Clinical Sciences

Magdalena Banasiak, MD

Magdalena Banasiak, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery
Research interests include Neuro-Oncology

Amy Borenstein, PhD

Amy Borenstein, PhD – Professor – Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Epidemiologic studies of the causes of dementia, early detection and intervention.  Use of defined populations to study environmental and genetic risk factors and their interactions in quantifying the risk of Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and related dementias in diverse older populations. Other interests include the epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

Cheryl Carlucci, MD

Cheryl Carlucci, MD – Department of Neurology
Research interests include sleep, PTSK and cognitive sciences

Francisco Fernandez, MD

Francisco Fernandez, MD – Department of Psychiatry
Research interests include detailing the psychiatric complications of medical illness such as TBI, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and end-stage organ disease requiring organ transplant. The main focus of research has been to assess effective treatment strategies for HIV-Minor Cognitive-Motor Disorder and HIV-Associated Dementia.

Gordon J. Gilbert, MD

Gordon J. Gilbert, MD – Department Pharmacology and Physiology
Research interests include clinical neurology and movement disorders

Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA

Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA – Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology, and Experimental Therapeutic, Clinical Director of Signature Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Director of Clinical Neuroscience Research, Director, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders  Center

Ronald Mervis, PhD

Ronald Mervis – Associate Professor, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery
Research interests include quantitative morphometric analyses of dendritic branching and spines...analysis of brain circuitry with an emphasis on structural-functional correlations. Neuroanatomical correlates of cognitive dysfunction, especially related to normal and pathological aging (e.g., Alzheimer's disease). Neurostructural analysis of developmental learning disabilities, including autism and schizophrenia. The effects of exposure to neurotoxins on the developing brain and brain circuitry. Analysis of the the effects of therapeutic strategies on neuroplastic restructuring of brain circuitry.

Eric Pfeiffer, MD

Eric Pfeiffer, MD – Director, Suncoast Alzheimer’s and Gerontology Center
Research interests include Alzheimer’s disease and Minor Cognitive Impairment, Clinical Studies

Janice Pitts, PhD

Janice Pitts, PhD – Coordinator of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
Research interest includes curriculum studies, health literacy and health disparities. Areas of health disparities include studies in pediatrics

Roland Shytle, PhD

Roland Shytle, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Center of Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair
Research interests include the role of nicotinic receptors in aging, neurodegenerative diseases, and neuropsychiatric diseases (such as Depression).  Also, very interested in the potential of natural compounds (nutraceuticals) for preventation and treatment of above stated diseases.  These compounds would include flavonoids, alkaloids, and omega 3 fatty acids.

Jeannie Stephenson, PT, MS, NCS

Jeannie Stephenson, PT, MS, NCS – Instructor, School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
My research interests are in stroke recovery and rehabilitation; translational research

Edward Thompson, PhD

Edward Thompson, PhD – Professor, Department of Neurology
Research interests include brain proteins in body fluids; stroke; TBI