Listed below are faculty at UTHealth and other institutions in the Texas Medical Center who work in the field of stroke and cerebrovascular disease.
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, MDFounder, Stroke Program Former Chair, Department of Neurology Director 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 Director, Vascular Neurology
Jaroslaw (Jarek) Aronowski, MD, PhDProfessor, Department of NeurologyVice Chair for Research, Department of NeurologyRoy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology Director of Stroke Research
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, MPH, MBBSAssistant Professor Instructor of Vascular Neurology
Sean Savitz, MDProfessor of Neurology Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Xiurong Zhao, MDProfessor, Department of Neurology
Luca Giancardo, PhDAssociate Professor at the Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
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
Tia LalData Control Analyst, PhD Candidate in Biostatistics
Mohammad Rahbar, PhDProfessor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Ashraf Yaseen, PhDAssistant Professor, Data Science
Hongjian Zhu, PhDAssistant Professor, Biostatistics
Spiros Blackburn, MDAssociate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
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
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
Jared Chen, MDCerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgeon Assistant Professor Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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
Arthur Day, MDVice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Co-Chairman, Professor and Program Director Director of Cerebrovascular Program Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School
Charles Green, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Jose-Miguel Yamal, PhDAssociate Professor of Biostatistics, UT School of Public Health
Susan Alderman, PhD, MS Ed, RNBiobank Manager Clinical Research Director, the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School Assistant Professor, Clinical, UT Health School of Nursing
Amanda Jagolino, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Director of UT Teleneurology
Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPHAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
Gary Spiegel, MDAssociate Professor, Department of Neurology
Suja Rajan, PhDAssociate Professor, Management, Policy & Community Health, UT School of Public Health
Andreea Xavier, MDAssistant Professor, Director Emergency Services-Clinical
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
Muhammad Haque, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Ponnada Narayana, PhD, MScProfessor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
Clark Sitton, MDAssociate Professor, Radiology
Yingchun Zhang, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston
Lisa Thomas, DNP, RN, CNSAssistant Professor, Department of Graduate Studies, UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing
Myriam Fornage, PhDProfessor, McGovern Medical School Institute of Molecular Medicine Research Center for Human Genetics
Melika Abrahams, RN, BSN, CPNCerebrovascular Nurse, UTHealth Pediatric Stroke Program Department of Pediatrics | Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology
Ian Butler, MDProfessor Distinguished Chair In West Syndrome Research
Stephen Fletcher, DOAssociate Professor, Division Of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Stuart Fraser, MDAssistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology Director, Program for Pediatric Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at UTHealth Houston
Brandon Miller, MD, PhD, FAANSAssistant Professor, Division of Pediatric NeurosurgeryDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Natalie Montanez, NPNurse Practitioner, Hematology - Oncology
Thao Nguyen, DO, FAAPAssistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
David Sandberg, MD, FACS, FAAPNeurological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery
Manish Shah, MDAssociate Professor, Division Of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Keely Smith, MD, FAAPDivision Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Associate Professor, Pediatrics
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
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
Munachi Okpala, NPSTEP Clinic Program Manager Stroke Clinic Nurse Practitioner Community Outreach Organizer
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
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
Seema Aggarwal, PhD, APRN, AGNP-CAssistant Professor in the Cizik School of Nursing, Department of Research
Myriam Fornage, Ph.D.Professor, Center for Human Genetics Laurence and Johanna Favrot Distinguished Professor in Cardiology,
Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, CBISSpeech-Language Pathologist | Research Coordinator Stroke Recovery Research
Crystal CarpenterProgram Coordinator, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
Sishir Mannava, MDAssistant Professor Associate Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program
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