Faculty

Brief Bio

Brad Racette, MD
Brad Racette, MD

Senior Vice President, Barrow Neurological Institute
Department of Neurology Chair, Barrow Neurological Institute
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Institutional Chair at Barrow Neurological Institute
Neurologist, Professor

Medical School: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Residency: Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis
Fellowship: Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis

Rinu Abraham, MD
Rinu Abraham, MD

Multiple Sclerosis Program, Neuroimmunology Division
Neurologist, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center in Illinois

Lynn Ashby, MD
Lynn Ashby, MD

Neurovascular Division and the Petznick Stroke Center
Neurologist, Stroke, Associate Clinical Professor

Medical School: Northwestern University in Chicago
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Neuro-Oncology, Barrow Neurological Institute

Kelly Braun, MD
Kelly Braun, MD

Neurologist, Neuro-Oncology, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Neuro-Oncology, Cleveland Clinic

Anna Burke, MD
Anna Burke, MD

Director, Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Program
Neuropsychiatrist, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Akademia Medyczna W Gdansku, Poland
Residency: Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital
Fellowship: McLean Hospital

Justine Chan, MD
Justine Chan, MD

Neurologist, Movement Disorders, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Creighton University
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

Kevin Choi, MD
Kevin Choi, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Illinois Chicago
Residency: Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

Ayushi Chugh, MD
Ayushi Chugh, MD

Assistant Professor

Medical School: Medical College, Kottayam, India
Residency: New York Medical College
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery at New York Presbyterian

Bryan Franzen, DO
Bryan Franzen, DO

Assistant Professor

Medical School: Midwestern University of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Barrow Neurologic Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurologic Institute

Lindsay Frerichs, MD
Lindsay Frerichs, MD

Medical Director, Inpatient Neurology Services

Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio
Residency: Washington University in St. Louis
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern

Timothy Fullam, MD
Timothy Fullam, MD

Associate Professor

Medical School: Penn State University College of Medicine
Residency: San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fellowship: University of Kansas Medical Center

Deana Gazzola, MD
Deana Gazzola, MD

Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: New York University

Yonas Geda, MD
Yonas Geda, MD

Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Program
Behavioral Neurologist
Neuropsychiatrist
Clinical Professor

Medical School: Addis Ababa (Haile Selassie) University in Ethiopia 
Residency: Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

Daniel Gonzalez, MD
Daniel Gonzalez, MD

Director, Neurology Residency Program
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Texas A&M School of Medicine
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

David Harris, MD
David Harris, MD

Assistant Professor

Medical School: Florida State University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Fellowship: Columbia University

Susan Herman, MD
Susan Herman, MD

Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Neurologist, Professor

Medical School: Columbia University 
Residency: The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship: The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Justin Hoskin, MD
Justin Hoskin, MD

Neurologist, Neuro-Otology and Balance Disorders, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

Ruchira Jha, MD
Ruchira Jha, MD

Director, Neurocritical Care Division
Neurologist, Associate Professor

Medical School: Harvard Medical School 
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Kelly Knievel, DO
Kerry Knievel, DO

Director, Lewis Headache Center
Neurologist, Associate Clinical Professor

Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Neuromuscular, Barrow Neurological Institute

Aditya Kumar, MD
Aditya Kumar, MD

Assistant Professor

Medical School: Government Medical College and Hospital
Residency: University of Texas
Fellowship: Columbia University

Shafeeq Ladha, MD
Shafeeq Ladha, MD

Director, Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disease Center
Director, Muscular Dystrophy Center
Medical Director, Neuroinfusion Suite
Neurologist, Associate Professor

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowships: Neuromuscular Disorders, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Neurophysiology and Electromyography, Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona

Laura Lehnhoff, MD
Laura Lehnhoff, MD

Neurologist, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center 
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD
Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD

Professor

Medical School: University of South Carolina
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic; Mayo Clinic Graduate School

Fiona Lynch, MD
Fiona Lynch, MD

Dassociate Director, Neurology Residency Program
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

