Faculty

Professors

Bhardwaj, Anish, MD, MBA, MS (Lead), MS (Comm), CPE, FACMPE, FACHE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA
Bhardwaj, Anish, MD, MBA, CPE, FACHE, FACMPE, FAHA, FCCM, FAAN, FANA

Professor and Chairman

Chairman, Department of Neurology
John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Neurology
Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neurobiology

Department:  Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Fang, Xiang, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA
Fang, Xiang, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA

Professor

John Sealy Distinguished Chair for Clinical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
Chief, Memory Disorders Division
Medical Director, UHC and TDC Neurology Clinics

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Masel, Todd, MD, MBA
Masel, Todd, MD, BBA

Professor

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Chief, Epilepsy Division


Department:  Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Kayed, Rakez, PhD
Kayed, Rakez, PhD

Professor

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders
John Sealy Chair for Parkinson's Research

Department:  Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Pappolla, Miguel A., MD, PhD
Miguel Pappolla, MD, PhD

Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Patel, Chilvana, MD
Patel, Chilvana, MD

Professor

Vice Chair for Education and Training
Director, Neurophysiology Fellow Training Program
Director, Neurology Residency Training Program

Department:  Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Shaltoni, Hashem, MD
Shaltoni, Hashem, MD

Professor

Chief, Vascular Neurology Division
James F. Rosborough Distinguished Chair of Neurology

Department:  Neurology, Radiology and Neurosurgery

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Silveira, Diosely, MD, PhD, FAES
Diosely Silveira, MD

Professor

Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Department: Neurology/Epileptologist

Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Taglialatela, Giulio, PhD
Taglialatela, Giulio, PhD

Professor

Lawrence J. Del Papa Distinguished Chair in Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Professor and Vice President and Research Institute Director of the UTMB Brain Health Institute (BHI)

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Tummala, Sudhakar, MD
Portrait of Sudhakar Tummala

Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae

Associate Professors

Dabi, Alok, MD
Alok Dabi, MD

Associate Professor

Chief, Neurocritical Care Division
Assistant Program Director, Residency Program Training

Department: Neurology and Neurosurgery

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Krishnan, Balaji, PhD
Balaji, Krishnan, PhD

Associate Professor

Don and Nancy Mafrige Professor in Neurodegenerative Research
Department of Neurology
Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Li, Xiangping, MD, MPA
Xiangping Li, MD, MPA

Associate Professor

Director of Quality Management
Associate Director, UTMB Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Limon, Agenor, PhD
Limon, Agenor, MSc, PhD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research 

Director, Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brigadier General and Mrs. Donald B. Wagner Professorship in Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Department:  Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Shanina, Elena, MD, PhD, FANA
Shanina, Elena, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

John R. Calverley, MD Professorship in Neurology
Director, Neurology Clerkship
Chief, Neuromuscular Division

Department:  Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Vijayakumar, Dhanya, MD, PhD
Vijayakumar, Dhanya, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Wu, Laura, MD, PhD
Wu, Laura, MD. PhD

Associate Professor

Chief, Movement Disorders Division
Associate Director, Neurology Clerkship

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professors

Aigbogun, Julia, MD
Portrait of Julia Aigbogun

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Chhabra, Arun, MD
Chhabra, Arun, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Director, UTMB Stroke Program at Clear Lake Campus (CLC)
Chief of Neurology, UTMB Clear Lake & League City Campus

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Cuevas, Elvis, PhD
Cuevas-Martinez, Elvis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Fadhil, Ali, MD, RPNI
Portrait of Ali Fadhil

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Fracassi, Anna, PhD
Fracassi, Anna, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Hafeez, Komal, MD
Hafeez, Komal, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Hafeez, Muhammad Ubaid, MD
Hafeez, Muhammad Ubaid, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio , Curriculum Vitae
Khan, Abdul, MD
Abdul Khan, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio , Curriculum Vitae

LaRoche, Howard, MD
Laroche, Howard, MD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Marino, Claudia, PhD
Claudia Marino, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Montalbano, Mauro, PhD
Montalbano, Mauro, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio  ,  Curriculum Vitae
Passeri, Michlene,MD
Passeri, Michlene, MD

Assistant Professor

Chief, Neuroimmunology Division

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Perachio, Nancy, PhD
Nancy Perachio, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio , Curriculum Vitae

Rodriguez-Fernandez, Jorge, MD
Rodriguez-Fernandez, Jorge, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer

Department:  Neurology

Bio , Curriculum Vitae
Sun, "Linda" Ruiqing, MD, PhD
Sun, Linda, MD, PhD)

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae
Vijaya Valaparla, MD
Portrait of Vijaya Valaparla

Assistant Professor

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae

Clinical Professors

Masel, Brent, MD
Masel, Brent, MD

Clinical Professor

Department: Neurology

Curriculum Vitae

Professor Emeritus

McKendall, Robert R., MD
McKendall, Robert, MD

Professor Emeritus

Department: Neurology

Bio ,  Curriculum Vitae