Neurosurgery Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Neurosurgery Faculty

Peter Kan, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FAANS
Kan, Peter, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FAANS

Professor and Chairman
Robert L. Moody, Sr. Distinguished University Chair

Neurosurgery Faculty

Rudy Briner, MD
Briner, Rudy, MD

Assistant Professor
Patrick J. Karas, MD
Karas, Patrick J., MD

Assistant Professor
Residency Program Associate Director
Kliefoth Family Professorship of Neurosurgery
Rishi Lall, MD, MBA
Lall, Rishi, MD, MBA

Associate Professor
Director of Neurosurgery Spine
Residency Program Director
Samuel R. Snodgrass, MD Professorship in Neurosurgery
Aaron Mohanty, MD
Mohanty, Aaron, MD

Professor
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Nathan Pratt, MD, MS
Pratt, Nathan, MD, MS

Assistant Professor
Pablo Valdes, MD, PhD
Valdes, Pablo, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Jennie Sealy Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience

Adjunct Faculty

Neurosurgery Faculty

Remi Nader, MD, CM, FRCS(C), FACS, FAANS
Nader, Remi, MD, CM, FRCS(C), FACS, FAANS

Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Paul J. Schmitt, MD, MS
Schmitt, Paul J., MD, MS

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Research

Neurosurgery Research Faculty

Roberto Garcia, MD
Garcia, Roberto, MD

Research Scientist II
Laboratory Director of NEURAL
Ella Englander, PhD
Englander, Ella, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Nurse Practitioner

Staff

Julia Anderson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Anderson, Julia, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner
Shanna Thompson, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner
Morgan Vestal, MSN, APRN, AGACNP
Vestal, Morgan, MSN, APRN, AGACNP

Nurse Practitioner
Chelsea Zirpoli, MSN, ACNPC
Zirpoli, Chelsea, MSN, ACNPC

Nurse Practitioner

Staff

Staff

Ann Gillen, MBA
Gillen, Ann, MBA

Assistant to the Chairman
(409) 772-0330
Taylor Doneley
Doneley, Taylor

Residency Program Coordinator
(409) 772-1500