Faculty & Staff

Azam Ahmed

MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mustafa Baskaya

MD

Professor

baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Robert Dempsey

MD

Manucher J. Javid Professor & Chairman

dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

David Niemann

MD

Associate Professor

niemann@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Azam Ahmed

MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Wendell Lake

MD

Assistant Professor

lake@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Resnick

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

resnick@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amgad Hanna

MD

Professor

hanna@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Darnell Josiah

MD

Assistant Professor

josiah@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Lincoln Ramirez

MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus

ramirez@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Resnick

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

resnick@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Marin Darsie

MD

Assistant Professor - CHS in Emergency Medicine

medarsie@medicine.wisc.edu

Joshua Medow

MD, MSc, PhD, FAANS, FACS, FNCS, FAHA, FCCM

Tenured Professor

medow@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Erick Tarula

MD

Assistant Professor - CHS in Neurology

tarula@neurology.wisc.edu

Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz

MD

Professor - CHS in Radiology

BAagaard-Kienitz@uwhealth.org

Azam Ahmed

MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

David Niemann

MD

Associate Professor

niemann@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Shahriar Salamat

MD, PhD

Professor - CHS in Pathology

ssalamat@wisc.edu

Raheel Ahmed

MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

raheel.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Bermans Iskandar

MD

Professor

iskandar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

James Stadler III

MD, MAS

Assistant Professor

stadler@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amgad Hanna

MD

Professor

hanna@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Bermans Iskandar

MD

Professor

iskandar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Gregory Trost

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

trost@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Nathaniel Brooks

MD

Associate Professor

brooks@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amgad Hanna

MD

Professor

hanna@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Darnell Josiah

MD

Assistant Professor

josiah@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Wendell Lake

MD

Assistant Professor

lake@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Resnick

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

resnick@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Gregory Trost

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

trost@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Azam Ahmed

MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mustafa Baskaya

MD

Professor

baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Robert Dempsey

MD

Manucher J. Javid Professor & Chairman

dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mahua Dey

MD

Assistant Professor

dey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Kip Ludwig

PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

kaludwig2@wisc.edu

Eric Shusta

PhD

Howard Curler Distinguished Professor

eshusta@wisc.edu

Justin Williams

PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

jwilliams@engr.wisc.edu

Reid Alisch

PhD

Assistant Professor

alisch@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mustafa Baskaya

MD

Professor

baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Nathaniel Brooks

MD

Associate Professor

brooks@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Robert Dempsey

MD

Manucher J. Javid Professor & Chairman

dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amgad Hanna

MD

Professor

hanna@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Bermans Iskandar

MD

Professor

iskandar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Wendell Lake

MD

Assistant Professor

lake@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Kip Ludwig

PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

kaludwig2@wisc.edu

Joshua Medow

MD, MSc, PhD, FAANS, FACS, FNCS, FAHA, FCCM

Tenured Professor

medow@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Eric Shusta

PhD

Howard Curler Distinguished Professor

eshusta@wisc.edu

Raghu Vemuganti

PhD

Professor, Vice-Chair

vemuganti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Justin Williams

PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

jwilliams@engr.wisc.edu

Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz

MD

Professor - CHS in Radiology

BAagaard-Kienitz@uwhealth.org

Azam Ahmed

MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Raheel Ahmed

MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

raheel.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Reid Alisch

PhD

Assistant Professor

alisch@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mustafa Baskaya

MD

Professor

baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Nathaniel Brooks

MD

Associate Professor

brooks@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Marin Darsie

MD

Assistant Professor - CHS in Emergency Medicine

medarsie@medicine.wisc.edu

Robert Dempsey

MD

Manucher J. Javid Professor & Chairman

dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mahua Dey

MD

Assistant Professor

dey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amgad Hanna

MD

Professor

hanna@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Bermans Iskandar

MD

Professor

iskandar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Darnell Josiah

MD

Assistant Professor

josiah@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Wendell Lake

MD

Assistant Professor

lake@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Kip Ludwig

PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

kaludwig2@wisc.edu

Joshua Medow

MD, MSc, PhD, FAANS, FACS, FNCS, FAHA, FCCM

Tenured Professor

medow@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

David Niemann

MD

Associate Professor

niemann@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Lincoln Ramirez

MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus

ramirez@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Resnick

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

resnick@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Shahriar Salamat

MD, PhD

Professor - CHS in Pathology

ssalamat@wisc.edu

Eric Shusta

PhD

Howard Curler Distinguished Professor

eshusta@wisc.edu

James Stadler III

MD, MAS

Assistant Professor

stadler@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Erick Tarula

MD

Assistant Professor - CHS in Neurology

tarula@neurology.wisc.edu

Gregory Trost

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

trost@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Raghu Vemuganti

PhD

Professor, Vice-Chair

vemuganti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Justin Williams

PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

jwilliams@engr.wisc.edu

Valerie Becker

DNP

VBecker@uwhealth.org

Denise Brost

NP

brost@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Randi Davis

NP

davis@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jill DeLuca

PA

JDeLuca@uwhealth.org

Letitia Geanon

NP

geanon@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jocelyn Grendahl

RN BSN CNRN

Patient Navigator

grendahl@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Karla Hano

RN

KHano@uwhealth.org

Jennifer Hildner

NP

Jhildner@uwhealth.org

Susan Hubanks

APNP

hubanks@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jessica Leiberg

NP

leiberg@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Theresa Lenaghan

NP

lenaghan@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jacob Mcgrath

PA

Jacob.McGrath@uwmf.wisc.edu

Lisa Mclennan

DNP

mclennan@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Emily Meyer

APNP

meyer@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jenny Paul

RN

jpaul@uwhealth.org

Melissa Pechan

PA-C

mpechan@uwhealth.org

Katherine Pranica

PA-C

KPranica@uwhealth.org

Amanda Schmoeger

RN

aschmoeger@uwhealth.org

Shelly Schmoller

PA-C

schmoller@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Kelsey Shadel

MSN, RN

KShadel@uwhealth.org

Samantha Skaife

DNP APNP

SSkaife@uwhealth.org

Elizabeth Wang

PA

ewang@uwhealth.org

Jennifer Winchell

NP

winchell@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Zaid Aljuboori

MD
Cerebrovascular Fellow

aljuboori@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jaime Martinez Santos

