Faculty

Administration

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology
- Neuropsychologist with sub-specialty interest in neurodegenerative disorders including Batten Disease and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Assistant Professor – Department of Neurology, Epilepsy
Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Epileptologist with interest in epilepsy surgery
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
Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics
- Pediatric migraine and pain specialist
Senior Instructor – Department of Neurology, Child Neurology
Senior Instructor – Department of Pediatrics
- Specializes in pediatric neurocritical care and epilepsy
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Professor - Department of Neurology, NMD
Professor - Department of Pediatrics
- Neuromuscular disorders specialist
Professor – Department of Emergency Medicine
- Active concussion clinic and research program
Assistant Professor – Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care
- Specializes in pediatric neurocritical care and traumatic brain injury
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.
Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology
Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Listing of Neurology Faculty Alphabetically and by Clinical Specialty