Department of Neurology
Department Chair
Dedrick Jordan, MD, PhD, MSQM, MBA
Chair, Neurology
Professor, Neurology
Clinical Specialties
Neurocritical Care
Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Faculty
Ealaf Al-Rabia, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology
Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Allan Anderson, MD, MMM, DLFAPA, DFAAGP
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology
Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry
Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD
Director, Center for Innovation in Brain Science
Regents Professor, Pharmacology and Neurology
Bruce M. Coull, MD
Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Medicine
William M. Feinberg, MD, Endowed Chair in Stroke Research
Kristian Doyle, PhD
Associate Professor, Immunobiology
Associate Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neuroscience-GIDP
Research Scientist, Arizona Center on Aging
Torsten Falk, PhD
Professor, Physiological Sciences- GIDP
Research Professor, Pharmacology
Research Professor, Neurology
Professor, Neuroscience-GIDP
Ashton Fitzgerald, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology
Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Katalin M. Gothard, MD, PhD
Professor, Physiology
Associate Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
Assistant Professor, BIO5 Institute
Assistant Professor, Evelyn F McKnight Brain Institute
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Arash Hadipour Niktarash, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology - (Clinical Series Track)
Michael Hammer, PhD
Research Scientist, Neurology
Research Scientist, BIO5 Institute
Research Scientist, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Gerson Hernandez, MD
Assistant Research Professor
Research Assistant Professor, Neurology
Holli A. Horak, MD
Professor, Neurology - (Educator Scholar Track)
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Clerkship Director, Neurology
Firas Kaddouh, MD, MHS
Director, Neurology Clinical Research Unit
Program Director, Neurology Residency
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology (Clinical Scholar Track)
Caroline Kopruszinski
Assistant Research Professor, Pharmacology
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Anita A. Koshy, MD
Associate Dean, Career Development
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Immunobiology
Professor, Medicine
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Evelyn F McKnight Brain Institute
Professor, Neuroscience-GIDP
David M. Labiner, MD
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Science
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP
Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Professor, Evelyn F McKnight Brain Institute
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Matthew T. Malone, DO, MBA
Director, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute – Tucson
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology
Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry
Pronouns:
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Cristina I. Matei, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology - (Clinical Series Track)
Steven Z. Rapcsak, MD
Research Professor, Neurology - (Research Series Track)
Linda L. Restifo, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences
Professor, Genetics - GIDP
Professor, Neuroscience
Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Professor, Entomology / Insect Science - GIDP
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Lee Ryan, PhD
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute and Neuroscience - GIDP
Director, Cognition and Neuroimaging Laboratory
Director, Brain and Body Imaging Center
Associate Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Scott J. Sherman, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Physiology
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Clinical Instructor
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Myrka Torres, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology - (Clinical Series Track)
Todd W. Vanderah, PhD
Department Head, Pharmacology
Professor, Pharmacology
Co-Director, MD/PhD Dual Degree Program
Director, Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, Anesthesiology
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Regents Professor
Francesca Vitali, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Center for Innovation in Brain Science (CIBS)
Eileen Wong, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology
Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Kendall Wyllie, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology
Assistant Clerkship Director, Neurology
Joint Faculty
Kristian Doyle, PhD
Associate Professor, Immunobiology
Associate Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neuroscience-GIDP
Research Scientist, Arizona Center on Aging
Anita A. Koshy, MD
Associate Dean, Career Development
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Immunobiology
Professor, Medicine
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Evelyn F McKnight Brain Institute
Professor, Neuroscience-GIDP
David M. Labiner, MD
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Pharmacy Practice-Science
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Scott J. Sherman, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Physiology
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Clinical Instructor
Member of the Graduate Faculty
VA Faculty