MD

Cerebrovascular Fellow

Bradley Schmidt

MD
Spine Fellow

schmidt@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Burkett

MD

burkett@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Paul Page

MD

page@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Paul Page

MD

page@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Burkett

MD

burkett@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mark Kraemer

MD

kraemer@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Kelsey Bowman

MD

bowman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Niall Buckley

MD

buckley@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Youngwon Youn

MD

youn@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Garret Greeneway

MD

GGreeneway@uwhealth.org

Sarah Larson

MD

slarson5@uwhealth.org

Joyce Koueik

MD

jkoueik@uwhealth.org

Lars Meisner

MD

LMeisner@uwhealth.org

Simon Ammanuel

MD

sammanuel@uwhealth.org

Katherine Bunch

MD

KBunch@uwhealth.org

Darius Ansari

MD

dansari@uwhealth.org

Jacob Bethel

MD

jbethel2@uwhealth.org

Bharath Chelluboina

M.Pharm, PhD

Scientist I

chelluboina@wisc.edu

Suresh Mehta

PhD

Associate Scientist

mehta@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Gurwattan Miranpuri

PhD

Senior Scientist

miranpuri@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Aaron Suminski

PhD

Senior Scientist

suminski@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Uma Wesley

PhD

Research Professor
Distinguished Scientist

wesley@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Dan Hellenbrand

MS

Research Specialist

hellenbrand@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Tara Anderson

Graduate Medical Education Program Manager

anderson@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-0480

Mary Benkaddour

Medical Program Assistant

benkaddour@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-7304

Max Brunner

Accountant III

brunner@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-5885

Brittany Burroughs

Academic Program Specialist

burroughs@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-890-1988

Joyce Bushar

Medical Program Assistant

bushar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-1410

Anna Chapman

Senior Medical Program Assistant

chapman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-9585

Myhia Chapman

CPC– Medical Coding Specialist

mchapman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-4144

Robert Dempsey

MD

Manucher J. Javid Professor & Chairman

dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Sara DeTienne

Senior Director of Development

sara.detienne@supportuw.org

608-308-5366

Mary Beth Dunning

Neuro Clerkship Student Services Coordinator

dunning@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-9627

Steven Goodman

Distinguished Editor

goodman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Chad Krueger

Senior Engineer IV

krueger@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-0458

Aimee Lemrise

Senior Coding Coordinator

lemrise@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-5271

Jenna Maybock

Clinical Research Coordinator II

maybock@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-261-1577

Michelle Mcintyre

Medical Program Assistant

mcintyre@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-0485

Maggie Oimoen

Clinical Research Coordinator II

oimoen@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-6493

Janelle Poehnelt

Administrative Assistant III

poehnelt@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-4144

Ardiana Rushiti

CPC– Medical Coding Specialist

rushiti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-8857

Sima Sayyahmelli

Clinical Research Coordinator / Researcher I

sayyahmelli@wisc.edu

608-265-4514

Stephanie Schussler

Executive Assistant I

schuessler@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-5885

Danielle Shaw

Medical Program Assistant

shaw@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-1411

Emma Staudenmaier

Medical Program Assistant

staudenmaier@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-5443

Caleb Swenson

System Engineer IV

swenson@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-0458

Jessica Thorson

CPC– Medical Coding Specialist

JThorson2@uwhealth.org

Niki Virnig

MBA

Chief Administrative Officer
Department Administrator

virnig@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Cassie Whiting

Clinical Sciences Associate Department Administrator

whiting@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-261-1417

Stephanie Wilbrand

PhD

Clinical Research Manager / Research Administrator

wilbrand@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-9248

Greg Zalesak

Former Director

zalesak@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-0590

Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz

MD

Professor - CHS in Radiology

BAagaard-Kienitz@uwhealth.org

Azam Ahmed

MD, FAANS, FACS

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology

azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Raheel Ahmed

MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

raheel.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Reid Alisch

PhD

Assistant Professor

alisch@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Zaid Aljuboori

MD
Cerebrovascular Fellow

aljuboori@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Simon Ammanuel

MD

sammanuel@uwhealth.org

Tara Anderson

Graduate Medical Education Program Manager

anderson@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-0480

Darius Ansari

MD

dansari@uwhealth.org

Mustafa Baskaya

MD

Professor

baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Valerie Becker

DNP

VBecker@uwhealth.org

Mary Benkaddour

Medical Program Assistant

benkaddour@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-7304

Jacob Bethel

MD

jbethel2@uwhealth.org

Kelsey Bowman

MD

bowman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Nathaniel Brooks

MD

Associate Professor

brooks@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Denise Brost

NP

brost@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Max Brunner

Accountant III

brunner@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-5885

Niall Buckley

MD

buckley@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Katherine Bunch

MD

KBunch@uwhealth.org

Daniel Burkett

MD

burkett@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Brittany Burroughs

Academic Program Specialist

burroughs@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-890-1988

Joyce Bushar

Medical Program Assistant

bushar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-1410

Anna Chapman

Senior Medical Program Assistant

chapman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-9585

Myhia Chapman

CPC– Medical Coding Specialist

mchapman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-4144

Bharath Chelluboina

M.Pharm, PhD

Scientist I

chelluboina@wisc.edu

Marin Darsie

MD

Assistant Professor - CHS in Emergency Medicine

medarsie@medicine.wisc.edu

Randi Davis

NP

davis@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jill DeLuca

PA

JDeLuca@uwhealth.org

Robert Dempsey

MD

Manucher J. Javid Professor & Chairman

dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Sara DeTienne

Senior Director of Development

sara.detienne@supportuw.org

608-308-5366

Mahua Dey

MD

Assistant Professor

dey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Mary Beth Dunning

Neuro Clerkship Student Services Coordinator

dunning@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-9627

Letitia Geanon

NP

geanon@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Steven Goodman

Distinguished Editor

goodman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Garret Greeneway

MD

GGreeneway@uwhealth.org

Jocelyn Grendahl

RN BSN CNRN

Patient Navigator

grendahl@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Clayton Haldeman

MD

haldeman@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amgad Hanna

MD

Professor

hanna@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Karla Hano

RN

KHano@uwhealth.org

Dan Hellenbrand

MS

Research Specialist

hellenbrand@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jennifer Hildner

