Leadership & Administration

Department Chair

Jerrold L. Vitek, MD, PhD

McKnight Professor
Chair, MnDRIVE Brain Conditions Steering Committee
Director, Neuromodulation Research Center
Director, Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease Research

Vice Chairs

Professor and Vice Chair of Education & Faculty Affairs

howel020@umn.edu

Professor and Vice Chair of Research

pkang@umn.edu

Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

smbenish@umn.edu

Division Directors

Associate Professor and Movement Disorders Division Director

lalmeida@umn.edu

Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

smbenish@umn.edu

Associate Professor and Multiple Sclerosis Division Director

carpe004@umn.edu

(612) 508-7176

Professor and Vice Chair of Education & Faculty Affairs

howel020@umn.edu

Associate Professor and Neurocritical Care Division Director

Associate Professor and Neuro-Oncology Division Director

neile@umn.edu

Associate Professor and Vascular Neurology Division Director

streib@umn.edu

Professor and Neuromuscular Medicine Division Director

walkx001@umn.edu

Professor and Pediatric Neurology Division Director

sgwang@umn.edu

Professor and Epilepsy Division Director

walcz003@umn.edu

Administration

Department & Faculty Support

Departmental Administrative Director

Heather Nelson

Departmental Associate Administrator

Hope Amundsen

Administrative Associates & Specialists

Michelle Gray - Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Vascular Neurology Divisions

Shannon McCrady - Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Neurocritical Care, Neuro-Oncology Divisions

Doris McCowan - Department Chair, Clinical Affairs Vice Chair & Service Line Co-Chief, General Neurology Division

Kersten Warren - Memory Care Division

Communications Student Assistant

Hanna Eggenberger

Grants & Contracts Professionals

Teri Grosz, Vandana Murthy, Cathie Witzel

Research

Director of Research

Jeremy Duncan, PhD

Department Research Administration Manager

Faith Goenner

Research Professionals & Lab Members

Research Professionals can be found under their respective research team or center.

Medical Education

Education Manager

Rossi Cannon

Graduate Medical Education Program Administrators

Rebecca Busse, C-TAGME - Adult Neurology Residency

Kate Hanson, C-TAGME - Vascular Neurology, Neurocritical Care, Neuroendovascular Intervention Fellowships

Ali Hemphill - Child Neurology Residency

Patrick Puskala, MEd - Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowships

Beth Zander - Movement Disorders Fellowship

Undergraduate Medical Education Coordinator

Patrick Puskala, MEd