Neurology Physicians

Zimbul Albo, MD, PhD, is an instructor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Albo earned her medical degree from Central University of Venezuela and her doctorate in complex systems and brain sciences from Florida Atlantic University. She also holds a master of science in pharmacology from McGill University. Dr. Albo completed her one year residency in internal medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital where she continued as a junior resident in adult neurology. She completed training as a senior resident in adult neurology at Carver College of Medicine/University and Clinics University of Iowa. She also completed a clinical fellowship in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at university hospitals, Case Western Reserve University in Ohio and a research training fellowship in neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Albo's clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of patients with memory disorders and dementias in the Department of Neurology's Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center.

Eric M. Bershad, MD, is an assistant professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Bershad earned his medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. His extensive training includes an internal medicine internship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, a residency in neurology at Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals of Cleveland in Ohio and fellowships in neurocritical care and vascular neurology at Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals of Cleveland and Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Bershad's clinical specialties include neurocritical care and the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular disease.

David K. Chen, MD, assistant professor of Neurology, serves as director of the Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Dr. Chen earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society in his junior year. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA, followed by a residency in neurology and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at Stanford University Medical Center in California. A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Chen specializes in the care of patients with seizures or seizure-like events. He evaluates both routine EEG studies as well as long term video-EEG monitoring studies both at the MEDVAMC (primarily) and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (part-time). His research interest is toward advancing the understanding of symptomatic, secondary epilepsy, particularly in terms of diagnostic neuroimaging methods and mechanisms of epileptogenesis.

Mimi Minh-Ngoc Dang, MD, is an instructor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. She earned her medical degree and completed a transitional internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Dang's training also includes a residency in neurology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, and postdoctoral fellowship in her clinical interests of Alzheimer's disease and dementia at Baylor College of Medicine.

Rachelle S. Doody, MD, PhD, is professor of Neurology and Effie Marie Cain Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research at Baylor College of Medicine. A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Doody specializes in Alzheimer's disease and memory disorders. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and her PhD from Rice University in Houston. She completed her internship in internal medicine at McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, then returned to Baylor College of Medicine for her residency in neurology.

Alica M. Goldman MD, PhD, assistant professor of Neurology, is a board-certified neurologist specializing in epilepsy and seizure disorders. Dr. Goldman earned her medical degree from Jesenius Medical School, Comenius University in Slovakia. She completed an internship in internal medicine at The University of Texas-Health Science Center in Houston, where she remained for her residency in neurology and fellowship training in neurophysiology and epilepsy.

Ian L. Goldsmith, MD, associate professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, is board certified in clinical neurophysiology. He earned his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY, and completed an internal medicine residency program at the Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Dr. Goldsmith also trained at the Mayo Medcial center in Rochester, MN, with a neurology residency and fellowship in EEG/Epilepsy. His clinical interests include epilepsy, neurophysiology, epilepsy and seizures.

Yadollah Harati, MD, is professor of Neurology and director of the Neuromuscular Disease Center at Baylor College of Medicine. A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Harati specializes in muscle and nerve biopsies, neuropathies, neuromuscular disease, ALS and myasthenia gravis and autonomic function testing. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tehran in Iran, followed by an internship at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, OH. He completed two residencies in neurology, one at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, the other at Baylor College of Medicine, where he remained for fellowship training in neurology.

George J. Hutton, MD, associate professor of Neurology, is the assistant medical director of the Maxine Mesinger Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital. Dr. Hutton earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. He completed residency training in neurology and fellowship training in multiple sclerosis at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis and demyelinating diseases. He is board certified in neurology.

Joseph Jankovic, MD, is professor of Neurology and director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a board-certified neurologist specializing in Parkinson's disease, tremors and other movement disorders. Dr. Jankovic is a past president of the Movement Disorder Society. He earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson. He completed an internship in neurology at Baylor College of Medicine followed by neurological training at the Neurological Institute, Columbia University in New York City.

Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD, assistant professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and specializes in the care of patients with Movement Disorders. She is also a member of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (PDCMDC) in the Department of Neurology at BCM. Dr. Jimenez-Shahed received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed a residency in Neurology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Her training also includes a Movement Disorders fellowship in the PDCMDC. She then joined the BCM faculty where her clinical and research interests include the care of both adults and children with movement disorders and the treatment of patients using deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin injections. She is a member of the Parkinson Study Group and Huntington Study Group and has served as the principal investigator for both industry- and investigator-sponsored clinical trials in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, dystonia and Tourette syndrome.

James M. Killian, MD, professor of Neurology, is a board-certified neurologist specializing in musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders and EMG and nerve conduction studies. Dr. Killian earned his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He completed his internship, a residency in neurology and fellowship training in neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. He completed a second fellowship at National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen's Square, London.

Doris H. Kung, DO, assistant professor of Neurology, received her medical degree at the Western University of Health Sciences in California. Her training includes an internship in internal medicine at the University of Oklahoma, a residency in neurology and a fellowship in neurophysiology, both at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Kung's fields of interest include neuromuscular and neurophysiology, and her clinical practice focuses on general neurology, Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Study (EMG/NCS) and Electroencephalography (EEG).

