Ram Ayyar, M.D. Title Professor of Neurology Professor of Neurology, Director EMG Laboratory Program Director Neurological Update Course Phone   305-243-5586 Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Antoni Barrientos, Ph.D. Title Associate Professor of Neurology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Phone   305-243-8683 Education   B.S. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain B.S. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Ph.D. University of Barcelona, School of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States Associate Research Scientist Columbia University, NY, NY, United States Research Interest   We are interested in the basic processes underlying the biogenesis of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) and how they bear on human neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders.   Links   Ongoing Projects
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		Walter G. Bradley, D.M., F.R.C.P. Title Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neurology Former Director, Neuromuscular Division Former Medical Director, Kessenich Family MDA ALS Center Board Certification   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Professional Arts Center Phone   305-243-1164 Education   Undergraduate University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Graduate University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Residency The United Oxford Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Fellowship Neuromuscular Diseases, The Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Neuropathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Clinical Interest   neuromuscular diseases, difficult diagnosis/problems in neurology Research Interest   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, peripheral neuropathies, neuromuscular diseases, post-polio syndrome, muscular dystrophy Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Raul Busto, B.S. Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Juliette E. Coleman, M.D. Education   B.A. University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, United States B.A. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, United States M.D. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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		Kunjan Dave, Ph.D. Title Research Assistant Professor Phone   305-243-3590 Education   B.A. , United States M.Sc. M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India Ph.D. M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara,  , India Research Interest   Mechanisms of cell death following cerabral ischemia / stroke
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		Tony (Richard Anthony) DeFazio, Ph.D. Title Research Assistant Professor Phone   305-299-3124 Education   B.S. Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, OH, United States Ph.D. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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		Silvia Delgado, M.D. Board Certification   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Location   National Parkinson's Foundation Building Phone   305-243-4075 Education   M.D. University of Havana, La Habana, Cuba Internship Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ, United States Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, United States Fellowship University of Miami, MS Center, Miami, FL, United States Clinical Interest   Multiple Sclerosis, Devic's Disease Research Interest   Multiple Sclerosis
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		Alejandro Forteza, M.D. Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Bruno Gallo, M.D. Title Assistant Professor of Neurology Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Phone   305-243-6732 Education   B.S. University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States M.D. American University of Caribbean, Plymouth, British West Indies Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program, Miami, FL, United States Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program, Miami, FL, United States Fellowship Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States Clinical Interest   Implanted devices for treatment of neurologic diseases, deep brain stimulation (DBS), vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), programmable codman shunts.  Research Interest   Movement disorders (Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia), Epilepsy, Intraoperative Neurophysiology
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		Myron Ginsberg, M.D. Title Peritz Scheinberg Professor of Neurology Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Phone   305-243-6103 Education   M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		John Hackman, Ph.D. Title Professor Professor Professor Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Phone   305-243-6228 Education   B.S. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States M.S. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States Ph.D. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States Education Interest   neuroanatomy and synaptic transmission Research Interest   neuropharmacology of the spinal cord with emphasis on amino acid transmitters (GABA, glycine, glutamate) and their interactions with serotonin and catecholamines Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Deborah Heros, M.D. Title Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach Phone   305-243-1691 Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Bingren Hu, M.D., Ph.D. Title Associate Professor Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Phone   305-243-4854 Education   Graduate Lund University, Lund, Sweden Residency University of California, San Diego, CA Education Interest   graduate students and post-doctoral fellows Research Interest   protein aggregation, synaptic biochemistry and plasticity, as well as intracellular signaling in neurons after brain ischemia and traumatic brain injury Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Richard Isaacson, M.D. Title Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology Director, Neurology Residency Training Program Board Certification   Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Location   Jackson Memorial Medical Center Professional Arts Center - Miami Education   B.A. University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, United States M.D. University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, United States Internship Mount Sinai Medical Center, Unicersity of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States Residency Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States Chief Resident Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States Clinical Interest   Alzheimer’s disease Research Interest   Outcomes research in Medical Education, Curriculum Development and Implementation Models, Clinical Research in Alzheimer’s disease. Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Heather Katzen, Ph.D. Title Assistant Research Professor Phone   305-243-7529 Education   B.A. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States M.S. University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States Internship Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, United States Predoctoral Fellowship University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States Ph.D. University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States Postdoctoral Fellowship Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, United States Research Interest   Cognitive recovery in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus; Cognitive and behavioral changes in Parkinson's disease
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		Sebastian Koch, M.D. Title Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Rodrigo Kuljis, M.D. Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Links   Curriculum Vitae
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		Bonnie Levin, Ph.D. Title Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology Director, Division of Neuropsychology Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Education   B.S. Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States Ph.D. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States Clinical Fellow, Psychology Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States Internship Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States Externship Boston VA Hospital, Boston, MA, United States Research Interest   Cognitive and behavioral changes associated with PD; cognitive sequelae following deep brain stimulation; aging,cognition, and white matter changes; neuropsychological changes following exposure to marine and occupational toxins.
