Neurological Surgery About Us Message from the Chair Contact Us Education & Training Neurological Surgery Residency Program Fellowship Programs Research Clinical Expertise Faculty Faculty Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Neurological Surgery: Home Neurological Surgery: Faculty Leaders in Neurological Surgery Our faculty are renowned educators and researchers who are dedicated to advancing the field of neurosurgery and training the next generation of neurosurgeon leaders. Our faculty are at the forefront of innovative research and clinical care, and they are passionate about sharing their knowledge with students and trainees. Neurological Surgery Department Leadership Frank Hsu, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Neurological Surgery Medical Director, Ambulatory Neurological Surgery Clinics, Medical Center Core Faculty The following nine core faculty members are American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)-certified: Hansen Bow, Jefferson Chen, Kiarash Golshani, Frank Hsu, Mark Linskey, Dennis Malkasian, Michael Oh, Michelle Paff and Sumeet Vadera. Hansen Bow, MD Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery Jefferson Chen, MD, PhD Professor and Acting Chair, Neurological Surgery Director or Neurotrauma, Neurological Surgery Kiarash Golshani, MD Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Administrative Affairs, Department of Neurological Surgery Frank Hsu, MD, PhD Professor and Chair, Neurological Surgery Medical Director, Ambulatory Neurological Surgery Clinics, Medical Center Mark Linskey, MD Professor, Neurological Surgery Michael Oh, MD Professor, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery Michelle Paff, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurological Surgery Shuichi Suzuki, MD, PhD Professor, Neurological Surgery Sumeet Vadera, MD Professor, Neurological Surgery Ichiro Yuki, MD Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery Dennis Malkasian, MD, PhD Adjunct Professor, Neurological Surgery Director, Functional/Developmental Neuroanatomy and Research Studies Ahmed Mohyeldin, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery Joint Faculty Yama Akbari, MD, PhD Department of Neurology William B. Armstrong, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Daniela A. Bota, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Naveen D. Bhandarkar, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Nitin N. Bhatia, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Brian Cummings, PhD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation / Anatomy & Neurobiology Cyrus Dastur, MD Department of Neurology Hamid Djalilian, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Leonid Groysman, MD Department of Neurology Sohaib Hashmi, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Danielle Perret Karimi, MD Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Xiao-Tang Kong, MD, PhD Department of Neurology Edward C. Kuan, MD, MBA Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Yu-Po Lee, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Harrison Lin, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Don Y. Park, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sara Stern-Nezer, MD Department of Neurology Raj Vyas, MD Department of Plastic Surgery Hao-Hua Wu, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Volunteer Faculty Michael G. Kim, MD William G. Loudon, MD Michael G. Muhonen, MD Joffre Olaya, MD Ravi Patel, MD, MBA