Faculty and Staff - UW Neurological Surgery

Faculty/Staff
Introduction

Faculty List
Neurosurgeons and
Clinical Faculty:

Ellenbogen, MD

Avellino, MD

Browd, MD, PhD

Chesnut, MD

Coppel, PhD

Goodkin, MD

Hebb, MD

Hillard, MD

Howe, MD

Kim, MD

Kliot, MD

Loeser, MD

Ojemann, Jeff, MD

Ojemann, George, MD

Rapport, MD

Rostomily, MD

Sekhar, MD

Silbergeld, MD

Tredway, MD

Zhang, MD

Research Faculty:

Bobola, PhD

D'Ambrosio, PhD

Darvas, PhD

Hevner, MD, PhD

Kinoshita, PhD

Ngai, PhD

Ramirez, PhD

Silber, PhD

Temkin, MD, PhD

Faculty : Neurosurgeons | Research | Adjunct | Former

Neurosurgeons and Clinical Faculty

Richard G. Ellenbogen, M.D. F.A.C.S. - Professor and Chairman UW Neurological Surgery - Chief at HMC - Residency Program Director	Pediatric neurosurgery Adult neurosurgery
Anthony M. Avellino, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. - Professor - Director, UW Medicine Neurosciences Institute	Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery Complex spine problems Brain and spinal cord tumors Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Samuel R. Browd, M.D., Ph.D. - Assistant Professor	Pediatric neurosurgery
David Coppel, Ph.D. - Clinical Professor	Neuropsychology
Randall M. Chesnut, M.D., F.C.C.M., F.A.C.S. - Professor - Director of Cranial and Spinal Trauma Clinic	Spine surgery Spinal trauma Trauma neurosurgery
Robert Goodkin, M.D. - Professor Emeritus - Co-Director Gamma Knife Center	Functional/movement disorders Neuro-oncology (tumors) Gamma Knife/Radiosurgery General neurosurgery Spine surgery
Adam O. Hebb, M.D., F.R.C.S.C. - Assistant Professor	Movement Disorders Epilepsy Surgery Trigeminal Neuralgia Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Virany Huynh Hillard, M.D. - Assistant Professor	Complex spinal surgery Minimally invasive spinal surgery Spinal cord injury General neurosurgery
John F. Howe, M.D. - Clinical Professor	General neurosurgery
Louis J. Kim, M.D. - Assistant Professor	Cerebrovascular surgery Neuroendovascular surgery Skull base surgery
Michel Kliot, M.D. - Professor - Chief at VAPSHCS	General neurosurgery Peripheral nerve surgery Carotid surgery
John D. Loeser, M.D. - Professor - Emeritus	Surgical treatment of pain Pediatric neurosurgery
Jeffrey Ojemann, M.D. - Professor - Chief (Acting) at Seattle Children's	Pediatric neurosurgery Pediatric epilepsy surgery
George A. Ojemann, M.D. - Professor - Emeritus - Director of Research	Epilepsy surgery
Richard Rapport, M.D. - Clinical Professor	General neurosurgery
Robert C. Rostomily, M.D. - Associate Professor	Skull base surgery Neuro-oncology (tumors)
Laligam N. Sekhar, M.D., F.A.C.S. - Professor and Vice Chairman	Cerebrovascular surgery Skull base surgery
Daniel L. Silbergeld, M.D. - Professor - Chief at UWMC	Neuro-oncology (tumors) Pituitary tumors Epilepsy surgery Gamma Knife radiosurgery
Trent L. Tredway, M.D. - Assistant Professor	Minimally invasive spinal surgery Complex spinal surgery Spinal cord inury General neurosurgery
Fangyi Zhang, M.D. - Assistant Professor	Complex spinal surgery Cranial trauma General neurosurgery

Research Faculty

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Michael S. Bobola, Ph.D. - Research Associate Professor	Neuro-oncology
Raimondo D’Ambrosio, Ph.D. - Associate Professor	Neurophysiology
Felix Darvas, Ph.D. - Research Assistant Professor
Robert F. Hevner, M.D., Ph.D. - Professor - Hevner Laboratory	Cerebral Cortex Development Adult Neurogenesis
Philip Horner, Ph.D. - Associate Professor	Neural stem cell biology
Yoshito Kinoshita, Ph.D. - Lecturer	Neuro-oncology, neuronal apoptosis
Richard S. Morrison, Ph.D. - Professor	Neuro-oncology, neuronal apoptosis
Pierre D. Mourad, Ph.D. - Research Associate Professor	Neuro-oncology
Sean P. Murphy, Ph.D. - Professor	Brain injury
Alphonsus C. Ngai, Ph.D. - Research Associate Professor	Cerebrovascular physiology
Jan Marino-Ramirez, Ph.D. - Professor & Director of Children's Center for Neuroscience	Neurological disorders in Children
John R. Silber, Ph.D. - Research Professor	Neuro-oncology
Nancy Temkin, Ph.D. - Professor	Biostatistics

