Administration [Academic Offices Only]

Welcome to the Department of Neurology


All patient care is provided through the UCHealth Neurosciences Clinic at 720-848-2080. No protected health information communications can legally be fielded through the Department of Neurology.

Contact the administrative office of the Department of Neurology with academic concerns at:

Mailing address:        Mail Stop B182, Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045

Courier address:       Research Complex 2, Room 5018, 12700 East 19th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045

E-Mail:                          Neurology-Administrative@ucdenver.edu

Training Verification: Neurology-Verify@ucdenver.edu

Neurology Faculty Administration

 Position Name
ChairKenneth L. Tyler, MD
Executive Vice ChairVictoria S. Pelak, MD
Vice Chair - Academic Development and
Community Partnership
Nicole R. Gonzales, MD
Vice Chair - Basic Research鈥嬧€婮effrey L. Bennett, MD, PhD
Vice Chair - Clinical Research鈥婨nrique Alvarez, MD, PhD
Vice Chair - 麻豆传媒高清鈥婦ouglas E. Ney, MD
Vice Chair - Inpatient ServicesWilliam J. Jones, MD
Vice Chair - Outpatient Services
 Associate Director
Samantha K. Holden, MD, MS
 Anna A. Shah, MD
Vice Chair - Quality ImprovementJennifer R. Simpson, MD

Director - Outpatient Patient Safety and Experience

Anna Shah, MD

Director - Medical Student Training
 Associate Director

Aaron M. Carlson, MD
 Vera Fridman, MD

Director-Residency Training
 Associate Directors

Douglas E. Ney, MD
 Elizabeth Matthews, MD
 Setareh Omran, MD
 Robert W. Pratt, MD
 Matthew S. West, MD

Directors - Wellness
Katherine Alpogianis, PA-C
Abigail Anderson, MD

Neurology Service Chiefs at Hospital Affiliates

LocationName
Children's Hospital 麻豆传媒高清

Kevin C. Ess, MD, PhD

Denver Health Medical CenterPatrick J. Bosque, MD
Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Interim)
Tyler M. Miller, MD
University of 麻豆传媒高清 HospitalKenneth L. Tyler, MD

 

Neurology Administrative Staff

 Position Name Phone

Vice Chair and Director of Finance & Administration

Alexander Stein, MS, MBA(303) 724-6346
鈥婤usiness Services Program DirectorsJoseph Daniels, MPH, MBA
Angela Kirkpatrick, MBA
(303) 724-7928
(303) 724-7928
Business Services Principal ProfessionalMelody Dawn, BS 
Chair's Sr. Executive AssistantDiane Strong, MBA(303) 724-4327
Clinical Financial AnalystMary O'Connell(303) 724-6253
Faculty Affairs CoordinatorMichelle Stocker, MPH(303) 724-7421
Faculty Promotions Coordinator
Sonya Simmons, BS
(303) 724-9020
Finance ManagersCandace Ellman, MA
Kristie Fields
(303) 724-2194
(303) 724-8225
Gift Fund ManagerMichelle Stocker, MPH(303) 724-7421
Grants Managers

Anabel Adler, BA
Kelly Rago, MPH
Trevor Sooy, MBA

(303) 724-4172
(303) 724-6294
(303) 724-8971

Human Resources Sr. Professionals
Kerri Gillett, MBA
Julianne Harder, BS
(303) 724-0367
(303) 724-3871
鈥婭T Manager
IT Sr. Professional
David Vu, BS
Yuozas "Joe" Kripas, BS
Michael Hutchinson
(303) 724-8656
鈥�(303) 724-8656
鈥�(303) 724-8656
Operations Coordinator
Allie Bravo, BS
(303) 724-5932   

Neurology Subspecialty Administrative Staff

SubspecialityNameContact
Behavioral Neurology [Drs. Arciniegas, Bakeman, Bettcher, Carlisle, Farley, Holden & McConnell]Deanna RagsdalePhone: (303) 724-2046
Fax:  (303) 724-4082
Epilepsy [Drs. Atwood, Chaudhry, Gallegos, Geller, Harid, Liu, Kaye, Pellinen, Strom & Woodward]Travis Beckstead, MS -Program Manager
Linda Friedman
Phone: (720) 848-7812

Phone: (720) 848-8583
Fax: (720) 848-0194

General Neurology [Drs. Kang, Li & Morgan]

Nicole Maes, BS
Phone: (303) 724-5635
Fax:  (303) 724-4082
Headache/Pain Medicine [Drs. Anderson, Birlea, Burke, Jenkins, O'Brien & Wilhour]Nicole Maes, BS
Phone: (303) 724-5635
Fax:  (303) 724-4082
Movement Disorders [Drs. Amara, Aslam, Baumgartner, Bayram, Buard, Feuerstein, Forbes, Fullard, Hawkins, Kern & Korsmo]Candace Ellman, MA
Linda Petrick
Phone: (303) 724-2194
Phone: (303) 724-8984
Fax: (303) 724-2212
Movement Disorders CenterNicole Leith, MS -Program ManagerPhone: (303) 724-8984
Fax:  (303) 724-2212
Neuro-Hospitalist & Stroke
[Drs. Carlson, Eklund, Gonzales, Jones, Leppert, Matthews, Omran, Orjuela, Pastula, Poisson, Ragole, Sauer, Simpson & West]

