Faculty Profiles
Gyula Acsadi
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313-745-5788
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Dr. Gyula Acsadi, MD, PhD is currently an Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Neurology. He also serves as the Co-Director of Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic, Department of Pediatrics. Since ...
Joshua E. Adler
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Associate Professor of Neurology and Anatomy/Cell Biology
Phone
313-745-4275 clinic
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Dr. Joshua E Adler, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Anatomy and Cell Biology at Wayne State University School of Medicine is the section chief of the Comprehensive Pain Service at the John Dingell Veterans Administration ...
Eishi Asano
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
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Dr. Eishi Asano, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine. He has served as the Medical Director, Department of Electroneurodiagnostics, ...
Marie D. Atkinson
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Wayne State University, BS, 1998
Phone
(313) 577-1242; (313) 745-4275 clinic
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Marie Atkinson, MD is one of the newest members of the Department serving as Assistant Professor of Neurology since 2007 at the Detroit Medical Center. She completed her fellowship in Clinical ...
Bradley N. Axelrod
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology, Staff Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, Detroit
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Thomas Babb
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Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313 577-9235
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Dr. Thomas Babb, PhD is currently a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine. He specializes in the development of mammals after birth through maturity with ...
Geoffrey R. Barger
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Associate Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 745-1515 ; 313 745-1242 office; 313 745-4275 clinic
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Dr. Barger has served as attending physician at the Detroit Medical Center and Karmanos Cancer Center from 1990-present. He has organized and directed the weekly Neuro-Oncology conference from 1990-present and ...
Michael E. Behen
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Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology
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Michael E Behen, PhD, is a clinical psychologist/neuroscientist in the Translational Imaging Center at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Behen’s research and clinical interests include the neurocognitive, behavioral, and imaging ...
David Benjamins
Joyce Benjamins
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Professor and Associate Chair of Neurology, Associate of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Immunology/Microbiology
Phone
313 577-71275 (lab); 577-71265 (office)
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Joyce A. Benjamins, Ph.D. has served as Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Neurology since 1995. She joined the Department of Neurology in 1975, and has maintained an active ...
Randall R. Benson
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 577-1242
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Randall R. Benson, MD is the only fellowship trained behavioral neurologist at DMC. He has been on the faculty at DMC and WSU since 2001 and is an active member of ...
Seemant Chaturvedi
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Professor of Neurology; Director, Stroke Program
Phone
313-745-1540; 313 745-4275 (clinic)
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Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, FAHA, FAAN is Professor of Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Director of the Wayne State/Detroit Medical Center Comprehensive Stroke Program. He received ...
Zhaozhong Chong
Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
(313) 577-6706
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Zhao Zhong Chong, MD, PhD has served as Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Neurology since 2005. The research of Dr. Chong is focusing on the cell signaling pathways leading ...
Harry T. Chugani
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Professor of Pediatrics, Rosen Family Chair in Tourette’s Syndrome, Neurology and Radiology
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Harry Chugani, MD,Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Professor of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital of Michigan also serves as the Director, Positron Emission Tomography Center Children's Hospital of Michigan and ...
William M. Coplin
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Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurologic Surgery
Phone
313 745-1540
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William M. Coplin, MD, is Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at Wayne State University and Director of neurotrauma andthe Neurological Intensive Care Unit and Chief of Neurology at ...
Paula Dore-Duffy
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Professor of Neurology; Chief, Neuroimmunology, Associate in Immunology/Microbiology
Phone
313 577-1126
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Paula Dore-Duffy, Ph.D. has been Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Division of Neuroimmunology since 1988, and Director of Research for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center. She was previously Associate ...
M. Maher Fakhouri
Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313-745-4275
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Maher Fakhouri, MD has served as a staff in the Department of Neurology since 1995, and has served as a Clerkship Director for the Department of Neurology since 2000. He ...
Shawna Feely
Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Genetics Counselor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Phone
313 577 9776
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Shawa Feely is currently a full-time genetic counselor in the Neurogenetics Clinic. In that role she provides services such as genetic testing, education, and counseling for a wide variety of ...
Darren R. Fuerst
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313-745-8953
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Dr. Fuerst is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology since 2002, as well as a Neuropsychologist at the Detroit Medical Center since 1992. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor ...
James Garbern
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Associate Professor of Neurology; Member, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Director of the Neurogenetics Center
Phone
800-966-9644
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Dr. James Garbern, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor, Neurology and Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics. ...
Edwin E. George II
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Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Movement Disorders Center
Phone
313-745-4275 WSU; 313 576 3529 VAMC
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Dr. George joined the Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty in 1996, and he is Director of the Wayne State University Movement Disorders Center and also Director of the ...
Alexander Gow
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Associate Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313 577-9404; 313 577-9402 (lab)
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Alexander Gow, PhD joined Wayne State University in December 2000 as an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics and the Departments of Pediatrics ...
A. H. M. Mabbubal Huq
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313 745-9326
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Dr. Huq is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Wayne State University. He is also the director of Children Hospital of Michigan Gene Bank Research Facility. ...
Agnes Jani-Acsadi
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 577-1242
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Agnes Jani-Acsadi, M.D. has served as an Assistant Professor in Neurology at WSU since 2004. She is a practicing neurologist, neuromuscular specialist and fellowship trained neurophysiologist. She has trained in ...
Huiyuan Jiang
Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313 745 5780
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Huiyuan Jiang, MD, PhD, has served as assistant professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the Division of Pediatric Neurology since 2006. He is ABPN board certified in the specialty of ...
Csaba Juhasz
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, PET Center, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Phone
313 966-5136
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Csaba Juhász, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is also a member of the Karmanos Cancer Institute. He ...
John Kamholz
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Professor of Neurology; Member, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Phone
313 577-0925
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John Kamholz MD, PhD is currently a Professor of Neurology, a Professor in the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, and a member of the Graduate Group in Genetics and ...
Sheldon Kapen
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Associate Professor of Neurology; Chief, Neurology Service, John Dingell VA Medical Center
Phone
313 576-3311; 313 966-0695
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Sheldon Kapen, MD is Chief of the Neurology Section at the VA Medical Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and a fellow of the American Academy ...
Omar A. Khan
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Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 577-1243; 313 745-4275 (clinic)
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Omar A Khan,Professor of Neurology; Director, Wayne State University Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Research Center & Image Analysis Laboratory; Director Detroit Medical Center Multiple Sclerosis Clinic. Member-at-Large, School of Medicine Faculty ...
William J. Kupsky
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Professor of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Chief of Neuropathology
Phone
313 745 8555
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Dr William Kupsky, MD currently is Professor of Pathology, Residency Program Director, Director of Neuropathology rotation, and Director of Autopsy Conference. His specialities are Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical and Neuropathology. ...
Richard A. Lewis
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Professor and Associate Chairman of Neurology; Director of Clinical Neurophysiology (Holden Lab)
Phone
313 577-1244; 313 745-4281
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Richard A. Lewis, MD, FAAN has been Associate Chair of Neurology since 1993. He is Vice-Chair of Neurology at Harper University Hospital (HUH) and Medical Director of Clinical Neurophysiology at ...
Leonard Lipovich
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Leonard Lipovich, PhD, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics and Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 577-9683
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Leonard Lipovich, PhD, has served on the faculty of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, and as a joint appointee at the Department of Neurology, since 2007 as Assistant ...
Robert P. Lisak
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Parker Webber Chair in Neurology, Professor and Chairman of Neurology; Professor of Immunology and Microbiology
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Robert P Lisak, MD, FAAN, FRCP has served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology since 1987 as well Neurologist-in-Chief of the Detroit Medical Center. He previously was ...
Jeffrey A. Loeb
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Associate Professor of Neurology; Associate Director, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Phone
313 745-4275; 577-5417 (lab)
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Dr. Loeb is a practicing neurologist who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and the Associate Director of The Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics at Wayne ...
Dr. Ramesh Madhavan
Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Neurology Residency Program Director; Director, Telemedicine, Comprehensive Stroke Program
Phone
313-745-1540; 313 745-4275 (clinic)
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Ramesh Madhavan, MD, DM has served as Assistant Professor and Director of Telemedicine since 2006. In 2009 he became the Neurology Residency Program Director. He was a member of the ...
Kenneth Maiese
Title
Professor of Neurology and Anatomy and Cell Biology
Phone
313 577 1243
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Kenneth Maiese, MD is Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Anatomy & Cell Biology and Director of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, the Maiese Laboratory Stroke Program, ...
