Neurology

Dr. Raymond Roos received an A.B. from Columbia College and M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Following two years at the NIH studying prion diseases, he pursued a Neurology residency followed by a fellowship in Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology at Johns Hopkins University. He has been a member of the Department of Neurology at the University of Chicago except for a year in the Department of Cellular, Viral and Molecular Biology at the University of Utah...

Kasra Khatibi, MD, is an expert in neurointerventional surgery for all ages, also known as endovascular neurosurgery, which provides minimally invasive treatment of the brain, spine, and head and neck. Dr. Khatibi also specializes in neurocritical care, treating complex neurological illnesses or injuries within the intensive care unit. He is fellowship trained in neurointerventional surgery, as well as board certified in neurology and neurocritical care. His research priorities include the use of noninvasive, multimodality magnetic...

Dr. Claire Yanta is an Associate Professor of Neurology whose work centers on the diagnosis and treatment of headache and facial pain disorders, including migraine, cluster headache, and cranial neuralgias. She practices primarily at the UPMC Headache Center and also serves as a neurology resident clinic preceptor at the UPMC Neurology Clinic in the Kaufmann Medical Building. Her academic career is distinguished by a deep commitment to medical education, spanning both undergraduate and graduate training....

Dr. Thomas A. Nelson is a neuro-oncologist who cares for patients with tumors of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). He has a particular focus on primary brain tumors (cancer that starts in the brain rather than spreading there from elsewhere in the body). His priority is to help his patients feel and function better. In his research, Nelson focuses on using technology, including artificial intelligence, to diagnose and treat brain tumors...

Sheldon Benjamin, MD is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he was Director of Neuropsychiatry for 39 years, residency director for 30 years, and chair of psychiatry for 4 years. A career neuropsychiatry educator, he is board certified in psychiatry, neurology and behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry; is a past president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association and the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training. He is a...

Dr. Paulina Carmona-Mora, PhD, Instructor of Pharmacology, Faculty at Department of Basic Sciences California Northstate University College of Medicine Dr. Paulina Carmona-Mora is a leading expert in genomic medicine and molecular biomarkers. Her research focuses on the epigenetic and molecular mechanisms underlying neurological and developmental disorders, including autism and stroke. At CNU, she utilizes advanced bioinformatics and genomic tools to translate laboratory discoveries into clinical improvements for patient care, using discovery and implementation science. Beyond...

Dr. Miya Bernson-Leung is Program Director of the Child Neurology Residency Training Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, where she is the Child Neurology Specialty Advisor. She majored in neuroscience at Harvard College and obtained her MD at Harvard Medical School. She completed pediatrics residency in the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics, and child neurology residency and a fellowship in pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular disorders at Boston...