Faculty Profiles

Abdelmalik, Peter

MD PhD

Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Brain Research; Neuropharmacology; Neuroscience
Alex, Ashley

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Headache; Headaches and Facial Pain; Neurology
Benedict, Ralph

PhD

Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Alzheimer Disease / Memory Disorders; Brain Research; Clinical Psychology; Concussion; Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Geriatric Psychiatry; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegenerative disorders; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Psychiatry; Psychology
Bergsland, Niels

PhD

Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Ageing; Artificial Intelligence; Biomedical Imaging; Brain Research; Biomedical Image Analysis; Biomedical Imaging; Image Processing and Analysis; Imaging In Vivo; Inflammation; MRI Methodology; Myelin Diseases; Neurobiology; Neuroimaging Analysis; Parkinson’s disease; Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping; Image Analysis; Inflammation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – High Resolution; Movement Disorders; Multiple Sclerosis; Muscle disease; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurodegenerative disorders; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Parkinson’s Disease; Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping; Radiology
Brashear, Allison

MD, MBA

Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Professor of Neurology

Specialty/Research Focus: Movement Disorders; Neurology
Ching, Marilou

MD, MPH, FACP

Clinical Professor of Neurology, Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Specialty/Research Focus: Cerebrovascular (Stroke); Neuroscience; Internal Medicine; Neurology; Stroke
Covey, Thomas

PhD

Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Biostatistics; Clinical Neurophysiology; Neurobiology; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Psychology
Emmert, Natalie

PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Alzheimer Disease / Memory Disorders; Neuro-oncology; Neurodegenerative disorders; Neuropsychology
Farooq, Osman

MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Child Neurology; Epilepsy; Neuromuscular Disorders; Pediatrics
Fine, Edward

MD

Associate Professor of Neurology

Specialty/Research Focus: General Neurology; Neurology; Neuromuscular Disorders
Finnegan, Sarah

MD, PhD

Child Neurology Residency Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Child Neurology; Epilepsy; Neurology
Glover, Robert

MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Epilepsy; Neurology
Guttuso, Jr., Thomas

MD

Professor; Co-Director of Movement Disorder Center

Specialty/Research Focus: Parkinson's; Movement Disorders; Neurology
Halterman, Marc

MD, PhD FAHA

Senior Associate Dean for Research Director, Office of Research Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialty/Research Focus: Blood-Brain Barrier and Drug Delivery; Brain Research; Brain-Immune System-Gut Axis; Drug Development; Immunology; Inflammation; Molecular Basis of Disease; Neuroscience; Stroke
Hojnacki, David

MD FAAN

Associate Professor of Neurology

Specialty/Research Focus: Multiple Sclerosis; Neuroimaging; Neurology
kakish, khalid

MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Child Neurology; General Neurology; Epilepsy; Neuro-oncology; Neurology; Pediatrics
Kandel, Amit

MD, MBA

Clinical Associate Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Cerebrovascular (Stroke); Neuroscience; General Neurology; Neurology
Langan, Thomas

MD

Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics; Director for Clinical Research, Institute for Myelin and Glial Exploration

Specialty/Research Focus: Biostatistics; Child Neurology; Developmental Neurology; Neurology; Pediatrics
Li, Ping

MD, MSc

Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship & Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Clinical Neurophysiology; Epilepsy; Neurology
Lichter, David

MBChB, FRACP

Clinical Professor of Neurology, University at Buffalo

Specialty/Research Focus: Children and Adults; General Neurology; Parkinson's; Movement Disorders; Neurodegenerative disorders; Neurology; Tourette's Syndrome
Lincoff, Norah

MD

Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Neuro-Ophthalmology; Neurology; Ophthalmology
Magun, Rick

Assistant Professor of Neurology- Vascular Neurologist

Specialty/Research Focus: Cerebrovascular (Stroke); Neuroimaging; Neurology; Stroke
Parrish, Joy

PhD, ABBP-CN

Clinical Associate Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Epilepsy; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Pediatrics
Primma Eckert, Svetlana

MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Neuroimaging Analysis; Neuroimmunology; General Neurology; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuroimaging; Neurology
Raby, Tatyana

PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Alzheimer Disease / Memory Disorders; Neurodegenerative disorders; Neuropsychology
Rayhill, Melissa

MD, FAHS, FAAN

Clinical Associate Professor; Adult Neurology Residency Program Director

Specialty/Research Focus: Headache; Neurology
Schweser, Ferdinand

PhD

Associate Professor

Specialty/Research Focus: Artificial Intelligence; Biomedical Imaging; Biometal Imaging; Brain Iron Homeostasis; Image Processing and Analysis; Inverse Imaging Problems; MRI Methodology; Neuroimaging Analysis; Disease Progression Modeling; Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping; Multiple Sclerosis
Shucard, David

PhD, FAASM, FAPA

Professor and Director, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences

Specialty/Research Focus: Brain Research; Autoimmune Conditions; Behavioral Neurology; Concussion; Neurobiology; Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Neuroscience; Sex Differences; Sleep Disorders; Sleep Medicine; Tourette's Syndrome; Traumatic Brain Injury
Shucard, Janet

PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

Specialty/Research Focus: Brain Research; Behavioral Health; Electrophysiology; Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Neuropsychiatric Disorders; Neuroscience; Psychology
Silvestri, Nicholas

MD, FAAN

Professor of Neurology, Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs

Specialty/Research Focus: Neurology; Neuromuscular Disorders
Szigeti, Kinga

MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Director of the Alzheimer‘s Disease and Memory Disorders Center

Specialty/Research Focus: Alzheimer Disease / Memory Disorders; Genomics and proteomics; Immunology; Ion channel kinetics and structure; Molecular genetics; Neurobiology; Stem Cells; Neurology
Taylor, Aaron

Clinical Assistant Professor Hs

Specialty/Research Focus: Cerebrovascular (Stroke); Neurology; Stroke
Weinstock, Arie

MD

Professor of Clinical Neurology; Medical Director, Epilepsy Program and Long Term Monitoring

Specialty/Research Focus: Child Neurology; Epilepsy; Neurology
Specialty/Research Focus: Immunosuppressive Pharmacotherapy; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuroimmunology; Neurology
Wolfe, Gil

MD, FAAN

Professor and Chairman; Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair of Neurology; State University of New York Distinguished Professor; Chief of Service for Neurology

Specialty/Research Focus: Neurobiology; Muscle disease; Muscular Dystrophy; Neurology; Neuromuscular Disorders; Neuropathology; Peripheral neuropathy
Zivadinov, Robert

MD, PhD

Professor of Neurology and Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Specialty/Research Focus: Bioinformatics; Alzheimer Disease / Memory Disorders; Developmental Neurology; Neuroimaging Analysis; General Neurology; Neuroradiology - Radiology; Parkinson's; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegenerative disorders; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volunteer Faculty

Abad, Ajay
Babu, Arun, MD
Baig, Mirza, MD
Bates, Vernice, MD
Blitshteyn, Svetlana, MD
Block, Sandra
Cheng, Yi Shun
Dofitas, Steve
Egnatchik, James, MD
Ferguson, Richard, MD
Jakimovski, Dejan, MD
Lee Kwen, Peterkin, MD
McVige, Jennifer, MA
Mechtler, Laszlo, MD
Memon, Aurangzeb
Murray, Kenneth, MD
Myers, Bennett, MD
Paroski, Margaret, MD
Ramanathan, Murali, PhD
Rifkin, Daniel
Saikali, Nicolas, MD
Samie, Mohammad, MD
Sanfilippo, Andrew
Sternberg, Zohara, PHD
Walsh, Evelyn