Neurosciences Center

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Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia Hospitals boasts the region's finest center for neurosciences. A nationally recognized group of clinicians offers patients expert treatment for neurological and neurobehavioral disorders. The Neurosciences Center excels in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions in addition to having expertise in clinical research and education.

The Neurosciences Center is composed of the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, anesthesia's pain management and representatives from neuroradiology, neuropathology, biochemistry, pharmacology and the basic sciences. The Center is a coalition of individuals and programs with established records of excellence in their respective fields. Specific programs include: Epilepsy, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury, Back and Spine, Stroke, Geriatric Psychiatry, and the Neurosciences Center for Children.

The Neurosciences Center is also a recognized leader in clinical research. The Center not only conducts research, it facilitates the transfer of research results to patient treatment. Physicians consistently receive funding for research in the areas of neuroimaging, neurochemistry, and molecular neurobiology. The Center also offers a core neurosciences curriculum for residents and graduate students.

Services Offered

Back and Spine Program
Neurosciences Center for Children
Epilepsy Institute
Neurotology Center
Geriatric Psychiatry Program
Pain Management Center
 Neuro-Oncology Program
Rehabilitation & Research Center Neuropathology
The Stroke Program
Neuroradiology
Movement Disorders

Faculty

Neurosurgery:
William C. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
Bruce E. Mathern, M.D.
M. Ross Bullock, M.D., Ph.D.
Hallett H. Mathews, M.D.
 Kathryn L. Holloway, M.D.
John D. Ward, M.D.
R. Scott Graham, M.D.
Harold F. Young, M.D.

Neurology:
W. Stephen Corrie, M.D.
Lawrence D. Morton, M.D.
Douglas A. Coulter, Ph.D.
John M. Pellock, M.D.
Robert J. DeLorenzo, M.D.
Alan R. Towne, M.D.
 Nicole Meloche, R.N.
Elizabeth Waterhouse, M.D.
Linda Garnett Kopec, R.N.
Kathy O'Hara, R.N.
Denise Purgold, M.S.W.

Neuropathology:
Nitya R. Ghatak, M.D. M. Gary Hadfield, M.D.

Neuroradiology:
William H. Brewer, M.D.
Fred J. Laine, M.D.
Paul R. Jolles, M.D.
 L. Das Narla, M.D.
Wendy R.K. Smoker, M.D., F.A.C.R.

Otolaryngology:
M. Suzanne Hasenstab, Ph.D., FAAA
Aristides Sismanis, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Walter E. Nance, M.D., Ph.D.
Kerri A. Rudin, M.Ed., CCC/A
 Bridgette A. Fowler, M.Ed., FAAA
Alison M. Scott, M.S., CCC/A
Sean K. Kastetter, M.A., CCC/A
Tucker G. Stevens, M.Ed., FAAA

Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation:
David X. Cifu, M.D.
William O. McKinley, M.D.
Mark E. Huang, M.D.
 Macon Sizemore, PT, MHA
Margaret Clarke, M.S., CRRN

Psychiatry:
Anand Pandurangi, M.D.
W. Victor Vieweg, M.D.
James P. Culbert, Ph.D.
James B. Wade, Ph.D.
Robert P. Hart, Ph.D.
 Gayle Gwaltney, R.N.
Sultan Lakhani, M.D.
Lynn Wolf, M.S.W.
Pat Conley, C.R.T.

Locations

Ambulatory Care Center
Children's Hospital
Stony Point
Randolph Minor Hall
Richmond Eye & Ear Hospital

Contact

Phone: (804) 828-6370
Website: Neurosciences Center Website
Date Last Modified: April 26, 2001
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