UFMDC - Team

Michael Okun, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Co-Director, Movement Disorders Center

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Kelly Foote, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Co-Director, Movement Disorders Center

- Movement Disorders Neurosurgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Hubert Fernandez, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director, Clinical Trials for Movement Disorders

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Clinical Trials
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Sarah Munson, BS

Administrative Clinical and Research Director, Movement Disorders Center

- Managing Studies
- Direct Center activities
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Ramon Rodriguez, M.D.

Director of Clinical Services, Department of Neurology

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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Frank Skidmore , M.D.

Director of VA Movement Disorders Clinic

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Excercise Training
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Fran Anderson

Secretary, Department of Neurosurgery

- Patient Communication
- DBS Surgery Scheduling

Liz Barton

Clinical Research Study Coordinator, Movement Disorders Center

- Clinical Trials
- Genetics of Movement Disorders

Frank Bova, Ph.D.

Professor & Staff Physicist, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Engineering Sciences

- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Computer guided neurosurgery

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Dawn Bowers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Clinical and Health Psychology, Neurology

- Emotional Disorders
- Face Digitizing
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Greg Crucian, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology

- Neuropsych
- Testosterone Therapy
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Vatsala Desai

Senior Secretary, Department of Neurology

- Maintain Calendars
- Manuscript Submission
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Kenneth Heilman, M.D.

Distinguished Professor of Neurology & Health Psychology

- Memory
- Cognitive Disorders
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Chuck Jacobson, B.S.

Data Manager, Webmaster, Movement Disorders Center

- Database Management
- Website Administration

Ron Mandel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Gene Therapy Center

- Gene Therapy
- Viral Vectors
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Pam Martin, R.N.

Nurse, Department of Neurosurgery

- Patient Care
- Assist in DBS Surgery

Tanya K. Murphy, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
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Nan Musson, B.S.

Coordinator, VAMC Department of Neurology

- Manage Studies at the VAMC
- Direct Center Activities at the VAMC

Keith Myers, PT

Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

- Movement Disorders
- Physical Therapy
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Christian Rosado, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator, Movement Disorders Center

- Clinical Trials
- Deep Brain Stimulation
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John Rosenbek, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

- Speech Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
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Janet Romrell, PA-C

Physicians Assistant, Movement Disorders Center

- Movement Disorders Neurology
- Patient Care
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Justin Sanchez, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology

- Neural Engineering
- Signal Processing
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Christine Sapienza, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

- Speech Pathology
- Language Pathology
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Dennis Steindler, Ph.D.

Professor of Medical Research, Neuroscience & Neurosurgery

- Stem Cell Therapy
-Neuroscience
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Rachelle Stephen