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
Division Directors
Professor, Memory Division Director and Grossman Center Director
Administration
Department & Faculty Support
Departmental Administrative Director
Heather Nelson, MHA
Departmental Associate Administrator
Hope Amundsen
Administrative Associates & Specialists
- Samantha Cozine
- Doris McCowan
- Kersten Warren
- Cathie Witzel
Program Manager
Faith Goenner
Communications
Communications Manager
Kate Hanson
Research
Director of Research
Jeremy Duncan, PhD
Medical Education
Education Manager
Rossi Cannon
Graduate Medical Education Program Administrators
- Rebecca Johnson, C-TAGME
- Ali Hemphill
- Patrick Puskala, MEd
- Beth Zander
Undergraduate Medical Education Coordinator
Patrick Puskala, MEd
Education Scheduler
Michelle Gray