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Adult & Child Neurology Faculty Directory

Jorge L. Almodóvar-Suárez, MD

Jorge L. Almodóvar-Suárez, MD

  • Division Chief, General Neurology & Headache Disorders
  • Associate Professor - General Neurology, Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic Director
Andrea Bozoki, MD

Andrea Bozoki, MD

  • Division Chief - Memory and Cognitive Disorders
  • Professor - Memory and Cognitive Disorders
  • Outreach and Engagement Core Leader - Duke-UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Nina Browner

Nina M. Browner, MD

  • Chief, Division of Movement Disorders
  • The Bryson Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Movement Disorders
  • Program Director - Movement Disorders Fellowship
  • Vice Chair, Education
  • Director - Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence
Vinay Chaudhry, MD

Vinay Chaudhry, MD

  • Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Disorders
  • James F. Howard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD

Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD, PhD

  • Division Chief - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
  • Program Director - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Fellowship
  • Associate Professor - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD

Gwenn A. Garden, MD, PhD

  • Chair - Department of Neurology
  • Professor - Memory and Cognitive Disorders
  • Co-Director – Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
James Ho, MD

James Pham Ho, MD

  • Program Director - Stroke and Vascular Neurology Fellowship
  • Assistant Professor - Stroke and Vascular Neurology
  • Adjunct Professor - Neurointerventional Radiology, Neurosurgery
David Y. Huang, MD, PhD

David Y. Huang, MD, PhD

  • Vascular Neurologist and Director, UNC Health Care Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Clinical Professor, UNC Department of Neurology
David Y. Hwang, MD, FAAN, FCCM, FNCS

David Y. Hwang, MD, FAAN, FCCM, FNCS

  • Division Chief – Neurocritical Care
  • Co-PI - Duke/UNC NINDS StrokeNet Regional Coordinating Center
  • Professor – Neurocritical Care
  • Associate Faculty, Center for Bioethics
Lynn Cecilia Liu, MD

Lynn Liu, MD

  • Division Chief - Epilepsy
  • Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Medical Director of EEG Lab
Daniel Roque, MD

Daniel Roque, MD

  • Director - UNC Movement Disorders Neuromodulation Program
  • Associate Professor - Movement Disorders
  • Vice Chair - Ambulatory Care Programs
Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD

Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD

  • Vice Chair, Research
  • Associate Director, Biomedical Research Imaging Center
  • Professor of Neurology - Neuroscience Research
  • Director, Center for Animal MRI
Tamara Strohm, MD

Tamara Strohm, MD

  • Program Director - Neurocritical Care Fellowship
  • Assistant Professor - Neurocritical Care
Claudia Testa, MD, PhD

Claudia M. Testa, MD, PhD

  • Division Chief - Precision Medicine and Neurogenetics
  • Professor of Neurology - Movement disorders, Adult Neurogenetics
  • Founding Director - UNC Huntington Disease Program
Nathan Walker, MD

Nathan A. Walker, MD

  • Program Director - Sleep Medicine Fellowship
  • Assistant Professor - Sleep Medicine, Memory and Cognitive Disorders
Varina Boerwinkle, MD

Varina Boerwinkle, MD

  • Division Chief – Child Neurology
  • Professor – Child Neurology, Epilepsy and Neurosurgery
Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS

Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS

  • Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery - Neurocritical Care, Child Neurology
  • Vice Chair, Quality Improvement
  • Interim Leader – UNC Hospitals Neuroscience Service Line
  • Associate Director, UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Medical Director UNC Medical Center Neurosciences ICU
Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD

Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD

  • Program Director - Child Neurology Residency
  • Associate Professor - Child Neurology and Epilepsy
  • UNC Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGI) - Co-founder and Clinical Core Leader
Suzette LaRoche, MD

Suzette LaRoche, MD

  • Professor - Neurology, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Vice Chair of Community Partnership
Winnie Lau, MD

Winnie Lau, MD

  • Program Director - Adult Neurology Residency
  • Assistant Professor – Neurocritical Care
Clio Rubinos, MD

Clio Rubinos, MD, MS

  • Director - Post-acute Symptomatic (PASS) Clinic
  • Co-Director - Global Health Neurology Elective Rotation
  • Assistant Professor - Neurocritical Care and Epilepsy
Varina Boerwinkle, MD

Varina L. Boerwinkle, MD

Resting-state fMRI in epilepsy for localization of seizure onset zones for epilepsy surgery evaluation, which correlates with intracranial EEG and seizure outcomes. Also resting state fMRI in coma to detect covert consciousness and predict outcome.

Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics

varina_boerwinkle@med.unc.edu

Varina L. Boerwinkle Profile

Nina Browner, MD

Nina Browner, MD

Dr. Browner has extensive training in movement disorders which she uses as Director of the Movement Disorders Clinic at UNC (MDC UNC). Dr. Browner and colleagues utilize wide clinical services for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other movement disorders. Through her clinical research career, she successfully collaborated with other researchers, and produced several peer-reviewed publications from each project.

 

The Bryson Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Movement Disorders

brownern@neurology.unc.edu

Nina Browner Profile

 

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Julia M. Carlson, MD

Dr. Julia Carlson’s research interests include recovery and quality of life post severe acute brain injury and critical care hospitalizations. She has focused on withdrawal of life sustaining therapies previously.

Assistant Professor – Neurocritical Care

Julia M. Carlson Profile

Julia_Carlson@med.unc.edu

Diana Cejas, MD, MPH

Diana M. Cejas, MD, MPH

  • Assistant Professor - Child Neurology
  • Dual appointment with the Carolina Institute of Developmental Disabilities
Todd Cohen Lab

Todd J. Cohen, PhD

Dr. Cohen seeks to identify the pathogenic mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disease through his research.

Associate Professor - Neuroscience Research

toddcohen@neurology.unc.edu

Lab Website

 

Monica Diaz, MD, MS

Monica Maria Diaz, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Diaz's clinical interests include Multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica, neurosarcoidosis, viral or antibody-mediated encephalitis, HIV-related neurological complications, neurocysticercosis, post-COVID-19 neurological complications.

Assistant Professor - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology

monica.diaz@neurology.unc.edu

Monica Maria Diaz Profile

 

Monica Diaz, MD, MS

Monica Maria Diaz, MD, MS

  • Assistant Professor - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology
  • Co-Director - Global Health Neurology Elective Rotation
Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD

Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD, PhD

Dr. Dujmovic Basuroski's clinical interests include multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), myelin oligodendrocyte antibody associated disease (MOGAD), transverse myelitis (TM), optic neuritis, neurosarcoidosis, autoimmune encephalitis, neurological complications of systemic connective tissue diseases, and other immune-mediated diseases of the central nervous system (CNS).

Associate Professor of Neurology - Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology

irdujm@neurology.unc.edu

Irena Dujmovic Basuroski Profile

Mary C. Edmondson, MD

Mary C. Edmondson, MD

  • Associate Director - UNC Huntington Disease Program
  • Assistant Clinical Professor - Neurology
Jane Fan, MD

Zheng (Jane) Fan, MD

Dr. Fan is a child Neurologist who has additional training in sleep and clinical genetics. Dr. Fan's research interests are in pediatric sleep disorder and neurogenetic disorders.

Professor of Neurology - Child Neurology, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders, Clinical Genetics

zhengfan@med.unc.edu

Zheng (Jane) Fan Profile

Jane Fan, MD

Zheng (Jane) Fan, MD

  • Co-Division Chief - Precision Medicine and Neurogenetics
  • Professor of Neurology - Child Neurology, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders, Clinical Genetics
  • Medical Director - Sleep Laboratory
James Ho, MD

James Pham Ho, MD

Dr. Ho has interests in Neurointerventional Research, Stroke, Cerebrovascular Diseases, Aneurysms, Vascular Malformations, Cerebrovascular Health Research.

Assistant Professor - Stroke and Vascular Neurology

james_ho@med.unc.edu

James Pham Ho Profile

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James F. Howard Jr., MD

Dr. Howard's focus is in disorders of neuromuscular transmission including diagnosis, management and their immune abnormalities with the goal of bringing novel therapeutic agents to the bedside. Dr. Howard has been involved in the clinical trials development of complement and FcRn inhibitors in the treatment of autoimmune myasthenia gravis leading to the first 3 drugs ever approved by the FDA for this disease. He maintain extensive clinical and physiological data on nearly 1450 patients with myasthenia gravis.

Professor of Neurology, Medicine & Allied Health

howardj@neurology.unc.edu

James F. Howard Jr. Profile

David Y. Huang, MD, PhD

David Y. Huang, MD, PhD

Dr. Huang clinical interests are hospitalist neurology, stroke, acute stroke treatments, neurocritical care. His clinical research interests are acute stroke interventions and treatments, cellular mechanisms of neuroprotection, intracerebral hemorrhage. His basic research interests are the pathophysiology of stroke and cellular mechanisms of neuroprotection.

Clinical Professor, UNC Department of Neurology

huangd@neurology.unc.edu

David Y. Huang Profile

Senyene Hunter, MD, PhD

Senyene E. Hunter, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor - Child Neurology and Epilepsy
  • Child Neurology Residency Leadership Panel 
  • UNC Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative – Co-founder and Research Core Leader
David Y. Hwang, MD, FAAN, FCCM, FNCS

David Y. Hwang, MD, FAAN, FCCM, FNCS

Dr. Hwang has developed a nationally recognized, original clinical research portfolio centered upon two major neuroscience ICU themes: (1) the varying accuracy and thought processes of clinicians when predicting functional outcomes of patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI); and (2) the decision-making and psychosocial support of family members of SABI patients who lack capacity, particularly those families who are making difficult goals-of-care decisions.

Associate Faculty, Center for Bioethics

Professor – Neurocritical Care

david_hwang@med.unc.edu

David Y. Hwang Profile

Chon Lee, MD

Chon Lee, MD

Dr. Lee's research interest is within pediatric epilepsy industry sponsored drug trials.

Associate Professor - Child Neurology and Epilepsy

chonl@neurology.unc.edu

Chon Lee Profile

Weili Lin, PhD

Weili Lin, PhD

Dr. Lin's research interests focus on several areas, including the development of novel imaging methods for the study of early brain development, neurodegenerative diseases, and neurological disorders, the development and applications of deep-learning approaches for obtaining quantitative measures of brain structures as well as to accelerate imaging acquisition time, and the applications of PET/MR approaches in cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, Dr. Lin has extensive knowledge of conducting non-sedated pediatric imaging for children 0 – 10 years old.

Dixie Lee Boney Soo Distinguished Professor, Neurological Medicine

Director - Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC)

weili_lin@med.unc.edu

Weili Lin Profile

Weili Lin, PhD

Weili Lin, PhD

  • Dixie Lee Boney Soo Distinguished Professor, Neurological Medicine
  • Director of BRIC
  • Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiology
  • Departments of Neurology, Radiology, Biomedical Engineering and School of Pharmacy
Lynn Cecilia Liu, MD

Lynn Liu, MD

Dr. Liu's research interests are within Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology including EEG, EP, IONM, PSG, and Epilepsy. She has a specified interest in education.

Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

Lynn_Liu@med.unc.edu

Lynn Liu Profile

Rick Meeker, PhD

Rick B. Meeker, PhD

Dr. Meeker’s research is focused on the mechanisms of HIV neuropathogenesis and the development of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of neuroinflammation. Inflammatory changes within the brain caused by the viral infection initiate a toxic cascade that disrupts normal neural function and can eventually lead to neuronal death. To explore the mechanisms responsible for this damage, we investigate changes in calcium homeostasis, glutamate receptor function and inflammatory responses in primary neuronal, microglial and macrophage cultures. New therapeutic approaches targeted to signal transduction pathways and calcium regulation that protect the neurons and reduce inflammation are under investigation.

Professor of Neurology - Neuroscience Research

meekerr@neurology.unc.edu

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Heidi Roth, MD

Heidi Roth, MD

  • Division Chief - Sleep Medicine
  • Professor - Sleep Medicine, Memory and Cognitive Disorders
  • Associate Clinical Core Leader - Duke-UNC Alzheimer's Disease Collaborative
Clio Rubinos, MD

Clio Rubinos, MD, MS

Dr. Rubinos is a neurologist with dual training in Epilepsy and Neurocritical care. Dr. Rubinos research interest is ICU-EEG, status epilepticus, and epileptogenic after brain injury (biomarkers, management, and patient-related outcomes), bridging both specialties. However, she has a passion for global health, and I am working in global health neurology (ICU-EEG and Neurocritical care).

Assistant Professor - Neurocritical Care and Epilepsy

crubinos@unc.edu

Clio Rubinos Profile

Claudia Testa, MD, PhD

Claudia M. Testa, MD, PhD

Clinical and translational research in movement disorders with a special interest in genetically based therapeutics, and neurogenetic neurodegenerative disorders.

Professor of Neurology - Movement disorders, Adult Neurogenetics

ctesta@unc.edu

Claudia M. Testa Profile

Steven Trau, MD

Steven P. Trau, MD

  • Director, UNC Clinic for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders
  • Medical Director, UNC Child Neurology Clinic
  • Assistant Professor - Child Neurology
Rebecca Traub, MD

Rebecca Traub, MD

Dr. Traub's research interests are; Inherited neuropathies, Charcot marie tooth disease, Amyloid neuropathy, Inflammatory neuropathies, and Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP).

Associate Professor - Neuromuscular Disorders, General Neurology

rtraub@neurology.unc.edu

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Rebecca Traub, MD

Rebecca Traub, MD

  • Associate Professor - Neuromuscular Disorders, General Neurology
  • Program Director - Neuromuscular Fellowship
Angela Wabulya, MBChB

Angela Wabulya, MBChB

  • Associate Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • EMU Medical Director
  • Program Director - Epilepsy Fellowship
  • Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Brandon Waters, MD

Brandon Waters, MD

Dr. Water's clinical interests include refractory epilepsy management, including complex pharmacotherapy and epilepsy surgery, neuromodulation, pre-surgical evaluations for epilepsy surgery, neuropsychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy and intraoperative neuromonitoring. His research interests are pathologic neuronal networks in epilepsy, psychiatric & neuropsychological comorbidities in epilepsy, outcomes in epilepsy surgery, including neuropsychological, and epileptogenesis.

Assistant Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

brandon.waters@unc.edu

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Dena Little, MD

Dena Williams, DO

  • Assistant Professor - Stroke and Vascular Neurology, General Neurology
  • Associate Program Director - Adult Neurology Residency Program
Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD

Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD

The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) focuses on combining multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with cutting edge neuroscience tools to study neural circuitry and neurovascular coupling in rodent models. Their service core under the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center provides a wide variety of small animal MRI services to investigators within and outside UNC.

Professor of Neurology - Neuroscience Research

camri@unc.edu

Lab Website 

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