Marianne Majkowski
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
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Lindsey Miller
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Lindsey Miller is currently a full-time genetic counselor in the Neurogenetics Clinic. In that role she provides services such as genetic testing, education, and counseling for a wide variety of ...
Otto Muzik
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Neurology
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Sandra Narayanan
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Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery and Neurology
Phone
313-966-5007
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Sandra Narayanan, M.D., joined Wayne State University in July 2009 as an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery & Neurology. Dr. Narayanan is a graduate of the six-year Honors Program in ...
Gregory M. Norris
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 745 1540
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Dr Norris is an attending physician in the Neurological Critical Care unit in Harper Hospital. ...
Samia Ragheb
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Assistant Professor of Neurology and Associate, Immunology & Microbiology
Phone
313 577-7594
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Dr. Ragheb is an immunologist. Her research interests are in the areas of autoimmunity and neuroimmunology. Recent research projects have included: a) studying the mechanisms of action of ...
Kumar Rajamani
Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 745-1540; 313 745-4275 (clinic)
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Dr Kumar Rajamani MD, DM, is Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Department of Neurology and part of the Comprehensive Stroke Center since 2005. He did his Neurology residency at ...
Sindhu Ramchandren
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Dr. Sindhu Ramchandren, MD, MS. is a board certified Neurologist and Neuromuscular Specialist. She trained in Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania (2000-2004), Clinical Neurophysiology- Neuromuscular Disorders at Johns Hopkins ...
Sunitha Santhakumar
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 577-1242
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Sunitha Santhakumar, M.D is Assistant Professor in the department of Neurology and a member of the Comprehensive Stroke Centersince 2007. She is ABPN board certified in neurology. She completed her ...
James F. Selwa
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James F. Selwa, MD, MBA, FAANEM has been a member of the Department of Neurology since 1991. He led the accreditation process for the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program in 1995 ...
Aashit K. Shah
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Associate Professor of Neurology
Phone
313 577-1244
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Aashit K. Shah, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology is the Program Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship and an active member of the Adult Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Wayne State ...
Michael E. Shy
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Professor of Neurology, Member; Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Phone
313 5771689
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Anders A.F. Sima, M.D., Ph.D.
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Professor of Pathology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery
Phone
313 577-1150
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Anders A.F. Sima, B.Sc., M.D., Ph.D. FRCP(C), has served as Professor in the Departments of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery at Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center since 1996. He previously ...
Carly Siskind
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Assistant Professor of Neurology; Genetics Counselor, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Phone
313 577-8317
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Carly Siskind, MS, joined the Department of Neurology as an assistant professor in 2007. She is involved in clinical coordination and provision of genetic counseling services to patients with various ...
Lalitha Sivaswamy
Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313-745-5788
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Lalitha Sivaswamy, MD has served as Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine since 2005. She was appointed Program Director for the Pediatric Neurology Residency ...
Fei Song
Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology; Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics
Phone
313 577-1375
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Fei Song, MD, PhD, is an Assitant professor in the Department of Neurology and jointed the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics. She was previously a Research Scientist and an ...
Senthil K. Sundaram
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, PET Center Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Phone
313 993-2870
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Dr Sundaram went to the medical school at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India. He was selected for the nuclear medicine residency program at All India Institute of Medical Sciences ...
Daniela Tapos
Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Phone
313-745-5788
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Daniela Tapos, MD is one of the newest members of the Department of Pediatric Neurology serving as Assistant Professor since 2008 at the Detroit Medical Center. Her research ...
Alex C. Tselis
Title
Associate Professor of Neurology
Phone
313-745-4275; 313 577-1243
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Dr Tselis, MD, PhD is currently Associate Professor of Neurology at Wayne State University. His interests include infectious and inflammatory diseases of the nervous system, including the neurological complications of ...
Craig Watson
Title
Professor of Neurology; Associate, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Phone
313-745-4275
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The adult epilepsy program is lead by Director Craig Watson, MD, PhD. Dr Watson has several clinical and basic science research interests, including neuroimaging analysis in epilepsy, alternative treatment modalities ...
Andrew R. Xavier
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Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Radiology
Phone
313 966 0357
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Andrew R Xavier, MD, is currently Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, and Radiology. His interests focus on interventional neurology, endovascular neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, and vascular neurology. ...