NP

Jhildner@uwhealth.org

Susan Hubanks

APNP

hubanks@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Bermans Iskandar

MD

Professor

iskandar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Darnell Josiah

MD

Assistant Professor

josiah@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Joyce Koueik

MD

jkoueik@uwhealth.org

Mark Kraemer

MD

kraemer@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Chad Krueger

Senior Engineer IV

krueger@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-0458

Wendell Lake

MD

Assistant Professor

lake@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Sarah Larson

MD

slarson5@uwhealth.org

Jessica Leiberg

NP

leiberg@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Aimee Lemrise

Senior Coding Coordinator

lemrise@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-5271

Theresa Lenaghan

NP

lenaghan@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Kip Ludwig

PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

kaludwig2@wisc.edu

Jaime Martinez Santos

MD

Cerebrovascular Fellow

Jenna Maybock

Clinical Research Coordinator II

maybock@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-261-1577

Jacob Mcgrath

PA

Jacob.McGrath@uwmf.wisc.edu

Michelle Mcintyre

Medical Program Assistant

mcintyre@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-0485

Lisa Mclennan

DNP

mclennan@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Joshua Medow

MD, MSc, PhD, FAANS, FACS, FNCS, FAHA, FCCM

Tenured Professor

medow@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Suresh Mehta

PhD

Associate Scientist

mehta@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Lars Meisner

MD

LMeisner@uwhealth.org

Emily Meyer

APNP

meyer@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Gurwattan Miranpuri

PhD

Senior Scientist

miranpuri@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Eric Momin

MD

Spine Fellow

momin@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

David Niemann

MD

Associate Professor

niemann@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Maggie Oimoen

Clinical Research Coordinator II

oimoen@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-6493

Paul Page

MD

page@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Jenny Paul

RN

jpaul@uwhealth.org

Melissa Pechan

PA-C

mpechan@uwhealth.org

Janelle Poehnelt

Administrative Assistant III

poehnelt@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-4144

Katherine Pranica

PA-C

KPranica@uwhealth.org

Lincoln Ramirez

MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus

ramirez@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Daniel Resnick

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

resnick@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Ardiana Rushiti

CPC– Medical Coding Specialist

rushiti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-262-8857

Shahriar Salamat

MD, PhD

Professor - CHS in Pathology

ssalamat@wisc.edu

Sima Sayyahmelli

Clinical Research Coordinator / Researcher I

sayyahmelli@wisc.edu

608-265-4514

Bradley Schmidt

MD
Spine Fellow

schmidt@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Amanda Schmoeger

RN

aschmoeger@uwhealth.org

Shelly Schmoller

PA-C

schmoller@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Stephanie Schussler

Executive Assistant I

schuessler@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-5885

Kelsey Shadel

MSN, RN

KShadel@uwhealth.org

Danielle Shaw

Medical Program Assistant

shaw@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-1411

Eric Shusta

PhD

Howard Curler Distinguished Professor

eshusta@wisc.edu

Samantha Skaife

DNP APNP

SSkaife@uwhealth.org

James Stadler III

MD, MAS

Assistant Professor

stadler@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Emma Staudenmaier

Medical Program Assistant

staudenmaier@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-5443

Aaron Suminski

PhD

Senior Scientist

suminski@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Caleb Swenson

System Engineer IV

swenson@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-0458

Erick Tarula

MD

Assistant Professor - CHS in Neurology

tarula@neurology.wisc.edu

Jessica Thorson

CPC– Medical Coding Specialist

JThorson2@uwhealth.org

Gregory Trost

MD

Professor, Vice-Chair

trost@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Raghu Vemuganti

PhD

Professor, Vice-Chair

vemuganti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Niki Virnig

MBA

Chief Administrative Officer
Department Administrator

virnig@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Elizabeth Wang

PA

ewang@uwhealth.org

Uma Wesley

PhD

Research Professor
Distinguished Scientist

wesley@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Cassie Whiting

Clinical Sciences Associate Department Administrator

whiting@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-261-1417

Stephanie Wilbrand

PhD

Clinical Research Manager / Research Administrator

wilbrand@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-265-9248

Justin Williams

PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Adjunct faculty of Neurological Surgery

jwilliams@engr.wisc.edu

Jennifer Winchell

NP

winchell@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Youngwon Youn

MD

youn@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

Greg Zalesak

Former Director

zalesak@neurosurgery.wisc.edu

608-263-0590