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		Baowan Lin, M.D.
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		Roberto Lopez-Alberola, M.D. Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
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		Dalia Lorenzo, M.D., MS Title Administrative Director, University of Miami Sleep Medicine Program Medical Director, Miami Veterans Sleep Disorders Center Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Board Certification   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Board of Sleep Medicine Practice Location   Miami Veterans Medical Center Phone   305-575-3192 Education   M.S. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA M.D. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL Fellowship Miami VA/University of Miami, Miami, FL Clinical Interest   Parasomnias, restless legs syndrome, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications of sleep-related breathing disorders,  epilepsy Research Interest   Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular effects of sleep apnea syndromes, REM behavior disorder and its link to neurodegenerative disease
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		Merredith Lowe, M.D. Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
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		Janice Maldonado, M.D. Title Assistant Professor of Neurology Director, Jackson Memorial Ambulatory Care Center Neurology Clinic Board Certification   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Phone   305-243-4075 Education   M.D. University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, United States Residency Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., United States Clinical Interest   Headache, migraine, multiple sclerosis, general neurology Research Interest   Multiple sclerosis, neurologic complications of connective tissue disorders
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		Alberto Martinez-Arizala, M.D. Title Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology Chief of Spinal Cord Injury, Miami VA Hospital Medical Director, Spine Institute Board Certification   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American Society of Neurorehabilitation Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Miami Veterans Affairs Hospital Phone   305-243-6946 Education   Undergraduate Florida State University, Miami, FL, USA Graduate University of Miami School of Medicine Residency Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA Clinical Interest   spinal cord injury and disorders of the spinal cord Research Interest   pain and spasticity associated with spinal cord injury and syringomyelia
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		Deborah Mash, Ph.D. Title Professor of Neurology Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Phone   305-243-5888 Education   B.A. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Ph.D. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL Post-doctoral Fellowship Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA Research Interest   human brain, postmortem, neurochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics, gene expression profiling, drug abuse, parkinson's disease, normal aging, dementias, medication development, translation research, drug development
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		Micheline McCarthy, M.D., Ph.D. Title Associate Professor of Neurology Board Certification   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Location   Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center Education   Undergraduate Smith College, Northampton, MA Graduate Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program Fellowship Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Clinical Interest   neuroimmunology, multiple sclerosis, infectious diseases of the nervous system Research Interest   neurovirology, pathogenesis of viral diseases of the nervous system, molecular basis of viral cytopathogenicity, neural cell biology of differentiation as it pertains to virus-cell interactions
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		Carlos T. Moraes, Ph.D. Title Professor Professor Professor Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Phone   305-243-5858 Education   Undergraduate Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo, Brazil Graduate Columbia University, New York, NY Residency Columbia University, New York, NY Research Interest   molecular biology of mitochondria, mitochondrial genetics in human diseases, molecular pathology of neurodegenerative diseases
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		Kester Nedd, D.O. Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center
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		Bruce Nolan, M.D., FACP, FAASM Title Sleep Disorders Center Director Associate Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Board Certification   Diplomate American Board of Sleep Medicine Certified American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Location   University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Professional Arts Center Phone   305-243-5195 Education   Undergraduate Wayne State University , Detroit, MI Graduate Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Residency Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami - Affiliated Medical Education Program Clinical Interest   sleep disorders medicine Research Interest   sleep disturbances in post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep related breathing disorders
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		Gustavo Ortiz, M.D. Title Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology Phone   305-243-6732 Education   M.D. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, United States Residency University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, United States Fellowship University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, United States Clinical Interest   stroke
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		Spyridon (Spyros) Papapetropoulos, M.D., Ph.D. Title Associate Professor Phone   305-243-8461 Education   Fellowship The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Movement Disorders Section, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom M.D. University of Patras, School of Health Sciences