Adult & Child Neurology Faculty Directory

Shannon Alderman

• Budget Analyst - Finance

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

Aneika Carroll

• Administrative Office Manager
• Recruitment Manager

Vinay Chaudhry, MD

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

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

• Vascular Neurologist and Director, UNC Health Care Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Clinical Professor, UNC Department of Neurology

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

Winnie Lau, MD

• Program Director - Adult Neurology Residency
• Associate Professor – Neurocritical Care

Sonya Lester, BSN, RN, CCRN

• Patient Services Manager III – NSICU Nurse Manager, UNC Medical Center

Lynn Liu, MD

• Division Chief - Epilepsy
• Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
• Medical Director of EEG Lab

Daniel Roque, MD

• Director - UNC Movement Disorders Neuromodulation Program
• Associate Professor - Movement Disorders
• Vice Chair - Ambulatory Care Programs

Clio Rubinos, MD, MS

• Director - Post-acute Symptomatic (PASS) Clinic
• Co-Director - Global Health Neurology Elective Rotation
• Associate Professor - Neurocritical Care and Epilepsy

Matthew Field Sharrock, MD

• Director – NSICU Neuromonitoring
• Assistant Professor - Neurocritical Care

Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD

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

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

Tamara Strohm, MD

• Program Director - Neurocritical Care Fellowship
• Assistant Professor - Neurocritical Care

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 A. Walker, MD

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

Lindsey Womack

• Executive Assistant to the Chairs

Jillian Cosgrove, MSN, RN, CCRN

• Clinical Nurse IV

Alicia Crutchfield, MSN, RN, CCRN

• Clinical Nurse IV

Suzette LaRoche, MD

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

Melissa Massenburg, BSN, RN, CCRN

• Clinical Nurse IV

Amy Abramowitz, MD

Dr. Abramowitz is a geriatric psychiatrist specializing in older adults with mental health concerns and dementia.

Assistant Professor

amy_abramowitz@med.unc.edu

Amy Abramowitz Profile

Faris Almubaslat, MD, PhD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Carla Alston-Horton

• Processor

James Andrews, MD

Chief Resident Elect - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Sergey Antipenko, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Burcu Asma, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Omneya Ayoub, DO, MS

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Maeghan Bernard

• Accounting Technician - Sponsored Programs

LaToya Bethea

• EMU and Epilepsy Surgery Coordinator

Evelyn L. Bobo

• CME Coordinator

Claire Books, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Katelyn Bricker, MD

• Assistant Professor –  Sleep Medicine, and Child Neurology

Jordan Broman-Fulks, MD

• Child Neurology Residency Leadership Panel 
• Assistant Professor - Child Neurology

Kelby Brown, Jr., MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Xem Bui, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Courtney Cahoy, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Diana M. Cejas, MD, MPH

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

Shivansh Chawla, DO

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Stacey Chung, MD, DPharm

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Jacob Craven

• Associate Research Budget Officer

Eric Creed, MD

• Assistant Professor – Neuromuscular

Amanda Crooks, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Jeremy Davis

• Accounting Technician - Sponsored Programs

Ming-Chieh Ding, MD, PhD

Division Chief, Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Neurology

Rachel Do, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Mary C. Edmondson, MD

• Associate Director - UNC Huntington Disease Program
• Assistant Clinical Professor - Neurology

Tricia Factora, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Deborah F. Gelinas, MD

• Associate Professor - Neuromuscular Disorders

Anne Goldstein

• Accountant - Sponsored Programs

Rusudani Goletiani, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Robert S. Greenwood, MD

• Professor - Child Neurology

Sean Hamill, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Candice Henderson

• Research Budget Officer - Neuroscience Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU)

Albert Hinn, MD

• Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  

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

Alan D. Howard Jr., MD

Chief Resident Elect - Adult Neurology Residency Program

James F. Howard Jr., MD

• Distinguished Professor of Neuromuscular Disease
• Professor of Neurology, Medicine & Allied Health

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

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 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

