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    Primary Faculty

    Timothy J Ainger, PhD

    • Neurology

    Positions Held:
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    Tarek Ali, MBBS, MEd

    • Neurology

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    • Assistant Professor
    • Director, Neurology Clerkship

    Sheliza Ali, PhD

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    Jagannadha Avasarala, MD, PhD

    • Neurology

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    • Director of the UK Comprehensive Care Center for MS and Neuroimmunology

    Ahmed A. Bahrani, Ph.D.

    • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
    • Neurology

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    Contact
    ahmed.bahrani@uky.edu
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    Robert Baumann, MD

    • Neurology

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    Meriem K Bensalem-Owen, MD

    • Neurology

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    Jordan Clay, MD

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    Saurav Das, MD

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    Ima Ebong, MD

    • Neurology

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    Sedeek Elmoursi, MD

    • Neurology

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    • Endovascular Fellow (2021-2023)

    Suhas Gangadhara, MD

    • Neurology

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    Amanda Glueck, PhD

    • Neurology

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    Larry B. Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAHA

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    Zain Guduru, MD

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    Julie Gurwell, PhD, PA-C

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    Zahra (Mahsa) Haghighat, MD

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    Dan Y. Han, PsyD, CELM, FANA, FRSPH

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    Jordan P. Harp, PhD

    • Neurology
    • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

    Positions Held:
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    • Neuropsychologist
    • Director, Neuropsychology Fellowship Program

    Contact
    jordanharp@uky.edu

    Muhammad F Ishfaq, MD

    • Neurology

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    Gregory Jicha, MD, PhD

    • Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
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    Kimberly S Jones, MD

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    Siddharth Kapoor, MBBS

    • Neurology

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    Edward Kasarskis, MD, PhD

    • Neurology

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