Guillermo Moguel-Cobos, MD
Guillermo Moguel-Cobos, MD

Neurologist, Movement Disorders, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowships: Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation, Barrow Neurological Institute

Huiam Mubarak, MD
Huiam Mubarak, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

Anusha Mangalampalli, MD
Anusha Mangalampalli, MD

Assistant Professor

Medical School: Pramukhswami Medical College
Residency: University of Illinois
Fellowship: University of Texas

Ashley Madera, MD
Ashley Madera, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Rush University Medical College
Residency: University of Colorado
Fellowship: University of California

Nicki Niemann, MD
Nicki Niemann, MD

Neurologist, Movement Disorders
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Copenhagen in Denmark
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine

Nicholas Nelson, MD
Nicholas Nelson, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Jagiellonian University Medical College
Residency: University of Florida
Fellowship: University of Florida

Erik Ortega, MD
Erik Ortega, MD

Director, Residency Continuity Clinic
Medical Director, Eletroneurodiagnostics Lab
Director, Neuromuscular Fellowship
Neurologist, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Neuromuscular, Thomas Jefferson University

Chia Ling Phuah, MD, MMSc
Chia Ling Phuah, MD, MMSc

Vice Chair, Research
Associate Professor

Medical School: University of Cambridge
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

Jay Patel, MD
Jay Patel, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Jennifer Robblee, MD
Jennifer Robblee, MD

Neurologist, Lewis Headache Center
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Toronto
Residency: University of Toronto
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Michael Robers, MD
Michael Robers, MD

Neurologist, Neuroimmunology Division
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago 
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: University of Southern California Kick School of Medicine

Marwan Sabbagh, MD
Marwan Sabbagh, MD

Associate Director for Research, Neurology Residency Program
Neurologist, Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Program
Research Professor

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine 
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Kamala Saha, MD
Kamala Saha, MD

Director, Neurology Clerkship
Neurologist, Neuro-Otology, Vestibular Neurology and Headache Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Neuro-Otology and Balance Disorders, Barrow Neurological Institute

Yvette Brown-Shirley, MD
Yvette Brown-Shirley, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of New Mexico
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Barrow Neurological Institute

Naomi Salins, MD
Naomi Salins, MD

Director, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program
Neurologist, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: K.J. Somaiya Medical College and Research Centre
Residency: Neurology, University of Buffalo
Fellowships: Clinical Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation, Barrow Neurological Institute

Courtney Schusse, MD
Courtney Schusse, MD

Vice Chair, Education
Director, Headache Fellowship Program
Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: School: Michigan State University
Residency: Neurology Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Epilepsy, Barrow Neurological Institute

Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD
Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD

Neurologist, Professor

Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: Harvard University
Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Holly Shill, MD
Holly Shill, MD

Director, Lonnie and Muhammad Ali Movement Disorders Center
Neurologist, Movement Disorders, Professor

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Movement Disorders, Barrow Neurological Institute

Vladimir Shvarts, MD
Vladimir Shvarts, MD

Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Medical Director, Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
Neurologist, Epilepsy, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowships: Neurophysiology , UCLA, and Epilepsy and Magnetoencephalography , Henry Ford Hospital

Ritika Suri, MD
Ritika Suri, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education & Research
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Rachel Thomas, MD, PhD
Rachel Thomas, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania

Yoshie Umemura, MD
Yoshie Umemura, MD

Associate Professor

Medical School: St. George's University
Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock - Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Judea Wiggins, MD
Judea Wiggins, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Residency: Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: University of Utah Health

Kevin Yuen, MD
Kevin Yuen, MD

Medical Director, Neuro-Endocrinology & Pituitary Center
Neuroendocrinologist, Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Sheffield
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Southampton
Fellowship: University of Cambridge

Glynnis Zieman, MD
Glynnis Zieman, MD

Director, Barrow Brain Injury and Sports Neurology Center
Medical Director, Domestic Violence Brain Injury Program
Director, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Sports Neurology Fellowship
Neurologist, Concussion and Brain Injury, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowships: Neuro-Oncology and Sports Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute