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

Aimee Borazanci, MD
Aimee Borazanci, MD

Director, Neuro-Immunology Division
Director, Neuro-Immunology and MS Fellowship
Neurologist, Multiple Sclerosis, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: Louisiana State University
Residency: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Fellowship: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

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

Terry Fife, MD
Terry Fife, MD

Director, Vestibular Neurology and Balance Disorders Program
Designated Institutional Officer, Barrow Academic Affairs
Neurologist, Neuro-Otology, Professor

Medical School: Northwestern University in Chicago
Residency: Neurology, UCLA
Fellowship: Neuro-Otology and Balance Disorders, UCLA

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

Associate Director, Neurology Residency Program
Neurovascular Division and the Petznick Stroke Center
Assistant Clinical Professor

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

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

Parunyou Julayanont, MD
Parunyou Julayanont, MD

Added Assistant Clinical Professor
Alzheimer’s and Memory Care Disorders
Behavioral Neurologist

Medical School: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Residency: Texas Tech University
Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine

Supreet Kaur, MD
Supreet Kaur, MD

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

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College, India
Residency: Neurology, University of Florida
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Florida

Kelly Knievel, DO
Kelly Knievel, DO

Medical Director, In-Patient Neurology Service
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

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

Medical Director of Electroneurodiagnostics Lab
Neurologist, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Assistant Clinical Professor

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

Fiona Lynch, MD
Fiona Lynch, MD

Assistant Director, Neurology Residency Program
Neurocritical Care Division
Neurologist, 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

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

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

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

Shane Root, MD
Shane Root, MD

Neurologist, Lewis Headache Center, Assistant Clinical Professor

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

Marwan Sabbagh, MD
Marwan Sabbagh, MD

Vice Chair, Research
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

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
Medical Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Program Director, Neurology Residency Program
Neurologist, Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Headache Fellowship Program

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

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

Jeremy Shefner, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Research
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
Director, Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Fellowship Program
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

Michael Stein, MD
Michael Stein, MD

Neurologist, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Assistant Clinical Professor

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine 
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

David Treiman, MD
David Treiman, MD

Vice Chair, Neurology
Editor-in-Chief, Epilepsy Research
Neurologist, Epilepsy, Clinical Professor

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residencies: Internal Medicine and Neurology, Duke University Medical Center

Michael Waters, MD, PhD
Michael Waters, MD, PhD

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

Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Residency: University of California – Los Angeles
Fellowship: Cedars Sinai Medical Center

David Wang, DO
David Wang, DO

Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Director, Neurovascular Division & Petznick Stroke Center
Neurologist, Clinical Professor

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Nebraska Medical Center 
Fellowship: Medical College of Ohio

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