Faculty

Andrew Barreto, MD, MS, FAHA
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Ritvij Bowry, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Alexandra Czap, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

James Grotta, MD
Founder, Stroke Program
Former Chair, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Research, Clinical Institute for Research and Innovation, Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Director, Mobile Stroke Unit Consortium

Elizabeth Jones, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Paulina Sergot, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Sunil Sheth, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Director, Vascular Neurology

Jaroslaw (Jarek) Aronowski, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurology
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurology
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology
Director of Stroke Research

Shao-Ling Huang, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Joo Jung, PhD
Assistant Professor

Eunhee Kim, PhD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Devin McBride, PhD
Assistant Professor

Louise McCullough, MD, PhD
Professor 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, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Instructor of Vascular Neurology

Sean Savitz, MD
Professor of Neurology
Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology
Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Xiurong Zhao, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology

Luca Giancardo, PhD
Associate Professor at the Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
Professor
Center Director of Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare (SAFE)

Shayan Shams, PhD
Assistant Professor

Hulin Wu, PhD, MS
The 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 Lal
Data Control Analyst, PhD Candidate in Biostatistics

Mohammad Rahbar, PhD
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Ashraf Yaseen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Data Science

Hongjian Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Jaroslaw (Jarek) Aronowski, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurology
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurology
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology
Director of Stroke Research

Spiros Blackburn, MD
Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Tiffany Chang, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Huimahn Choi, MD
Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department Of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School
Interim Vice-Chair, Neuro Critical Care

Aaron Gusdon
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Elizabeth Noser, MD
Associate 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

Spiros Blackburn, MD
Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Peng Chen, MD
Professor
Vice Chair in Cerebrovascular Research
Director of Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Fellowship
Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Jared Chen, MD
Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Mark Dannenbaum, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Arthur Day, MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Co-Chairman, Professor and Program Director
Director of Cerebrovascular Program
Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School

Charles Green, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Sean Savitz, MD
Professor of Neurology
Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology
Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Jose-Miguel Yamal, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics, UT School of Public Health

Susan Alderman, PhD, MS Ed, RN
Biobank Manager
Clinical Research Director, the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School
Assistant Professor, Clinical, UT Health School of Nursing

Amanda Jagolino, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Director of UT Teleneurology

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Spiros Blackburn, MD
Associate Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Peng Chen, MD
Professor
Vice Chair in Cerebrovascular Research
Director of Cerebrovascular/Endovascular Fellowship
Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Mark Dannenbaum, MD
Assistant Professor, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

Sunil Sheth, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Director, Vascular Neurology

Gary Spiegel, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Suja Rajan, PhD
Associate Professor, Management, Policy & Community Health, UT School of Public Health

Andreea Xavier, MD
Assistant Professor, Director Emergency Services-Clinical

Jaroslaw (Jarek) Aronowski, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurology
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurology
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology
Director of Stroke Research

Arthur Day, MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Co-Chairman, Professor and Program Director
Director of Cerebrovascular Program
Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School

James Grotta, MD
Founder, Stroke Program
Former Chair, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Research, Clinical Institute for Research and Innovation, Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Director, Mobile Stroke Unit Consortium

Louise McCullough, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair
Chief of Neurology Service, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center (TMC)

Deniz Dishman, PhD, DNAP, CRNA
Assistant Professor, Department of Research Cizik School of Nursing | Director Post-Stroke Pain Management Program at the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD, RN
Associate Professor, UT Health School of Nursing

Alejandro Chaoul, PhD
Founder and Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute
Adjunct Faculty, McGovern Center for Humanity and Ethics
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Integrative Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center

Christopher Fagundes, PhD
Associate Professor, Rice University

Jennifer Hughes, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UTHealth Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Muhammad Haque, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Ponnada Narayana, PhD, MSc
Professor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Clark Sitton, MD
Associate Professor, Radiology

Yingchun Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston

Lisa Thomas, DNP, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor, Department of Graduate Studies, UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing

Myriam Fornage, PhD
Professor, McGovern Medical School Institute of Molecular Medicine Research Center for Human Genetics

Melika Abrahams, RN, BSN, CPN
Cerebrovascular Nurse, UTHealth Pediatric Stroke Program
Department of Pediatrics | Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology

Ian Butler, MD
Professor
Distinguished Chair In West Syndrome Research

Stephen Fletcher, DO
Associate Professor, Division Of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Stuart Fraser, MD
Assistant 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, FAANS
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Natalie Montanez, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Hematology - Oncology

Thao Nguyen, DO, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

David Sandberg, MD, FACS, FAAP
Neurological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery

Manish Shah, MD
Associate Professor, Division Of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Keely Smith, MD, FAAP
Division Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Lakshmi Srivaths, MD
Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Yolanda Villarreal, PhD
Assistant 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-BC
Director of Education and Research, VA National TeleStroke Program (NTSP)
Assistant Professor, Department pf Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine

Christina Kim, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor at the Institute for Stoke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Munachi Okpala, NP
STEP Clinic Program Manager
Stroke Clinic Nurse Practitioner
Community Outreach Organizer

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Deniz Dishman, PhD, DNAP, CRNA
Assistant Professor, Department of Research Cizik School of Nursing | Director Post-Stroke Pain Management Program at the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Sean Savitz, MD
Professor of Neurology
Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology
Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Speech-Language Pathologist | Research Coordinator
Stroke Recovery Research

Emily Stevens, OTR
Occupational Therapist |Research Coordinator

Amanda Jagolino, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Director of UT Teleneurology

Seema Aggarwal, PhD, APRN, AGNP-C
Assistant 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,

Charles Green, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
Professor
Center Director of Secure Artificial intelligence For hEalthcare (SAFE)

Sean Savitz, MD
Professor of Neurology
Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology
Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Speech-Language Pathologist | Research Coordinator
Stroke Recovery Research

Crystal Carpenter
Program Coordinator, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Amanda Jagolino, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Director of UT Teleneurology

Sishir Mannava, MD
Assistant Professor Associate Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Sean Savitz, MD
Professor of Neurology
Frank M. Yatsu, M.D. Chair in Neurology
Director, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Myriam Fornage, Ph.D.
Professor, Center for Human Genetics
Laurence and Johanna Favrot Distinguished Professor in Cardiology,

Amanda Jagolino, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Co-Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program, Director of UT Teleneurology

Louise McCullough, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair
Chief of Neurology Service, Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center (TMC)

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Director of Stroke Prevention, Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program