Neurology Services

Our Experts 

Our physicians specialize in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating the array of neurological conditions and diseases – both common and rare – and have been recognized nationally and internationally for their clinical and research expertise and innovations. Many of our faculty members and staff have national leadership positions on National Institutes of Health advisory or research review committees, and professional societies.

• Lawrence Wechsler, MD
  Chairman, Department of Neurology
  Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs
  Professor of Neurology
• Anto Bagic, MD, MSc
  Associate Professor of Neurology
  Chief, Epilepsy Division
  Director, University of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (UPCEC)
  Director, UPMC MEG Epilepsy Program
• Sarah Berman, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Richard P. Brenner, MD
  Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Edward A. Burton, MD, DPhil, FRCP
  Assistant Professor of Neurology, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry
• Guodong Cao, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Jun Chen, MD
  Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology
• Paula R. Clemens, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology, Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Human Genetics and Pediatrics
• John J. Doyle, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
  Chief, General Neurology Division
• Joseph Furman, MD, PhD
  Professor of Neurology
• Kathy Gardner, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Gena Ghearing, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology, Epilepsy Division
• Steven H. Graham, MD, PhD  
  Professor of Neurology
  Vice-Chairman for Research
  Director, Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center
• J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD, PhD  
  Vice Chairman, Academic Affairs
  Professor of Neurology
  Chief, Movement Disorders Division
  Director, Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Maxim Hammer, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Teresa G. Hastings, PhD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
• Rick Hendrickson, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Rock A. Heyman, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
  Chief, Division of Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis
• David Hinkle, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Eric Hoffman, PhD
  Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Milos Ikonomovic, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
• Samay Jain, MD
  
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
  Clinical Director, Movement Disorders Division
  
• Tudor Jovin, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
  Chief, Stroke Division
  Director, UPMC Stroke Institute
• Robert Kaniecki, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
  Chief, Headache Division
• Autumn Klein, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Chief, Division of Women's Neurology
• David Lacomis, MD
  Professor of Neurology and Pathology
  Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Diseases
• Frank S. Lieberman, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology and Medical Oncology
  Director, Adult Neurooncology Program, UPMC Cancer Center
• Oscar L. Lopez, MD
  Professor of Neurology
• Angela Lu, MD
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
• Galen Mitchell, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
  Director of Multiple Sclerosis Research
  Director of Medical Student Education for Clinical Neurology
• Eric Ogren, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Alexandra Popescu, MD
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Vivek K. Reddy, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
  Medical Director, Hospital Information Technology, UPMC
  
• Lisa C. Roeske-Anderson, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Judith Saxton, PhD
  Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
  Director, Training and Information Core
  Associate Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
  
• Amanda D. Smith, PhD
  Research Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Michael Soso, MD
  Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Valerie R. Suski, DO
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Parthasarathy D. Thirumala, MD
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery & Neurology
  Co-director, Center of Clinical Neurophysiology
  
• Anne Van Cott, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology
  
• Barbara Vogler, MD
  Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
  
• Michael Zigmond, PhD
  Professor of Neurology
  
• Sasa Zivkovic, MD
  Associate Professor of Neurology