Faculty

Administration

Heather Adams, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology

• Neuropsychologist with sub-specialty interest in neurodegenerative disorders including Batten Disease and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Evelyn Berman, M.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Neurology, Epilepsy
Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics

• Pediatric Epileptologist with interest in epilepsy surgery

David Bearden, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics, (SMD)

• Pediatric neurogenetics specialist with special interest in genetic forms of epilepsy
• Neuroinfectious disease specialist with special interest in neurologic complications of infectious disorders in low-resource settings

Marina Connolly, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Pediatric migraine and pain specialist

Aubrey Duncan, M.D.

Senior Instructor – Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Senior Instructor – Department of Pediatrics

• Specializes in pediatric neurocritical care and epilepsy

Harris Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Neurology,
Professor - Department of Neuroscience
Professor - Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Director, Center for Neurotherapeutics Discovery
• Recipient of numerous research grants studying neurologic consequences of HIV/AIDS as well as chronic neuro-inflammation.

Inna Hughes, M.D., PhD.

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Pediatric Epileptologist with research interests in epilepsy genetics and the ketogenic diet.

Heather Kaminsky, M.D.

Senior Instructor - Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics

• General child neurologist with interests in both pediatric headache and neurodevelopmental disabilities

Bo Hoon Lee, M.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics

• Neurogenetics specialist with focus on inherited neuromuscular disorders
• Co-directs our treatment programs for spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Samuel J. Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D.

Senior Instructor – Department of Neurology

• Physician-scientist with clinical and research interests in pediatric neuromuscular disorders
• Overall research goals involve bringing novel gene-based therapies to patients with rare conditions through a variety of basic and translational approaches

Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Professor - Department of Neuroscience
Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Internationally recognized specialist in movement disorders including Tourette syndrome, ADHD, and Batten Disease.
• Past President of the Child Neurology Society
• Serves on the Child Neurology Residency Review Committee

Gary Myers, M.D.

Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Professor - Department of Environmental Medicine
Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

• Specialty interests in the areas of Neonatology, Headache, and Neurotoxicology
• Leads an international research team studying the effects of methylmercury exposure on brain development.

Jennifer Nguyen, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Child Neurology and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

• Graduate of a Neuro-developmental Disabilities residency program specializing in the neurologic care of children with autism and developmental disability
• Child Neurology Associate Program Director
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Liaison

Alex R. Paciorkowsi, M.D., FAAP, FACMG

Associate Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor - Department of Biomedical Genetics
Associate Professor - Department of Neuroscience

• Neurogenetics specialist with research interests in CNS malformations and epilepsy genetics
• Director of the Neurofibromatosis Center
• Director of the Hereditary Ataxia Clinic

Laurie E. Seltzer, D.O.

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Epilepsy
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics (SMD)

• Pediatric Epileptologist with research interests in the area of neonatal neurology and neurophysiology.

Laura Tomaselli, M.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology

• Pediatric Sleep Medicine specialist, dual appointments in the divisions of Child Neurology and Sleep Medicine.

Robert Thompson Stone, M.D.

Associate Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Child Neurology Residency Program Director
• Interim Chief, Child Neurology Division
• Director of the Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Program
• Neurology Clerkship Director
• Director of UR Leukodystrophy Care Center
• Director of PreDoc Diversity Program

Jennifer Vermilion, M.D.

Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Movement Disorders specialist with special interest in clinical research
• Active research includes studying anxiety in the setting of Tourette Syndrome

Emily Walsh, M.D.

Senior Instructor – Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics

• Pediatric Epilepsy specialist

Affiliated Faculty

Gretchen L. Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H.

Edward A. and Alma Vollertsen Rykenboer Professorship in Neurology - Department of Neurology, Epilepsy
Professor - Department of Neurology, Epilepsy
Professor - Center for Human Experimental Therapeutics
Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences

• Expertise in Epilepsy, Tropical Medicine, Epidemiology

Emma Ciafaloni, M.D.

Professor - Department of Neurology, NMD
Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Neuromuscular disorders specialist

Jeffrey Bazarian, M.D.

Professor – Department of Emergency Medicine

• Active concussion clinic and research program

Jake Deines, M.D.

Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care

• Specializes in pediatric neurocritical care and traumatic brain injury

Robert C. Griggs, M.D.

Professor - Department of Neurology
Professor - Department of Medicine
Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor - Department of Pediatrics

• Former Department of Neurology Chair
• Former Editor-In-Chief of the Neurology Journal
• Former president of the American Academy of Neurology.

Susan L. Hyman, M.D.

Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

David N. Korones, M.D.

Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology

Stephen B. Sulkes, M.D.

Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Listing of Neurology Faculty Alphabetically and by Clinical Specialty