Department of Neurology Faculty

Interim Chair

- Helmi Lutsep, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Interim Chair and Professor, Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Dennis Bourdette Endowed Chair in Neurology as Funded by Frank and Julie Jungers

Divisions

Division of Aging, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders

Learn about the Division of Aging, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders

- Michael AuYeung, Ph.D.
- The Oregon Center for Aging and Technology
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Zachary Beattie, Ph.D.
- ORCATECH
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Raina Croff, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee , Neurology, School of Medicine
- Jonathan Elliott, Ph.D.
- SHARP—Sleep & Health Applied Research Program
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Research Physiologist, VA Portland Health Care System
- Walt Dawson, D.Phil.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Assistant Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
  - Co-Director, Oregon Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Aging
- Kevin Duff, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Scott Hofer, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Jeffrey Kaye, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Layton Professor of Neurology, Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center, School of Medicine
  - Director, ORCATECH, School of Medicine
  - Layton Professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
- Eran Klein, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Miranda M. Lim, M.D., Ph.D. (she/her)
- Sleep & Health Applied Research Program website
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Allison Lindauer, Ph.D., N.P.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, Outreach, Recruitment & Education, Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center, School of Medicine
- Aimee L. Pierce, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Lynne Shinto, N.D., M.P.H.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Lisa C. Silbert, M.D., M.C.R.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Gibbs Family Professor
- Shawn Westaway, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Research Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Kirsten Wright, N.D., M.C.R., M.S.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - OHSU Integrative Health Collaborative
  - BENFRA Center (at OHSU)

Division of Comprehensive Neurology

Learn about the Division of Comprehensive Neurology

- Christopher Hollen, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Michael Lane, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Andrew Natonson, M.D., M.S.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Andrew Treister, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Division of Epilepsy

Learn about the Division of Epilepsy

- Eilis Boudreau, M.D., Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Proleta Datta, M.D., Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Lia Ernst, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Marissa Anne Kellogg, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.E.S. (she/her)
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Matthew McCaskill, D.O., MFA (he/him)
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Paul V. Motika, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Katherine Park, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- David C. Spencer, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Division of Movement Disorders

Learn about the Division of Movement Disorders

- Shayne Ahwah, PA-C
- Appointments and titles
  - Instructor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Shannon Anderson, M.P.A.S., PA-C (she/her)
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Matthew A. Brodsky, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Kathryn A. Chung, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Marian Dale, M.D., M.C.R.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, OHSU CurePSP Center of Care
- Nora Gray, Ph.D.
- Nora Gray Lab
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Nathan Hantke, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- John Herndon, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Laurie King, Ph.D., PT, M.C.R.
- Balance Disorders Laboratory
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Fay B. Horak, Ph.D., P.T.
- Balance Disorders Laboratory
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Jay Nutt, MD Professor of Clinical Research of Movement Disorders
- Jeff A. Kraakevik, M.D., FAAN
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Amie Hiller, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Martina Mancini, Ph.D.
- Balance Disorders Laboratory
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Louise Marasco, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine
- Robert Peterka, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Ronald F. Pfeiffer, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Joseph F. Quinn, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, OHSU Parkinson Center and Movement Disorders Program, School of Medicine
  - Director, Portland VAMC Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC)
  - Wayne and Sandra Ericksen Professorship for Neurodegenerative Research
- Delaram Safarpour, M.D., M.S.C.E., FAAN
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Medical director, deep brain stimulation program, OHSU Brain Institute
- Amala Soumyanath, B.Pharm., Ph.D.
- BENFRA Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Alex Brian Speers, N.D., M.C.R. (he/him)
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Lauren Talman, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Vivek K. Unni, M.D., Ph.D.
- Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research
  - John Hammerstad, M.D. Professor of Basic Research of Movement Disorders

Division of Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology

Learn about the Division of Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology

- Jacqueline T. Bernard, M.D., FAAN (she/her)
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Michelle Cameron, M.D., P.T., M.C.R.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Halina Offner, Dr. Med.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Sonemany “Soom” Salinthone, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Elizabeth Silbermann, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Rebecca Spain, M.D., M.S.P.H., FAAN
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Arthur A. Vandenbark, Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Lindsey Wooliscroft, M.D., M.S.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Xinran Maria Xiang, M.D. (she/her)
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Vijayshree Yadav, M.D., M.C.R., FANA, FAAN
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, OHSU Multiple Sclerosis Center, School of Medicine
  - Director, MS and Neuroimmunology Fellowship, OHSU Multiple Sclerosis Center, School of Medicine
  - Anne Middleton Foster Endowed Professorship in Neurology

Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology

Learn about the Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology

- Wayne Marston Clark, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Dr. Roy and Eulalia Swank Family Research Professor of Neurology
- Rachel Laursen, M.D. (she/her)
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Helmi Lutsep, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Interim Chair and Professor, Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Dennis Bourdette Endowed Chair in Neurology as Funded by Frank and Julie Jungers
- Parker Miller, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Sections

Section of Headache Medicine

Learn more about the Section of Headache Medicine

- Juliette Preston, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Emily J. Riddle, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Section of Integrative Neurology and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

Learn about the Section of Integrative Neurology and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

- Alexandra Dimitrova, M.D., M.A.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Dana Dharmakaya Colgan, Ph.D.
- ORCCAMIND
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Barry S. Oken, M.D., Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
  - Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
- Selda Yildiz, Ph.D. (she/her)
- Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCCAMIND)
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Section of Neurocritical Care

Learn about the Section of Neurocritical Care

- Julia Durrant, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Elizabeth Sun, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Tarvez Tucker, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Section of Neuromuscular Medicine

Learn about the Section of Neuromuscular Medicine

- Nizar Chahin, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Noona Leavell, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Anson Wilks, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Section of Sleep Medicine

Learn about the Section of Sleep Medicine

- Jon Billinger, M.P.A.S., PA-C
- Appointments and titles
  - Instructor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Ann Eure, M.Sc., PA-C
- Appointments and titles
  - Instructor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Kim Nixon Hutchison, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Raeesa Khalid, M.D.
- Sarah S. Mcconville, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
- Asha Singh, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Anne C. Trainor, F.N.P.
- Appointments and titles
  - Instructor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Caroline Tse, M.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Center

Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research

Learn about the Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research

- Ben Emery, Ph.D.
- Emery Lab
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Warren Endowed Professor of Neuroscience Research
- Stefanie Kaech Petrie, Ph.D.
- Advanced Light Microscopy Core at The Jungers Center
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, Advanced Light Microscopy Core
- Mary Logan, Ph.D.
- Logan Lab
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Ken and Ginger Harrison Term Professor in Neuroscience Research, Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research
- Ian Martin, Ph.D.
- Martin Lab
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Anusha Mishra, Ph.D.
- Mishra Lab website
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine
  - Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
- Vivek K. Unni, M.D., Ph.D.
- Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research
- Appointments and titles
  - Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Director, Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research
  - John Hammerstad, M.D. Professor of Basic Research of Movement Disorders

Other

BENFRA Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center

Learn about the BENFRA Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center

- Amala Soumyanath, B.Pharm., Ph.D.
- BENFRA Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Environmental Neurology

- Peter S. Spencer, Ph.D., FANA, FRCPath
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Desire Tshala Katumbay, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., FANA
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCCAMIND)

Learn about the Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCCAMIND)

- Dana Dharmakaya Colgan, Ph.D.
- ORCCAMIND
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Alexandra Dimitrova, M.D., M.A.
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Barry S. Oken, M.D., Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
  - Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
- Selda Yildiz, Ph.D. (she/her)
- Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCCAMIND)
- Appointments and titles
  - Assistant Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Ilker Yaylali, M.D., Ph.D.
- Appointments and titles
  - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  - Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine