Faculty
Program Leadership
Balaji Krishnaiah, MD
Program Director
Assistant Professor
Neurology
bkrishn4@uthsc.edu
901.448.6661
Marc Malkoff, MD
Department Vice-Chair
Associate Program Director
Neurology
mmalkoff@uthsc.edu
901.448.6198
William H. Mays, MD
Assistant Program Director for Wellness
Assistant Professor
Neurology
wmays@uthsc.edu
901.448.6199
Cheran Elangovan, MD
Assistant Program Director of Education
Assistant Professor
Neurology
celangov@uthsc.edu
901.448.7674
Nitin Goyal, MD
Assistant Program Director For Research
Assistant Professor
Neurology
ngoyal@uthsc.edu
901.758.7888
Violiza Inoa Acosta, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology
vinoaaco@uthsc.edu
901.522.7700
Khalid A. Alsherbini, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology
kalsherb@uthsc.edu
901.448.6199
Tulio E. Bertorini, MD
Professor
Neurology
tbertori@uthsc.edu
901.448.8353
Saji Bushnaq, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
sbushnaq@uthsc.edu
Yaohui Chai, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
ychai2@uthsc.edu
901.725.8920
Hafiz A. Elahi, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
helahi@uthsc.edu
901.725.8920
Lucas Elijovich, MD
Professor
Neurology
lelijovi@uthsc.edu
901.448.6198
Mark Ferrante, MD
Professor
Neurology
mferrant@uthsc.edu
901.448.7674
Juan Goyanes, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
jgoyanes@uthsc.edu
901.448.7440
M. Moshahid Khan, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
mkhan26@uthsc.edu
901.448.3180
Joshua J. Lennon, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
jlennon1@uthsc.edu
901.448.5814
Jesus F. Martinez, MD
Instructor
Neurology
jmarti84@uthsc.edu
901.725.8920
Michael P. McDonald, PhD
Professor
Neurology
mikemc@tennessee.edu
901.448.4648
E. Jeffrey Metter, MD
Professor
Neurology
emetter@uthsc.edu
901.448.6199
Katherine Nearing, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
knearing@uthsc.edu
901.448.6661
Thaddeus S. Nowak Jr., MD
Professor
Neurology
tnowak@uthsc.edu
901.448.7384
Larry T. Reiter, PhD
Professor
Neurology
lreiter@uthsc.edu
901.448.2635
Mahmoud Salhab, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
msalhab1@uthsc.edu
901.448.6199
Laura Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN
Professor
Neurology
ltalbot@uthsc.edu
901.448.3630
Andrew Wilner, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology
awilner@uthsc.edu
401.662.3754
Jianfeng Xiao, MD, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Neurology
jxiao@uthsc.edu
901.448.8404