Of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Chief Medical Officer, TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital
Sheng Li, MDProfessor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School
Mary Russell, DO, MSAssistant Professor, Medical Director, TIRR Memorial Hermann - The Woodlands
Sean Savitz, MDProfessor of Neurology Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Tatiana Schnur, PhDAssociate Professor of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine
Nuray Yozbatiran, PT, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Yingchun Zhang, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston
Jane Anderson, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BCDirector of Education and Research, VA National TeleStroke Program (NTSP) Assistant Professor, Department pf Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine
Christina Kim, MDClinical Assistant Professor at the Institute for Stoke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPHAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Amanda Jagolino, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Director of UT Teleneurology
Susan Alderman, PhD, MS Ed, RNClinical Research Director, the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School Assistant Professor, Clinical, UT Health School of Nursing
Seema Aggarwal, PhD, APRN, AGNP-CAssistant Professor in the Cizik School of Nursing, Department of Research
Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD, RNAssociate Professor, UT Health School of Nursing
Alejandro Chaoul, PhDFounder and Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit InstituteAdjunct Faculty, McGovern Center for Humanity and EthicsAdjunct Faculty, Department of Integrative Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christopher Fagundes, PhDAssociate Professor, Rice University
Jennifer Hughes, PhDLicensed Clinical Psychologist,Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UTHealth Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhDAssociate Professor of Psychiatry Director, Depression Research Program, McGovern Medical School
Suja Rajan, PhDAssociate Professor, Management, Policy & Community Health, UT School of Public Health
Muhammad Haque, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Ponnada Narayana, PhD, MScProfessor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
Clark Sitton, MDAssociate Professor, Radiology
Luca Giancardo, PhDAssistant Professor, School of Biomedical Informatics
Xiaoqian Jiang, PhDProfessor Center Director of Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare (SAFE)
Shayan Shams, PhDAssistant Professor
Hulin Wu, PhD, MSThe Betty Wheless Trotter Professor & Chair Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, SPH Director, Center for Big Data in Health Sciences, SPH Professor, School of Biomedical Informatics
Myriam Fornage, MDProfessor, McGovern Medical School Institute of Molecular Medicine Research Center for Human Genetics
Charles Green, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Jose-Miguel Yamal, PhDAssociate Professor of Biostatistics, UT School of Public Health
Mohammad Rahbar, PhDProfessor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Ashraf Yaseen, PhDAssistant Professor, Data Science
Hongjian Zhu, PhDAssistant Professor, Biostatistics
Lisa Thomas, DNP, RN, CNSAssistant Professor, Department of Graduate Studies, UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing
Daphne Hernandez, PhD, MSEd, FAAHBAssociate Professor, Cizik School of Nursing
Yolanda Villarreal, PhDAssistant Professor, Department Of Family And Community Medicine Vice Chair For Diversity And Inclusion, Department Of Family And Community Medicine, McGovern Medical School
Elizabeth Noser, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology James C. Grotta Chair in Neurorecovery and Stroke, Department of Neurology Director of Community Engagement, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Shao-Ling Huang, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Joo Jung, PhDAssistant Professor
Eunhee Kim, PhDAssistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
Devin McBride, PhDAssistant Professor
Louise McCullough, MD, PhDProfessor and Chair, Department of Neurology Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair Chief of Neurology Service, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center (TMC)
Nikunj Satani, MD, MPHAssistant Professor
Xiurong Zhao, MDProfessor, Department of Neurology