Our Team - U Miami McKnight Brain Institute

Leadership Scientific Advisory Board Members Scholars and Students Collaborators Administrative Support

Leadership

Professor of Neurology and Public Health Sciences
Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for
Learning and Memory in Aging
Director of the Evelyn McKnight Brain Institute
Executive Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs, Neurology
trundek@med.miami.edu

Bonnie E. Levin, PhD

Schoninger/Goldberg
Professor of Neurology
Chief, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Division
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
blevin@med.miami.edu

Ihtsham Ul Haq, MD

Professor of Neurology
Cornfeld/Hurowitz Chair in Movement Disorders
Chief of Movement Disorders Division
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
ihaq@med.miami.edu
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Christian Agudelo, MD

Director Education
Assistant Professor Clinical Neurology
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
cxa427@med.miami.edu

Xiaoyan Sun, MD, PhD

Executive Director Brain Endowment Bank
Associate Professor Clinical Neurology
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
xsun@med.miami.edu

Susan Fox-Rosellini, MBA

Executive Director Engagement
and Business Administration
sfoxrose@med.miami.edu

Stacy S. Merritt, MA, CCRP

Research and Administration Director
s.merritt@med.miami.edu

Marti Flothmann

Research and Digital Engagement Manager
martiflothmann@med.miami.edu

Clinical Team

Anara Feal Rodriguez , MS

Clinical Research Coordinator
Department of Neurology
afeal1@miami.edu

Marisa Marie Modjeski,

Clinical Research Coordinator
Department of Neurology
mmm9058@med.miami.edu

Digna E. Cabral

Project Manager
Department of Neurology
dcabral@med.miami.edu

Scientific Advisory Board

Christian Agudelo, MD

Director Education
Assistant Professor Clinical Neurology
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
cxa427@med.miami.edu

Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH

Professor
Medicine and Public Health Sciences
oc6@med.miami.edu

James E. Galvin, MD, MPH

Professor of Neurology
Chief, Cognitive Disorder Services Palm Beach
Director, Comprehensive Center for Brain Health
jeg200@miami.edu

Ihtsham Ul Haq, MD

Professor of Neurology
Cornfeld-Hurowitz Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders
Chief, Movement Disorders Division
Department of Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
ihaq@med.miemi.ed
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Bonnie E. Levin, PhD

Schoninger/Goldberg
Professor of Neurology
Chief, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Division
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
blevin@med.miami.edu

David Loewenstein, PhD, ABPP/CN

Director
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging
dloewenstein@miami.edu
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Philip McCabe, PhD

Professor and Chairman
Department of Psychology
pmccabe@miami.edu
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Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon, PhD

Scheinberg Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
perezpinzon@miami.edu
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Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD, FANA

William K. Scott, PhD

Professor
Human Genetics, Neurology and Public Health Sciences
w.scott@med.miami.edu

Xiaoyan Sun, MD, PhD

Executive Director Brain Endowment Bank
Associate Professor Clinical Neurology
Department of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine
xsun@med.miami.edu

Members

Christian J. Camargo, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Cognitive Neurology
ccamargo@med.miami.edu
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Kunjan R. Dave, PhD

Research Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
KDave@med.miami.edu

David Della-Morte, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
ddellamorte@med.miami.edu

Hong Jiang, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Clincal Neuro-ophthalmology & Neurology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Department of Neurology
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
h.jiang@med.miami.edu

Michelle Marrero, MD

Clinical Neurologist
Division of Cognitive Neurology
mmm394@med.miami.edu

McKnight Scholars

Nicole Beaton Sur, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Evelyn F. McKnight Neurocognitive Scholar
Department of Neurology
nbsur@med.miami.edu

McKnight Students

Botagoz Aimagambetova, MD.

McKnight MS student in Clinical Translational Investigations
Cardiologist (foreign trained)
bxa608@miami.edu

Taylor Ariko

McKnight PhD Student
txa516@miami.edu
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Collaborators

Noam Alperin, PhD

Professor
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
Nalperin@med.miami.edu

Antoni Barrientos, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology
abarrientos@med.miami.edu

Lilah M. Besser, PhD, MSPH

Research Assistant Professor
lmb9767@miami.edu

Susan Halloran Blanton, PhD

Professor
Human Genetics and Otolaryngology
SBlanton@med.miami.edu
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Oliver Bracko, PhD

Research Asst. Professor
oliver.bracko@miami.edu

Scott Brown, PhD

Associate Research Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences
s.brown5@miami.edu

Elizabeth Crocco, MD

Chief
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
ecrocco@med.miami.edu

David A. Davis, PhD, DABT

Research Assistant Professor, Neurology
Associate Director, Brain Endowment Bank
Miller School of Medicine
d.davis12@med.miami.edu

James E. Galvin, MD, MPH

Professor of Neurology
Chief, Cognitive Disorder Services Palm Beach
Director, Comprehensive Center for Brain Health
jeg200@miami.edu

Joyce Gomes-Osman, P.T., Ph.D.

Vice President of Interventional Therapy at Linus Health
joyceriosgomes@gmail.com
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Ihtsham Ul Haq, MD

Aaron S. Heller, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
aheller@miami.edu

Girardin Jean-Louis, Ph.D

Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center on Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences
girardin.jean-louis@miami.edu

Sonya S. Kaur, PhD

Instructor of Neurology
ssk109@med.miami.edu

Michael J. Kleiman, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
mjkleiman@med.miami.edu

Sang H. Lee

Senior Research Associate
Department of Radiology
LSang2@med.m

David Loewenstein, PhD, ABPP/CN

Director
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging
dloewenstein@miami.edu
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Katalina Fernández McInerney, PhD

Assistant Professor
Clinical
kfm42@med.miami.edu

Roger McIntosh, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
r.mcintosh@miami.edu

Deirdre O’Shea, PhD

Assistant Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist
Comprehensive Center for Brain Health
dxo334@med.miami.edu
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Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon, PhD

Scheinberg Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
perezpinzon@miami.edu
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Alberto Ramos, MD, MSPH, FAASM

Associate Professor
Clinical Neurology
aramos@med.miami.edu

Ami Pravinkant Raval, PhD

Research Associate Professor
ARaval@med.miami.edu

Joseph F. Signorile, Ph.D.

Professor of Exercise Physiology
Director Laboratory of Neuromuscular Research and Active Aging
Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences
School of Education and Human Development
University of Miami
Jsignorile@miami.edu

Magdalena Ioana Tolea, PhD

Research Asst. Professor
mit38@med.miami.edu

Regina Vontell, PhD

Associate Director
Brain Endowment Bank
rvontell@miami.edu
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Jianhua (Jay) Wang, MD, PhD

Professor
jwang3@med.miami.edu

Administrative Support

Linda Beasley

Senior Administrative Assistant to Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD. Professor of Neurology, Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging, Scientific Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, Executive Vice Chair for Research

Barbara D’Agostino

Senior Administrative Assistant to Susan Fox-Rosellini and Basic Science Research Group

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