Joint and Adjunct Faculty

Interventional Neuroradiologists:	Basavaraj Ghodke, M.D. Dan Hallum, M.D.
Materials Scientists:	Miqin Zhang, Ph.D.
Neurologists:	Kyra Becker, M.D. John W. Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Linda M. Ojemann, M.D. (Emeritus) Ali Samii, M.D. Alan J. Wilensky, M.D.
Neuroanesthesiologists:	Karen Domino, M.D. Arthur M. Lam, M.D.
Neuro-oncologist:	Alexander Spence, M.D.
Neuropathologists:	Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr., M.D, (Emeritus) Donald Born, M.D., Ph.D. Thomas J. Montine, M.D., Ph.D. Cheng Mei Shaw, M.D., (Emeritus)
Neuropharmacologists:	Gail D. Anderson, Ph.D. Rene H. Levy, Ph.D.
Neurophysiologists and Molecular Neurobiologists:	Ramona Hicks, Ph.D. Peter Nelson, Ph.D. Thomas A. Reh, Ph.D. Edwin W. Rubel, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologists:	Sureyya S. Dikmen, Ph.D. Carl B. Dodrill, Ph.D., (Emeritus)
Neuroradiologists:	Alexander D. Baxter, M.D., M.P.H. Wendy A. Cohen, M.D. Robert W. Dalley, M.D. Jeffrey Jarvik, M.D. Kenneth R. Maravilla, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgeons:	Carlo Bellabarba, M.D. Richard J. Bransford, M.D. Jens R. Chapman, M.D. Sohail K. Mirza, M.D. Ted A. Wagner, M.D.
Pediatric Neuro-oncologist:	Andrew R. Hallahan, M.D. J. Russell Geyer, M.D. James M. Olson, M.D.
Physiatrist:	Ross M. Hays, M.D. Kenneth M. Jaffe, M.D.
Plastic Surgeon:	Joseph S. Gruss, M.D.
Radiation Therapists:	Jay Douglas, M.D. George E. Laramore, M.D. Jason K. Rockhill, M.D., Ph.D.
Rehabilitation Counselors:	David C. Clemmons, Ph.D. Robert T. Fraser, Ph.D.

Teaching Associates

Jenny E. Choi, MSN, ARNP

Bernice G. Gulek-Bakirci, MS, ARNP

Alaro Lawson, ARNP

Sarah A. Layman, ARNP

Takuma Ou - Acting Instructor

Joan M. Palmer, PA-C

James S. Pridgeon - Teaching Associate

Diane Sebring, PA-C

Mary Jo Stout, ARNP

Julie Valentine, ARNP

Former Clinical Faculty (since 1987)

Marcelo Vilela, M.D., 2001-2009	- Neurosurgeon, Mater Dei Hospital, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Daivd Pitkethly, M.D., 1998-2007	- Clinical Professor, Emeritus
Gavin Britz, M.D., 2002-2007	- Associate Professor and Director of Cerebrovascular Center Duke University
Marjorie C. Wang, M.D., 2002-2005	- Spine Fellow Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
Andrew T. Dailey, MD, 2001-2004	- Associate Professor, University of Utah
David W. Newell, MD, 1989-2004	- Neurosurgeon, Seattle Neuroscience Institute
Joseph M. Eskridge, MD, 1987-2004	- Interventional Neuroradiology, Seattle Neuroscience Institute
G. Alexander West, MD, PhD, 1999-2003	- Neurosurgeon, Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Alliance Englewood, CO
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, 1999-2003	- Professor, University of Virginia
Jon Park, MD, 2000-2003	- Assistant Professor, Stanford University
H. Richard Winn, MD, 1983-2002	- Professor, Mt. Sinai
Linda Moretti Ojemann, MD, 1966-2000	- Associate Professor, Emeritus
Basil Harris, MD, 1967-2000	- Professor, Emeritus
M. Sean Grady, MD, 1983-1999	- Professor & Chairman, U. Penn.
Marc R. Mayberg, MD, 1985-1998	- Neurosurgeon and Director, Seattle Neuroscience Institute
Mitchel S. Berger, MD, 1986-1997	- Professor & Chairman, UCSF
Gian-Emilio Chatrian, MD, 1965-1991	- Professor, Emeritus
William A. Kelly, MD, 1965-1990	- Professor, Emeritus
Kim J. Burchiel, MD, 1982-1988	- Professor & Chairman, OHSU
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr, MD, 1983-1987	- Professor & Chairman, Washington U.

Theodore S. Roberts, MD	- Professor, Deceased
Arthur A. Ward, Jr., MD	- Professor, Deceased

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