Faculty

Clinical Faculty

Name & TitleSpecial Interests
Brian HohBrian L. Hoh, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Chair of Neurosurgery

Aneurysms

AVMs
Cerebrovascular Disease
Stroke
Moyamoya Disease
Jason Blatt MDJason E. Blatt, MD
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Headshot of Dr. Nohra ChalouhiNohra Chalouhi, MD
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Chief of Cerebrovascular Surgery
Aneurysms
Strokes
AVMs
Carotid disease
Moyamoya
Endovascular surgery
Cerebrovascular surgery
Spine surgery
Mathew Decker headshotMatthew Decker, MD, MPH
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Spine surgery
Kelly Foote MDKelly D. Foote, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation
Brain Tumor Surgery
Radiosurgery
Dr. FriedmanWilliam A. Friedman, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Neuro-oncology
Brain Tumor Surgery
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Radiosurgery
Ashley P. Ghiaseddin, MD
Neuro-Oncologist
Associate Professor
Glioblastoma
Lymphona
Quality Assurance
Lance Governale MDLance Governale, MD
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Patric HanPatrick Han, MD
Neurosurgeon
Medical Director, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Endovascular Surgery
Spinal Surgery
Neuro-Oncology
Brain Tumor Surgery
Justin Hilliard, MDJustin D. Hilliard, MD
Assistant Professor
Movement Disorders
Deep Brain Stimulation
Spine Surgery
Brain Tumor
Daniel Hoh, MDDaniel Hoh, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor

Minimally Invasive
and Complex Spine Surgery
Patrick Jacob MDR. Patrick Jacob, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Complex Spine Surgery - including all types of spinal instrumentation
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Dr. KhannaRohit K. Khanna, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
General Adult Neurosurgery
KrafftPaul Krafft, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Neurotrauma
Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord and Column Injury
Complex Spine Surgery
Brain Tumor Surgery
Stroke
Matthew Koch CroppedMatthew Koch, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Endovascular Surgery
Skull Base Surgery
Moyamoya
Stroke
Brain tumors
Spine Tumors
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSGregory J.A. Murad, MD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Residency Program Director
General Adult Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor Surgery
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Surgery
Dr. Maryam RahmanMaryam Rahman, MD, MS
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Gliomas
Brain and Skull Base Tumors
Brain Tumor Surgery
Serendipity RinonosSerendipity Zapanta Rinonos, MD, PhD Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests:
Epigenetics of malignant glioma and development of targeted molecular therapies

Clinical Interests:
Primary brain tumors, malignant glioma, glioblastoma
Steven Roper , MD ProfessorSteven N. Roper, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor

Epilepsy Surgery

Surgery for Pituitary Tumors
Epilepsy Research
Sriharan Siva Siva Sriharan, MBBCh(Hons), MSc, FRCS(C), FAANS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Spinal Neurosurgery
TafelIan Tafel, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Complex Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Spinal Cord Tumors
Spinal Deformity
Elizabeth Vitarbo
Elizabeth Vitarbo, MDNeurotrauma

Research Faculty

PhotoName & TitleSpecial Interests
Frank J. Bova, PhDFrank J. Bova, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Computer Guided Neurosurgery
Avirup-ChakrabortyAvirup Chakraborty, PhD
Assistant Scientist
GBM
Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer Stem Cells
Immunotherapy
Tumor Metabolism
Anjali ChauhanAnjali Chauhan, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Dr. DeleyrolleLoic P. Deleyrolle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Glioma
Tumor initiating Cells
Innovative Technologies
Neural Stem Cell Functions and Dysfunctions
Catherine FloresCatherine T. Flores, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Intracranial Tumors
Imunotherapy
Koji Hosaka, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Intracranial Aneurysms
Aneurysm and Vascular Repair
 jianping-huang-thumbnailJianping Huang, MD, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Immunotherapy
Immunology
Dan Jin Dan Jin, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist
Immune evasion mechanisms in cancer
Immunotherapy
Hector Mendez-Gomez PhDHector R. Mendez-Gomez Ph.D.
Research Associate Scientist
Nanotechnology
Immunotherapy
Brain tumors
Blood-brain barrier
Duane Mitchell ThumbnailDuane Mitchell, MD, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Director
Immunopathology and Immunotherapy
Neuro-oncology
Dr. Maryam RahmanMaryam Rahman, MD, MS
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Gliomas
Brain and Skull Base Tumors
Brain Tumor Surgery
Didier A. Rajon, PhDDidier A. Rajon, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Customized Positioning Fixtures for Neurological Guided Surgery,

Rapid Prototyping Technology
Brent Reynolds, PhDBrent Reynolds, Ph.D.
Professor
Neural Stem Cells
New Technologies
Cancer Stem Cells
Cell Replacement Strategies
Christina von Roemeling, PhDChristina von Roemeling, Ph.D.  Assistant Professor
Serendipity Zapanta Rinonos, MD, PhDSerendipity Zapanta Rinonos, MD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
Epigenetics of malignant glioma and development of targeted molecular therapies

Clinical Interests:
Primary brain tumors, malignant glioma, glioblastoma
Elias Sayour ThumbnailElias Sayour, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pediatric Brain Tumors
Immunotherapeutics for Pediatric Tumors
Eugenio SimonEugenio Simon, Ph.D.
Program Director, GMP Facility
Haipeng-TaoHaipeng Tao, MD, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist
Brain Tumors
Immunotherapy
Mu Yang, MSMu Yang, MS 
Assistant-In Computer Guided Surgery
Computer Guided Surgery
Changlin Yang, MDChanglin Yang, M.D.
Assistant Scientist
Immunotherapy
Bioinformatics
Data mining
Immune Monitoring
Clinical Trial Development
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Brain Tumors
Oleg Yegorov PhDOleg Yegorov Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist
Immunogenomics
Immunotherapy

Joint Faculty

PhotoName & TitleDepartment
Kris HootenLTC Kristopher G. Hooten, MDUS Military Neurosurgery Liaison
Katharina BuslKatharina Busl, MD, MS Department of Neurology 
Christopher Butson, PhDChristopher Butson, PhDDepartment of Neurology
Coralie de HemptinneCoralie de Hemptinne MS, PHDDepartment of Neurology
Brian LoboBrian Lobo, MD Department of Otolaryngology
MacielCarolina Maciel, MD Department of Neurology 
Michael Okun MDMichael S. Okun, MDDepartment of Neurology
Steven Robicsek MD, PhDSteven A. Robicsek, MD, PhD

 
Department of Anesthesiology
RobinsonChristopher Robinson, DO, MS Department of Neurology 
Christopher M Seubert MD, PhD, DABMNChristopher M Seubert, MD, PhD, DABMBNDepartment of Anesthesiology