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

Gwendolyn L. Jackson

• Faculty Support

Peter L. Jacobson, MD, FAAN

Professor of Neurology
Director, UNC Neurology Palliative Care Program

Ray Jhun, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Kayla John, PharmD, BCCCP

• PharmD
• BCCCP

Matt Johnston

• Pre-Award Research Administrator

Nikoloz Karazanashvili, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Cynthia Kenan-Harris

• Faculty Support

Shahzad S. Khan

Assistant Professor

Lindsey Krawchuk, MD

Chief Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Luke Kupcha, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Timothy Landis, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Abigail Lange, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Jenna Lea, MS, CGC

• Assistant Professor of Neurology - Neurogenetics
• Certified Genetic Counselor

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

Chon Lee, MD

• Associate Professor, Child Neurology and Epilepsy

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

Thiri W. Lin, MD, PhD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

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 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

Sanjana Madishetty, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Dina Mahoney

• Accountant - Institutional Funds

Casey Manzanero, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Carolina Mebane, MD, MS

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

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

Rick B. Meeker Profile

Rick Meeker, PhD

• Professor of Neurology - Neuroscience Research

Anahit C. Mehrabyan, MD

• Assistant Professor - Neuromuscular Disorders

Aaron Meller, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Katherine Meyer, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Richard Murrow, MD

• Joseph and Hannah Baggett Distinguished Professor, Movement Disorders

Ashley Myles

• Education Coordinator

Deepthi Nalluri, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Parin Nanavati, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Joshua Nardin, DO

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Abigail O'Reggio, MD

Chief Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Diana Ontiveros, MD

Chief Resident Elect - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Priya Palta, PhD, MHS

• Associate Professor – Research

Steven Papas, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Marissa E. Parker

• Accounting Technician - Sponsored Programs

Le’Quisha Davis Person

• Human Resources Consultant - Med Ad-Human Resources

Holly Phillippe, DO

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Luke Quehl, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Priya Raju, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Yasmeen Rauf, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Heidi Roth, MD

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

Fatemeh Sadeghifar, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Cesarina Saldana, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Hailey Segall, MS, CGC

• Assistant Professor of Neurology - Neurogenetics
• Certified Genetic Counselor

Souvik Sen, MD

• Adjunct Associate Professor

Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCP, FAAN, FANA

Division Chief, Neuro-oncology
Vice Chair, Neurology
Professor

Grace Senior

• Public Communication Specialist

Nikash Shankar, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Atif Tahir Sheikh, MD

• Assistant Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

Miriam Sklerov, MD, MS

• Assistant Professor - Movement Disorders

Michaela Squire, DO

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Michael Tennison, MD

Professor
Child Neurology and Epilepsy

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

Brandon Torricella

• Business Analyst

Steven P. Trau, MD

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

Bradley V. Vaughn, MD

• Professor - Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy

Aiden Walker, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Michael Wang, MD

• Associate Professor - Stroke and Vascular Neurology

Sharon Ward

• Education Coordinator

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

Brandon L. Waters Profile

Brandon L. Waters, MD

• Assistant Professor - Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

Gillian (Jill) Watson, MHA

• Associate Chair of Administration

Jeremy Wells, MD

Chief Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

John K. Whalen, DO

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Dena Williams, DO

• Assistant Professor - Stroke and Vascular Neurology, General Neurology
• Associate Program Director - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Susan Wilson, DNP, RN, MSN, ANP-C

• Professor - Stroke and Vascular Neurology
• Director, Neurosciences Clinical Trials Unit
• Adult Nurse Practitioner

Nathaniel Wooten, MD

Resident - Child Neurology Residency Program

Laura de Lima Xavier, MD

Resident - Adult Neurology Residency Program

Qian-Zhou (JoJo) Yang, MD

• Assistant Professor - Child Neurology and Epilepsy
• Director - Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

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 

Yen-Yu Ian Shih Profile

John Younce, MD

• Assistant Professor – Movement Disorders

Weiting Zhang, MD, PhD

• Research Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology
• Center for Animal MRI