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
Associate Professor
Chief of Cerebrovascular Surgery
Aneurysms
Strokes
AVMs
Carotid disease
Moyamoya
Endovascular surgery
Cerebrovascular surgery
Spine surgery
Dr. Julie L. ChanJulie L. Chan, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Complex Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Spine Trauma
Mathew Decker headshotMatthew Decker, MD, MPH
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Spine surgery
Daryl Fields, MD, PhD.DDaryl Fields, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Spine Trauma
Neuroplasticity
Motor Rehabilitation
Device Development
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
Professor
Glioblastoma
Lymphona
Quality Assurance
Lance Governale MDLance Governale, MD
Neurosurgeon
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
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director
Movement Disorders
Deep Brain Stimulation
Spine Surgery
Brain Tumor
Daniel Hoh, MDDaniel Hoh, MD, MBA
Neurosurgeon
Professor

Minimally Invasive

Complex Spine Surgery
Hulou, MaherMaher Hulou
Neurosurgeon, UF Health
Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Microsurgery
Skull Base Surgery
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Neurosurgical Oncology
Degenerative Spine Surgery
Dr. KhannaRohit K. Khanna, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
General Adult Neurosurgery
Kraft, PaulPaul 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
Liang, dannyDanny Liang, MD
Neurosurgeon
Brain and spinal metastatic tumors
Degenerative and complex spinal disorders
Neurotrauma
Primary brain tumors
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSGregory J.A. Murad, MD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Professor
General Adult Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor Surgery
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Surgery
Dr. Maryam RahmanMaryam Rahman, MD, MS
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Gliomas
Brain and Skull Base Tumors
Brain Tumor Surgery
Dr. 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 Roth, MDSteven G. Roth, MD
Neurosurgeon
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Surgery

Treatment of Spinal Degenerative, Trauma, Tumor, Rheumatology and Infectious Disorders

Spinal Tumors, Spinal Deformity
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

Research Faculty

PhotoName & TitleSpecial Interests
Frank J. Bova, PhDFrank J. Bova, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Computer Guided Neurosurgery
Anjali ChauhanAnjali Chauhan, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Glioblastoma
Nanotechnology
Immunotherapy
Tumor microenvironment
Laser thermotherapy (LITT)
Fabri, DaniellaDaniella Fabri, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor
Guided Surgery
Medical Imaging
Daryl Fields, MD, PhD.DDaryl Fields, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Spine Trauma
Neuroplasticity
Motor Rehabilitation
Device Development
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
Yuanqing LuYuanqing Lu, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Brain tumor
Mitochondria in Glioblastoma
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
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 ProfessorNeuro-Oncology
AAV Gene Therapy
Focused Ultrasound-Enhanced Delivery
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
Immunotherapy
GMP Manufacturing
Vinata-Vedam-MaiVinata Vedam-Mai, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chenggang WangChenggang Wang, 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
RobinsonChristopher Robinson, DO, MS Department of Neurology