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Mais N Al-Kawaz, MD

  • Neurology

  • Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology
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    Randaline R Barnett, MD

  • Neurosurgery

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    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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    David Dornbos, III, MD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Cerebrovascular Surgery and NeuroInterventional Radiology
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    Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Complex & Deformity Spinal Surgery
    • CAST Spine Deformity Fellowship Director
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    Justin Fraser, MD, FAANS, FAHA

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Associate Professor of Cerebrovascular, Endovascular, and Skull Base Surgery (with tenure)
    • Vice Chair, Neurosurgery
    • Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery

    Ryan Hofler, MD

  • Neurosurgery

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    • Assistant Professor
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    Farhan Mirza, MD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Epilepsy Surgery, Neuro-Oncology and Skull Base
    • Director, Epilepsy Surgery
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    Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi, MD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Complex and Deformity Spinal Surgery
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    Shivani Pahwa, MD

  • Radiology
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  • Positions Held:
    • Associate Professor of Radiology
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    Thomas Pittman, MD

  • Neurosurgery

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    • Professor of Neurosurgery
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    Pranatartiharan Ramachandran, MBBS

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Spinal Surgery
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    Phillip Tibbs, MD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Professor and Emeritus Chair of Neurosurgery
    • Professor of Neurosurgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
    • Judy and Byron Young Neuroscience Institute Endowed Professor
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    Craig van Horne, MD, PhD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
    • Co-Director, Brain Restoration Center

    John Villano, MD, PhD

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    • Director, Clinical Neuro-Oncology
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    Greg Wheeler, MD

  • Neurosurgery

  • Positions Held:
    • Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    • Chief, Division of Neurosurgery at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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    Jared T Wilcox, MD, PhD

  • Neurosurgery

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    • Instructor

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