Eli M. Mizrahi, MD, professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, is chair of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Mizrahi previously served as vice chair of the department and is head of the Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology, director of the Baylor Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, and director of the Post Doctoral Fellowship Training Program in Clinical Neurophysiology. He also serves as chief of the Neurophysiology Service at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. He graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed his pediatrics residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, his neurology residency at Stanford University School of Medicine and a post-doctoral fellowship in neurophysiology at BCM. Dr. Mizrahi joined the BCM faculty in 1982 and specializes in epilepsy, seizure disorders and neurophysiology. Dr. Mizrahi serves on the board of the American Epilepsy Society and on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology.

Dennis R. Mosier, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Mosier earned a medical degree and doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Florida in Gainesville. His extensive training includes an internal medicine internship, neurology residency and postdoctoral training in molecular physiology and biophysics, all at Baylor College of Medicine. A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Mosier's clinical specialties include neuromuscular disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), myasthenia gravis, muscle diseases, neuropathy and neurodegenerative diseases.

Vitor Pacheco, MD, is an assistant professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine. In addition to seeing patients through Baylor Clinic, Dr. Pacheco also serves as director of the neurology outpatient clinics at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from the Federal University of Ceara in Fortaleza, Brazil, and his extensive training includes an international rotation in neurology at Ulleval Hospital in Oslo, Norway, and a residency in neurology at St. Louis University Hospital in Missouri. Dr. Pacheco also completed training here at Baylor College of Medicine in the clinical neurophysiology residency program. His clinical interests include epilepsy, general neurology and neurophysiology.

Cecile L. Phan, MD, FRCPC, board certified in neurology, is an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Neurology. She earned her medical degree and completed her residency at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, followed by neuromuscular and electromyography (EMG) clinical fellowships at Baylor College of Medicine. Her clinical interests include a wide range of neuromuscular disorders, muscle/nerve pathology, and EMG/Nerve Conduction Study (NCS). Dr. Phan is pursuing several research projects in myasthenia gravis, muscle pathology, and exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis.

Susan Rountree, MD, assistant professor of Neurology, is a board-certified neurologist specializing in Alzheimer's disease and memory disorders. Dr. Rountree completed her medical degree at the University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, where she remained for an internship and a residency in neurology. She also completed an internship at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN, and a residency in neurology at Baylor College of Medicine.

Jose I. Suarez, MD, is a professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He also serves as director of vascular neurology and neurocritical care at the College. Dr. Suarez joined BCM after serving on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his medical degree from Javeriana University School of Medicine in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Suarez's extensive training includes an internal medicine residency at Javeriana University, an internal medicine internship at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, a neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University and a neurocritical care fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Suarez is board certified in psychiatry, neurology and vascular neurology. His clinical interests include strokes, neuro-critical care and intensive care.

Our Team

Major R. Bradshaw, PhD, is an assistant professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Bradshaw earned a doctorate in clinical psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology from the University of Houston. His extensive training includes an internship in clinical psychology with a specialization in neuropsychology in 2003 at the University of Arizona in Tucson and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology from 2004 to 2006 at BCM. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Bradshaw's specialties include neuropsychological assessment of cognitive, emotional and behavioral functioning in a wide variety of neurological, psychiatric and medical patient populations, including those with concerns related to Alzheimer's disease, stroke, mild cognitive impairment, ALS, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, head injury, organ transplant candidacy, depression and anxiety.

Stephen R. McCauley, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, section of Neuropsychology, is a licensed psychologist. Dr. McCauley earned his doctorate in clinical neuropsychology from the University of Houston. He completed an internship in clinical psychology and clinical neuropsychology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. Dr. McCauley's clinical practice focuses on the differential diagnosis of dementias, and his interests include dementia, stroke and traumatic brain injury.

Jocelyn Shealy McGee, MSG, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, also serves as the Director of Education and Patient/Family Services for the Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorder Center. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary after completing a predoctoral internship at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System in geropsychology (APA). Postdoctoral fellowship training in clinical neuropsychology was attained at Baylor College of Medicine (APPCN) and in geriatrics research at the Aging Treatment Studies Program of the Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System/Stanford University School of Medicine. Additionally, Dr. McGee holds an M.S. in gerontology from the Institute of Gerontological Studies at Baylor University. Dr. McGee's clinical work and research at Baylor College of Medicine focuses on non-pharmacological interventions and strategies for enhancing health and well-being in persons with dementia and their family carers. Additional research interests include innovative strategies for health care delivery such as home-based services, telemedicine, and virtual reality; and the relationship between spirituality, religion, and health.

Adriana M. Strutt, PhD, is an assistant professor of Neurology in the section of Neuropsychology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Strutt earned a doctorate degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis in neuropsychology at Loma Linda University in Southern California. Her training includes a psychiatry and behavioral sciences internship at BCM and a postdoctoral neuropsychology fellowship in the department of neurology at the College. Dr. Strutt performs neuropsychological evaluations to examine neurologically based cognitive and emotional changes in children, adolescents and adults. Her clinical specialties include Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury and epilepsy. She is fluent in Spanish and evaluates monolingual and bilingual Spanish-speaking patients.

Michele K. York, PhD, is an assistant professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. York earned a master's degree and doctorate in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Her extensive training includes an internship in clinical psychology/neuropsychology, a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology and a neurobehavioral fellowship, all at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. York's clinical specialties include neuropsychological evaluation of adults with movement disorders, including patients with deep brain stimulation; pre- and post-surgical evaluation of patients with epilepsy; language mapping during awake surgery for epilepsy and tumors; and differential diagnosis of dementias.

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