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Leadership

Executive Director Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Professor and Olemberg Chair of Neurology

Scientific Director Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Professor of Neurology
Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging
trundek@med.miami.edu
Website

Bonnie E. Levin, PhD

Bernard and Alexandria Schoninger
Professor of Neurology
blevin@med.miami.edu

Xiaoyan Sun, MD, PhD

Education Director
Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
xsun@med.miami.edu

Susan Fox-Rosellini, MBA

Executive Director Marketing
Department of Neurology
Marketing and Administration Director
McKnight Brain Institute
sfoxrose@med.miami.edu

Stacy S. Merritt, MA, CCRP

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

Marti Flothmann, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator
martiflothmann@med.miami.edu

Scientific Advisory Board

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

Bonnie E. Levin, PhD

Bernard and Alexandria Schoninger
Professor of Neurology
blevin@med.miami.edu

David Loewenstein, PhD, ABPP/CN

Director
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging
dloewenstein@miami.edu
Website

Philip McCabe, PhD

Professor and Chairman
Department of Psychology
pmccabe@miami.edu
Website

Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon, PhD

Scheinberg Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
perezpinzon@miami.edu
Website

Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD, FANA

Scientific Director Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Professor of Neurology
Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging
trundek@med.miami.edu
Website

Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA, FAAN

Executive Director Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Professor and Olemberg Chair of Neurology

William K. Scott, PhD

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

Xiaoyan Sun, MD, PhD

Education Director
Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
xsun@med.miami.edu

Members

Noam Alperin, PhD

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

Christian J. Camargo, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Cognitive Neurology
ccamargo@med.miami.edu

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

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

Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Neurology
j.gomes@miami.edu

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

Assistant Professor of Clincal Neuro-ophthalmology & Neurology
h.jiang@med.miami.edu

Sang H. Lee

Senior Research Associate
Department of Radiology
LSang2@med.m

Michelle Marrero, MD

Instructor
Division of Cognitive Neurology
mmm394@med.miami.edu

McKnight Fellows

Christian Agudelo, MD

McKnight Cognitive Neurology Fellow
cxa427@med.miami.edu

Anita S. D. Saporta, MD

McKnight Research Fellow
anitasaporta@med.miami.edu

McKnight Students

Taylor Ariko

McKnight PhD Student
txa516@miami.edu

Collaborators

Antoni Barrientos, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology
abarrientos@med.miami.edu

Susan Halloran Blanton, PhD

Professor
Human Genetics and Otolaryngology
SBlanton@med.miami.edu
Website

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

Chuanhui Dong, PhD

Biostatistician
cdong@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

Sarah Getz, PhD

Instructor of Neuropsychology
sarah.getz@med.miami.edu

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

David Loewenstein, PhD, ABPP/CN

Director
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging
dloewenstein@miami.edu
Website

Katalina Fernández McInerney, PhD

Assistant Professor
Clinical
kfm42@med.miami.edu

Roger McIntosh, PhD

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

Milena Pinto, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
mpinto@med.miami.edu

Alberto Ramos, MD, MSPH, FAASM

Associate Professor
Clinical Neurology
aramos@med.miami.edu

Ami Pravinkant Raval, PhD

Research Associate Professor
ARaval@med.miami.edu

Regina Vontell, PhD

Associate Director
Brain Endowment Bank
rvontell@miami.edu
Website

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