Faculty/Speakers

William Benzing, PhD

Scientific Review OfficerNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health Dr. William Benzing is the…

Tiffany Braley, MD

Dr. Braley is an Associate Professor of Neurology and clinical neuroimmunologist. In addition to her medical degree, from…

Jonathan Brent MD, PhD

Jonathan Brent MD, PhD is a physician-scientist with an interest in the roles of axonal transport and cytoskeletal…

Bob Carter, MD, PhD

Chief, Neurosurgery Service, Mass GeneralWilliam and Elizabeth Sweet Professor of Neurosurgery Harvard Medical SchoolChair, Department of Neurosurgery Bob…

Syd Cash, MD, PhD

Sydney S. Cash, MD, PhD, received his MD and PhD degrees from Columbia University College of Physicians and…

H. Isaac Chen, MD

H. Isaac Chen, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania and serves as…

E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD

Dr. E. Antonio (‘Nino”) Chiocca was born in the city of Padova in northeastern Italy. In 1979, he…

Erin Conrad, MD

Erin Conrad is an Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Epilepsy division at University of Pennsylvania. She is…

Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSC

Dr. Merit Cudkowicz is the Chair of Neurology and  Director or the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center…

John A. Detre, M.D.

Professor of Neurology and Radiology; Vice Chair, Research in Neurology; Director, Center for Functional Neuroimaging in Radiology University…

Rose Du, MD, PhD

Director of Cerebrovascular SurgeryDirector of Bypass and Moyamoya Program, Department of Neurosurgery Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School…

Gavin Dunn, MD, PhD

Director, Center for Brain Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor Harvard University Dr. Dunn is…

Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD

L. Dade Lunsford ProfessorExecutive Vice ChairDirector, Center for Image-Guided NeurosurgeryCo-Director, UPMC Brain Tumor Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterDirector,…

Paco Herson, PhD

Associate Dean for Research InnovationProfessor Dr. Herson is a translational neuroscientist who specializes in the development of new…

Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.

Dr. Michelle D. Jones-London serves as Chief, Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity (OPEN-WD). In this…

S. Andrew Josephson, MD

Dr. S. Andrew Josephson specializes in neurovascular and other neurologic disorders, caring for general neurology and stroke patients…

John Kessler, M.D.

Director, Stem Cell Institute Northwestern University Dr. Kessler received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his M.D.…

Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA

Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, FAANS Neurosurgeon Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery Professor of Surgery, Radiology and Neurosciences Chair,…

Sheng-Han Kuo, MD

H. Houston Merritt Associate Professor of Neurology Director of the Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor Columbia University…

Michael Levitt, MD, FAANS

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, and Mechanical Engineering; AssociateProgram Director of the Neurological Surgery Residency; Scientific Director…

Samden Lhatoo, MD, FRCP

Dr. Lhatoo received his basic medical training from the University of Delhi’s Maulana Azad Medical College in 1991.…

Linda M. Liau, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Professor and W. Eugene Stern Chair Chair & Executive Medical Director, Department of Neurosurgery David Geffen School of…

Russell R. Lonser, M.D.

Russell R. Lonser, M.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Ohio State University…

Elan Louis, M.D.

Elan Louis, M.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He…

Page B. Pennell, MD

Dr. Page Pennell is Henry B. Higman Professor of Neurology and Chair of the Department of Neurology at…

Pier Peruzzi, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator at the Harvey Cushing Neuro-Oncology Laboratories Principal Investigator of implantable drug-releasing micro-device clinical trial for patients…

Ann Poduri, MD, MPH

Dr. Annapurna Poduri is a Child Neurologist and Epileptologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she directs the Epilepsy…

Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD

Dr. Pomeroy is the Bronson Crothers Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Chair of the Department…

Michael A. Rogawski, M.D., Ph.D.

MICHAEL A. ROGAWSKI is distinguished professor of neurology and pharmacology at the University of California, Davis School of…

Caitlin Rollins, MD

Dr. Rollins is Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and the Director for Boston Children’s Hospital’s…

John Rolston, MD, PhD

Director of the Mapping & Engineering Neural Dynamics (MEND) Laboratory Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Dr. John Rolston…

M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD, FANA

President American Neurological Association Dr. M. Elizabeth Ross is the Nathan Cummings Professor and Head of the Laboratory…

Lauren Hachmann Sansing, MD, MS, FAHA, FANA

Professor of Neurology, Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs; Vice-Chair of Faculty Affairs, Neurology Dr. Sansing completed her residency…

Raymond F. Sekula Jr., MD

Professor of Neurological Surgery Director of Cranial Nerve Disorder Center Columbia University Irving Medical Center Dr. Sekula is…

Kevin Staley, MD

Kevin Staley is the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Child Neurology and Mental Retardation at…

Nitin Tandon, MD

NeurosurgeonProfessorVivian L. Smith Department of NeurosurgeryMcGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston Nitin Tandon, MD, is a professor of neurosurgery…

Michael Tennekoon, PhD

Dr. Tennekoon joined NINDS as a Health Program Specialist in May 2018. He earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience…

Tish Weigand, Ph.D.

Tish Weigand, Ph.D. is the Deputy Director of the Office of Training and Workforce Development at NINDS. Dr.…

Jonathan Weinstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Neurology University of Washington (UW) I am a clinician scientist with a focus on stroke at both…

Ziv Williams, MD

Ziv Williams is an associate professor in neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and is faculty…

Risheng Xu, MD, PhD

Risheng Xu MD/PhD is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Assistant Program Director at Johns Hopkins. He treats…

Gregory Zipfel, MD

Chair and Ralph G. Dacey Distinguished Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery Washington University School of Medicine Gregory J. Zipfel…