Our Team | Department of Neurology

Our Team

Orwa Aboud, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Deprtment of Neurology and Neurological Surgery

Specialties
Neuro-oncology
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-5959
Phone: 800-362-5566
Shubhi Agrawal, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Bradley Ander, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Associate Adjunct Professor

Specialties
Bioinformatics (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning)
Neurology
Systems Biology
Mustafa Ansari, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurology - Neuroimmunology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Michelle Apperson, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Professor

Director, UC Davis Multiple Sclerosis Program

Specialties
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurology - Neuroimmunology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Roy Ben-Shalom, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
David Bissig, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Dementia
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5846
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Amy Brooks-Kayal, M.D., F.A.A.N., F.A.N.A., F.A.E.S.

Chair, Department of Neurology

Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Epilepsy
Pediatric Epilepsy
Pediatric Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Janelle Butters, M.S.N., R.N., F.N.P.-C., M.S.C.N.

NPII

Specialties
Multiple Sclerosis
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Christopher Campos, D.O.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Movement Disorders
Huntington's Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation
Parkinson's Disease
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Michelle Chan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neuropsychology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Doris Chen, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5846
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Tsung-Yu Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Specialties
Ion Channel Physiology
Charles DeCarli, M.D.

Co-director of Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Distinguished Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitive Neuroscience
Dementia
Alexandra Duffy, D.O.

Vice Chair of Education

Adult Neurology Residency Director, Program Direction

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Movement Disorders
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Elizabeth Ekpo, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Headache Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Audrey Fan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Affiliated Faculty, Department of Radiology

Specialties
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Kyle Fink, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Gene Therapy Center

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Gene Modification
Stem Cell Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurodegenerative Conditions
Location(s)
Phone: 916-703-9300
Jaclyn Fox, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neuropsychology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5846
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Rochelle Frank, M.D., F.A.A.N.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Integrative Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-286-1010
Parvaneh Gerami, F.N.P.

Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5846
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Marco Gonzalez Contreras, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Epilepsy
Fredric Gorin, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Departments of Neurology (MED) and Molecular Biosciences (VET)

Specialties
Neurology
Dysautonomias
Research Neuroinflammation
Blood Brain Barrier
Drug Discovery
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Julian Halmai, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Location(s)
Phone: 916-703-9184
Kristina Hart, D.O.

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Movement Disorders
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
David Johnson, M.A., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurology and Center for Health Care Policy and Research

Specialties
Neuropsychology
Gerontology
Research
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
925-357-6515
Kiran Kanth, M.D.

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurophysiology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Kevin Keenan, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Vascular Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Jeffrey Kennedy, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Marc Lenaerts, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Headache Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Director, UC Davis Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Norika Malhado-Chang, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
George Mangun, Ph.D.

Director of Center for Mind and Brain

Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychology

Specialties
Cognitive Neuroscience
Location(s)
Phone: 530-754-4551
Fax: 530-754-4500
Ryan Martin, M.D.

Associate Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Specialties
Neurocritical Care
Brain Injury Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-7041
Clinic Phone: 916-734-6602
Ricardo Maselli, M.D.

Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Clinical Neuroscience
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Clinical Neurology Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Neuromuscular Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Lisa Mooney, MSW, LCSW

Social Worker

Specialties
Huntington's Disease
Movement Disorders
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Hossein Mousavi, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurology - Neuroimmunology
Pain Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Reena Nanjireddy, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-985-9300
Clinic Fax: 916-355-1458
Kwan Ng, M.D., Ph.D.

Vice Chair of Inpatient Neurology

Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Stroke
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Ivy Nguyen, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Sleep Medicine
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
June Paltzer, Ph.D., ABPP (ABCN)

Associate Clinical Professor

Staff Neuropsychologist

Specialties
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Nigel Pedersen, M.D.

Vice Chair of Research, Department of Neurology

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurophysiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
David Pleasure, M.D.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
David Richman, M.D.

Distinguished Professor

Specialties
Neurology - Neuroimmunology, Myasthenia Gravis
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Michael Rogawski, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Krupa Savalia, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Specialties
Neurocritical Care
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011

Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Frank Sharp, M.D.

Professor of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Jonathan Snider, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Movement Disorders
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Boryana Stamova, M.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Sophie Teng, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Professor, Department of Neurology

Director, UC Davis California Alzheimer's Disease Center

Section Chief, Cognitive Behavioral Neurology

UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Clinical Core Leader

Specialties
Neuropsychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
W. Martin Usrey, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurology

Professor and Chair of Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior

Barbara Horwitz and John Horowitz Endowed Chair of Physiology

Specialties
Neurology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Jeffrey Vitt, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Neurocritical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Assistant Professor in Residence

Specialties
Neurology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Location(s)
Clinic Phone:
916-453-2180
Clinic Fax:
916-453-2373
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Alyssa Weakley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neuropsychology
Neurodegenerative Conditions
Dementia
Epilepsy
Movement Disorders
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5846
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitive Neuroscience
Dementia
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Ge Xiong, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Neuromuscular Medicine
Neurophysiology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Alan Yee, D.O.

Associate Clinical Professor

Neurology Associate Program Director

Specialties
Neurology
Critical Care Neurology
Stroke
Internal Medicine
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Xinhua Zhan, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Adjunct Professor

Specialties
Alzheimer's Disease
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Lin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Neurology
Deep Brain Stimulation
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Behavioral Neuroscience
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5846
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Lara Zimmermann, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Director of Neurocritical Care

Director of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, UC Davis School of Medicine

Specialties
Neurocritical Care
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011

Caren Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Frederick Bassal, D.O.

Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Neurology - Neuroimmunology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Director, UC Davis Leukodystrophy Clinic

Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurodegenerative Conditions
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Celia Chang, M.D.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Karen Cleary, M.S.N., F.N.P.-B.C.

Nurse Practitioner II, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Specialties
Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Cassandra Ingemansson, R.N., M.S.N., F.N.P.-C.

Nurse Practitioner

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Trishna Kantamneni, M.D.

Director, Pediatric Epilepsy

Program Director, Epilepsy Fellowship

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Pediatric Epilepsy
Pediatric Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology

Director, UC Davis Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy Clinic

Specialties
Epilepsy
Pediatric Neurology
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology; Co-Director, Pediatric Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disease Program

Specialties
Neurology - Neuroimmunology
Pediatric Neurology

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Neurology
Sleep Medicine
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284
Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neurology

Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Sleep Medicine
Epilepsy
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-3588
Phone: 916-734-3588
Phone: 800-482-3284