Faculty | Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine | Morsani College of Medicine | USF Health

Faculty

Cranial Division

Naomi Abel, MD

Naomi Abel, MD

Associate Professor

nabel@usf.edu
Siviero Agazzi, MD, MBA, FACS

Siviero Agazzi, MD, MBA, FACS

Professor and Vice-Chairman
Program Director, Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship
Director of Cranial Surgery
Chief, Department of Neurosurgery - Tampa General Hospital

sagazzi@usf.edu
Shih Liu, MD

Shih Liu, MD

Instructor

shihliu@usf.edu
Kunal Vakharia, MD

Kunal Vakharia, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director of Neurological Surgery Residency

kvakharia@usf.edu
Harry Van Loveren, MD

Harry Van Loveren, MD

Genshaft and Greenbaum Endowed Chair
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine
Director, USF Health Neuroscience Institute
Director, Tampa General Hospital Neuroscience Service Line

hvanlove@usf.edu
David Voce, MD

David Voce, MD

Assistant Professor

dvoce@usf.edu

Endovascular Neurosurgery Division

Waldo Guerrero, MD

Waldo Guerrero, MD

Assistant Professor

wrguerre@usf.edu
Maxim Mokin, MD PHD

Maxim Mokin, MD PHD

Professor
Vice Chair of Research
Program Director, CNS-Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Director of Endovascular Surgery
Director, Center for Aging & Brain Repair

mokin@usf.edu
Kunal Vakharia, MD

Kunal Vakharia, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director of Neurological Surgery Residency

kvakharia@usf.edu

Functional Neurosurgery Division

Yarema (Jeremy) Bezchlibnyk, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Yarema (Jeremy) Bezchlibnyk, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Associate Professor
Program Head, Division of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
Director, Movement Disorders Neuromodulation Center

yaremab@usf.edu
Jay I Kumar, MD, MBA

Jay I Kumar, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

jayk1@usf.edu
Yolanda C. Leon, PsyD, ABPdN

Yolanda C. Leon, PsyD, ABPdN

Assistant Professor
Co-Chair, Neuropsychology Fellowship Program
Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology

ycleon@usf.edu
(813) 821-9052
Michael Schoenberg, PhD, ABPP

Michael Schoenberg, PhD, ABPP

Professor
Director of Neuropsychology Division
USF Neuropsychology Division Chief
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology

mschoenb@usf.edu
Penne Sims, PhD

Penne Sims, PhD

Assistant Professor
Division of Neuropsychology

psims31@usf.edu

Neurocritical Care Division

Vishal Bharmauria

Vishal Bharmauria

vishalbharmauria@usf.edu
Michael Halstead, MD

Michael Halstead, MD

Assistant Professor
Director, Neurocritical Care

mhalstea@usf.edu
Abdul Ghani Mikati, MD

Abdul Ghani Mikati, MD

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care

amikati@usf.edu
M. Ganga Navada, M.D.

M. Ganga Navada, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care

navada@usf.edu
Haoming Pang, MD

Haoming Pang, MD

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care

haomingpang@usf.edu
Ashley Rogers, MD

Ashley Rogers, MD

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care

arogers1@usf.edu
Mark Warman, MD

Mark Warman, MD

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care

mwarman@usf.edu
Morgan Zegers, D.O.

Morgan Zegers, D.O.

Assistant Professor
Neurocritical Care

mzegers@usf.edu

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Sara Hartnett, MD

Sara Hartnett, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

smhartnett@usf.edu

Spine Division

Puya Alikhani, MD, FAANS

Puya Alikhani, MD, FAANS

David W. Cahill Professor
Associate Professor
Program Director, Complex Spine Surgery Fellowship
Director of Spine Surgery
Vice Chief, Department of Neurosurgery - Tampa General Hospital

palikhan@usf.edu
Jessie Bexley, DC

Jessie Bexley, DC

Assistant Professor
Chiropractic

jabexley@usf.edu
Mark Greenberg, MD, FAANS

Mark Greenberg, MD, FAANS

Assistant Professor
Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency

msg@usf.edu
Alexander Haas, MD

Alexander Haas, MD

Assistant Professor

ahaas1@usf.edu
Erik Hayman, MD

Erik Hayman, MD

Assistant Professor

erikhayman@usf.edu
Patrick Kim, MD

Patrick Kim, MD

Assistant Professor

pkim@usf.edu
Jay I Kumar, MD, MBA

Jay I Kumar, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

jayk1@usf.edu
Susan Welsh, DC, DABSP

Susan Welsh, DC, DABSP

Director of Chiropractic Program
Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians

swelsh@usf.edu

Brooksville TGH

Dr. Alexander Kuffer, MD, DMD, PhD

Dr. Alexander Kuffer, MD, DMD, PhD

Assistant Professor
TGH Brooksville Specialty Center

akueffer@usf.edu

Lakeland Regional

Sheyar Amin

Sheyar Amin

Assistant Professor
Lakeland

sheyar@usf.edu
Michael Campanelli, DO

Michael Campanelli, DO

Assistant Professor
Lakeland

mcampane@usf.edu
Davide Croci, MD, FMH

Davide Croci, MD, FMH

Assistant Professor
Site Medical Director
Lakeland

davidecroci@usf.edu
Gabriel Flores-Milan, MD

Gabriel Flores-Milan, MD

Assistant Professor
Lakeland

gfloresmilan@usf.edu
Martin Radvany, MD

Martin Radvany, MD

Assistant Professor
Lakeland

mradvany@usf.edu
Jose Torres Gluck, MD

Jose Torres Gluck, MD

Assistant Professor
Lakeland

jtorresg@usf.edu
Abdul Mounnem Yassin kassab, MD

Abdul Mounnem Yassin kassab, MD

Assistant Professor
Lakeland

ayassinkassab@usf.edu
(863) 603-6529

Research

Paula Bickford, PHD

Paula Bickford, PHD

Distinguished Professor, Health
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

pbickfor@usf.edu
Shalini Jain, PhD

Shalini Jain, PhD

Assistant Professor
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

jains10@usf.edu
Shannon Miles

Shannon Miles

srmiles@usf.edu
Risa Richardson, PhD

Risa Richardson, PhD

Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

risan@usf.edu
Paul R. Sanberg, PhD

Paul R. Sanberg, PhD

Distinguished University Professor
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

psanberg@usf.edu
Nathan Schilaty, DC, PhD

Nathan Schilaty, DC, PhD

Lincoln Endowed Chair
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

nschilaty@usf.edu
Roland Shytle, PhD

Roland Shytle, PhD

Associate Professor
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

dshytle@usf.edu
Marc Silva, PhD

Marc Silva, PhD

Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

masilva1@usf.edu
Scott Steffensen

Scott Steffensen

Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

scsteffensen@usf.edu
Theresa Currier Thomas

Theresa Currier Thomas

Associate Professor
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

tcthomas3@usf.edu
Alison Willing, PhD

Alison Willing, PhD

Professor
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

awilling@usf.edu
Hariom Yadav, Ph.D.

Hariom Yadav, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

hyadav@usf.edu
Fayyadh Yusuf, PhD

Fayyadh Yusuf, PhD

Assistant Professor

yusuf@usf.edu
Jasenka Zubcevic, B.S., P.h.D.

Jasenka Zubcevic, B.S., P.h.D.

Associate Professor
Research Division
Center for Aging and Brain Repair

jzubcevic@usf.edu

Neuroplastics

Jared Troy, MD

Jared Troy, MD

Neuroplastic Division
Director of NeuroPlastics

jtroy@usf.edu

APPs

Melissa Byrd, ARNP

Melissa Byrd, ARNP

melissabyrd@usf.edu
(813) 821-8034
Ganine Hambley

Ganine Hambley

ganine@usf.edu
Michael Labbe, MSN ARNP BC

Michael Labbe, MSN ARNP BC

mlabbe@health.usf.edu
(813) 259-0965
Stephannie Pittman

Stephannie Pittman

stephannie1@usf.edu
Kennon Saad

Kennon Saad

kennon270@usf.edu
Lauren Waddell

Lauren Waddell

lcwaddell@usf.edu
Delesa Walden

Delesa Walden

delesawalden@usf.edu

Professor Emeritus

Gene Balis, MD

Gene Balis, MD

Professor Emeritus

gbalis@usf.edu
Thomas Freeman, MD

Thomas Freeman, MD

Professor Emeritus

tbfreeman@usf.edu
Donald Smith, MD

Donald Smith, MD

Professor Emeritus

dosmith@usf.edu

In Memoriam

David W. Cahill, MD

David W. Cahill, MD

Former professor, chairman, and founder of the Department of Neurological Surgery at USF.