Meet Our Faculty
Florian P. Thomas, M.D., M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center
Professor and Founding Chair of Neurology and Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Director, Northern Region, Neuroscience Care Transformation Service for Hackensack Meridian Health
Director, Hereditary Neuropathy Center of Excellence
Co-Director, Center for Memory Loss & Brain Health and ALS Center
Jafar Kafaie, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice Chair for Education, Hackensack University Medical Center
Vice Chair for Graduate Education & Professor of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Northern Region Director of Neuromuscular Diseases, Hackensack Meridian Health
Chief, Division of Neuromuscular Conditions, Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center
Director, Section of Neuromuscular Junction Disorders, Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center
Associate Program Director, Adult Neurology Residency Program, Hackensack University Medical Center
Director, Division of Neurorehabilitation, Hackensack University Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Additional Faculty
Neuroscience Institute & Department of Neurology
Neurology, Movement Disorders
Umer Akbar, M.D.
Neurology, Movement Disorders
Colum Amory, M.D.
Vascular Neurology, Stroke
Yoo-Jin Michelle Bank, M.D.
Neurocritical Care
Robert D. Connors, M.D.
Neurology, Neurophysiology, ALS, Epilepsy
Judith Creighton, Ph.D.
Neuropsychology, Rehabilitation Psychology
Kevin E. Crutchfield, M.D.
Neurology, Concussion, Stroke
Anna Derbaly-Basenese, Psy.D.
Health Psychology
Debra Lynn Fromer, M.D.
Neuro-Urology
Martin S. Gizzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Stroke
Georges A. Ghacibeh, M.D., M.S.
Neurology, Neurophysiology, Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias, Developmental Neurology, Epilepsy, Sleep
Felicia J. Gliksman, D.O.
Pediatric Neurology, Concussion
Barbara Gordon-Kundu, M.D.
Vascular Neurology, Stroke
Jacob R. Hascalovici, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurology, Interventional Pain Management
Parisa Heidari, M.D.
Vascular Neurology, Stroke
Hao Huang, M.D.
Neurology, Headache Medicine
Jafar Kafaie, M.D., Ph.D.
Neurology, Neurophysiology, ALS, acquired & hereditary neuropathies & myopathies, neuromuscular junction disorders, neurophysiology
Mohammed F. Kananeh, M.D.
Neurocritical Care
Elizabeth Kera, Ph.D.
Neuropsychology
Kiandokht Keyhanian, M.D.
Neurology, Neuroimmunology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Michelle Joosun Kim, M.D.
Neuro-Urology
Susan Kraus, RD
Nutrition
Neurology, Headache Medicine
Danielle Y. Lee, M.D.
Neurology, Interventional Pain Management
Elizabet Santana Marmon-Halm, Psy.D.
Neuropsychology
Ann M. Miller, M.D.
Adult Neurology, Vice Chair of Critical Care
Eric Mittelmann, M.D.
Neurology, Neurophysiology, ALS, Acquired & Hereditary Neuropathies & Myopathies, Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
Olga M. Nikelshpur, Ph.D.
Neuropsychology, Cognitive Remediation
Joyce Okendo, M.D.
Neurocritical Care
Grigory Ostrovskiy, M.D.
Neurocritical Care, Emergency Medicine
Krupa Pandey, M.D.
Neurology, Neuroimmunology, Vice Chair of Research
Deric M. Park, M.D.
Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Manisha Parulekar, M.D.
Geriatrics, Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias
Kaitlin Reilly-Kit, M.D.
Neurocritical Care, Vice Chair of Quality Improvement
Alexandra Reynolds, M.D.
Neurocritical Care
Sameer Sharma, M.D.
Neurocritical Care, Vascular Neurology, Stroke, Epilepsy
Anuradha Singh, D.O.
Neurology, Neuroimmunology
Florian P. Thomas, M.D.
Neurology, ALS, Acquired & Hereditary Neuropathies, Neuro-Genetics, Neuro-Immunology
Jonathan B. Tiu, M.D.
Neurology, Neurorehabilitation, ALS, Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury
Thanh Lam Lance Tran, M.D.
Vascular Neurology, Stroke
William Tsang, Psy.D.
Neuropsychology, Health Psychology
Shan Uddin, M.D.
Neurology, Neuro-Ophthalmology
Kamal Wagle, M.D.
Geriatrics, Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias