Neurosciences Institute - Physicians & Staff
Neurosciences Institute Chairman
- Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD
Dr. Michael Gruenthal is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology. He received his MD degree from the University of North Carolina and his PhD from Washington University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Epilepsy at Duke University. He completed his neurology residency training at the University of Louisville. He is Board certified. His special interests include Epilepsy.
General
- Martha Boulos, MD
Dr. Martha Boulos is an Assistant Professor of Neurology. She received her MD degree from Cairo University School of Medicine and did her residency training at the Medical College of Ohio. She completed a fellowship in Neurophysiology/Sleep Medicine at Wayne State University. She is Board Eligible. Her special interests include Sleep Medicine, Epilepsy and
Neuromuscular Disorders
- Matthew J. Murnane, MD
Dr. Matthew Murnane is an Associate Professor of Neurology. He received his MD degree from Albany Medical College and completed his neurology Residency and Fellowship in electromyography/neuromuscular disease at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University. He is Board Certified in Neurology with special qualification in clinical neurophysiology; He is also certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. His special interests include Muscle disease.
Epilepsy
- Michael Gruenthal, MD, PhD
Dr. Michael Gruenthal is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology. He received his MD degree from the University of North Carolina and his PhD from Washington University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Epilepsy at Duke University. He completed his neurology residency training at the University of Louisville. He is Board certified. His special interests include Epilepsy. - Timothy Lynch, MD
Dr. Timothy Lynch is an Assistant Professor of Neurology. He received his MD degree from Brown University and completed his neurology training at Washington University School of Medicine. Where he also completed fellowships in Epilepsy and EMG/NCS . He is Board Certified in Neurology, Electrodiagnostic medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology (Epilepsy Monitoring). His special interests are Epilepsy and EEG monitoring. - Anthony Ritaccio, MD
Dr, Anthony Ritaccio is a Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery. He received his MD from Albany Medical College. He completed his neurology training at Albany Medical Center and a fellowship in Epilepsy and Neurophysiology at the University of Pittsburgh Epilepsy Center. He is Board Certified in Neurology Special interests: Epilepsy, seizure disorders - Antonio Sparano, MD
Dr. Antonio Sparano. is an Assistant Professor of Neurology. He received his MD degree from the Second University of Naples School of Medicine & Surgery followed by successful completion of an internship and neurology residency at Albany Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident during his last year. He recently completed a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (Epilepsy) at NYU Medical Center. Dr. Sparano is Board Eligible in Neurology. His interests include epilepsy and other seizure disorders as well as general neurology.
Child Neurology
- Vincent Gibbons, MD
Dr. Gibbons is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics. He received his MD degree from Georgetown University. After completing his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, DC, Dr. Gibbons completed fellowships in Pediatric Neurology (George Washington University) and Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (Children's Hospital, Boston). Special interests include epilepsy and general pediatric neurology. - Jerome Haller, MD
Dr. Jerome Haller is a Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics. He received his MD degree from the University of Berne, Switzerland. He completed his residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center and a fellowship in Epilepsy and electroencephalography at Miami Children's Hospital. He is Board Certified in Child Neurology and Pediatrics. Special Interests include general pediatric neurology and Intraoperative somatosensory evoked potentials.
Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease
- Dzintra Celmins, MD
Dr. Dzintra Celmins is an Assistant Professor of Neurology. She received her MD degree from the Riga Medical Institute. She completed her neurology residency followed by a fellowship in movement disorders/behavioral neurology at Albany Medical College. She is Board Eligible. Her special interests include movement disorders and Alzheimer's disease. - Earl Zimmerman, MD
Professor and Bender Endowed Chair of Neurology
Dr. Zimmerman is the Clinical Director of the Alzheimer's Center and Director of Clinical Research for the Neurosciences Institute at AMC. Dr. Zimmerman is a neurologist who specializes in dementia, Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative disease. His clinical research programs are centered on identifying a biomarker for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease, referred to as Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Stroke
- Gary Bernadini, M.D., PhD Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Movement Disorders
- Donald Higgins, Jr., MD Professor
- Eric Molho, MD Professor
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Arnulf Koeppen, MD
Professor and Chief Neurology Service, VAMC - Richard Tomasulo, MD
Associate Professor - Farrukh Shaikh, MD
Assistant Professor
