Faculty

Brief Bio
Andrei Alexandrov

Andrei Alexandrov, MD

Department Chair
Neurology, Stroke​

Medical School: Moscow State University
Residency: Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, SUNY Buffalo SOM and Stroke, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Alan Wang, MD

Alan Wang, MD

Program Director, Neurology Residency

Medical School: U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Residency: Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: Epilepsy, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Medical Center

Steve Chung, MD
Steve Chung, MD

Associate Program Director,
Neurology Residency and Center Director, Epilepsy

Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: Neurology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Fellowship: Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, UCSF
Khalid Alsherbini, MD

Khalid Alsherbini, MD

Director, Neurocritical Care and Neuromonitoring

Medical School: University of Jordan
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care and Epilepsy, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD

Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD

Director, Sleep Center
Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Stroke

Medical School: University of South Carolina
Residency: Neurology, Cleveland Clinic
Fellowships: Sleep Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Phoenix
Holly Yancy, DO

Holly Yancy, DO

Center Director, Headache
Medical Director, Stroke

​Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Neurology, U of A College of Medicine – Tucson​
Fellowships: Stroke, University of Arizona, and Headache Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Ian Crain, MD

Ian Crain, MD

Center Director, Traumatic Brain Injury 

Medical School: U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Sports Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Nida Laurin, MD

Nida Laurin, MD

Neurology, Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis

Medical School: Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University
Residency: Neurology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals
Fellowship: Neuroimmunology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Christina Chrisman, MD

Christina Chrisman, MD

MSNS-1 Block Director and Medical Director, EMG

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Neuromuscular Medicine, UCLA
Barry Hendin, MD

Barry Hendin, MD

Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis​

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Ganesh Murthy, MD

Ganesh Murthy, MD

Neurology, Epilepsy

Medical School: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Epilepsy, Barrow Neurological Institute
Joshua Tobin, MD

Joshua Tobin, MD

Clerkship Director, Neurology

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD

Alireza Atri, MD, PhD

Neurology, Memory and Cognitive Disorders

Medical School: University of California – San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Cognitive Neurology & Dementias, Massachusetts General Hospital
Alexander Choi, MD

Alexander Choi, MD

Neurology, Movement Disorders

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: Movement Disorders, NINDS Human Motor Control Section
Parichita Choudhury, MD

Parichita Choudhury, MD

Neurology, Cognitive Neurology

Medical School: University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, University of Calgary
Fellowship: Behavioral Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Sara Dhanani, MD

Sara Dhanani, MD

Neurology, Movement Disorders

Medical School: Dow Medical College
Residency: Neurology and Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Barrow Neurological Institute
Danielle Goldfarb, MD

Danielle Goldfarb, MD

Neurology, Psychiatry

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Residency: Neurology and Psychiatry, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Fellowship: Neurology and Psychiatry, Butler Hospital
David Shprecher, DO

David Shprecher, DO

Neurology, Movement Disorders

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Neurology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Fellowship: Movement Disorders, University of Rochester
Savdeep Singh, MD

Savdeep Singh, MD

Vascular Neurology

Medical School: Government Medical College Amritsar, India
Residency: Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Neurology 
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Judy Dawod, MD

Judy Dawod, MD

Vascular Neurology

Medical School: University of Damascus​​​​​​​
Residency: Neurology, University of Arizona​​​​​​​
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Stroke Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
 

General Contact
 

Luci Balcerzak

If you have any additional questions or concerns about the program, please feel free to email the program coordinator.

Neurology Residency Program Coordinator
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