Ashley Runyan, BA -Program Manager
Miriam Garza de la Torre, BA

Phone: (720) 848-8529
Phone: (720) 848-8534
Fax: (720) 848-0194

 

Neuro-Immunology/Multiple Sclerosis
[Drs. Alvarez, Corboy, Gross, Kammeyer, Piquet, Schreiner, Shah & Wolf]
Christy Cain, BFAPhone: (303) 724-2187
Fax: (303) 724-0985
Neuro-Muscular
[Drs. Dixon, Foster, Fridman, Kennedy, Quan, Ragole & Sreenivasan]
Jacob Bockhorst, BA -Program ManagerPhone: (303) 724-2188
Fax: (303) 724-2202
Neuro-Oncology
[Drs. Damek & Ney]
Jerri LuskPhone: (303) 724-2184
Fax: (303) 724-2213
Neuro-Ophthalmology
[Drs. Bennett & Pelak]
Jerri LuskPhone: (303) 724-2184
Fax: (303) 724-2213
Neuro-Palliative Care
[Dr. Vaughan]
Candace Ellman, MA鈥婸hone: (303) 724-2194
Fax: (303) 724-2212

Research: VZV

[Dr. Nagel]

Jerri LuskPhone: (303) 724-2184
Fax: (303) 724-2213

 Neurology Residency Program

ProgramNameInfo
麻豆传媒高清 DivisionDouglas E. Ney, MDVice Chair
Residency Program

Elizabeth Matthews, MD

Director
Residency Program

Nicole M. Caunt, DO
Robert W. Pratt, MD

Matthew S. West, MD

Associate Directors

麻豆传媒高清 DirectorHannah Daniels, BS(303) 724-6533
麻豆传媒高清 CoordinatorFabiana Estrella, MIHM(303) 724-0316

Fellowship Coordinators

Hannah Daniels, BS
Fabiana Estrella, MIHM
Isabel Martinez
Sonya Simmons, BS

(303) 724-6533
(303) 724-0316
(303) 724-4127
(303) 724-9020

Medical Student 麻豆传媒高清 & Grand Rounds Coordinator
Jonathan Rendon, BA(303) 724-0324
Residency 麻豆传媒高清 CoordinatorBranda Logan, BS(303) 724-4330

Training Verifications: Neurology-Verify@cuanschutz.edu

 

Neurology Fellowship Program

 Program Name Info
Advanced Practice Provider Neurology Fellowship
Victoria S. Pelak, MD
Darcy O'Banion, DNP
Director
Director

Samantha Holden, MD, MS
Morgan Farley, MD
Delia Bakeman, DO
Tara Carlisle, MD, PhD

Director
Associate Director
Associate Director
Associate Director

Epilepsy FellowshipNitish Harid, MDDirector
Headache Medicine FellowshipDanielle Wilhour, MD
Director
Movement Disorder FellowshipTrevor Hawkins, MDDirector
Neurohospitalist FellowshipBrian Sauer, MD, PhDDirector
Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis FellowshipRobert H. Gross, MD
Andrew Wolf, MD, MS
Director
Associate Director
Neuroimmunology & Neurological Infections FellowshipDaniel M. Pastula, MD, MHS
Amanda Piquet, MD
Lakshmi Chauhan, MD
Director
Associate Director
Associate Director
Neuromuscular Medicine / Clinical Pathology Fellowship

Vera Fridman, MD
Varun Sreenivasan, MD

Director
Director
Neuro-Oncology FellowshipDenise M. Damek, MDDirector
Neuro-Ophthalmology FellowshipVictoria S. Pelak, MDDirector
Neurovirology Research FellowshipMaria A. Nagel, MDDirector

Vascular Fellowship
Stroke Research Fellowship

Setareh Salehi Omran, MD
Sharon N. Poisson, MD
Director
Associate Director

Training Verifications: Neurology-Verify@cuanschutz.edu

Neurology Medical Student Clerkship and Electives

ProgramNameInfo
Aaron M. Carlson, MD
Director
Medical Student TrainingSetareh Salehi Omran, MDAssociate Director
Medical Student 麻豆传媒高清 CoordinatorJonathan Rendon, BA
(303) 724-0324

 Neurology Grand Rounds

ProgramNameInfo
Coordinator, Grand RoundsJonathan Rendon, BA(303) 724-0324

Neurology Clinical Research Staff

 

 Position Name Phone
Director, Clinical Research Program Haley Steinert, MS, CCRP(303) 724-4172
Program Finance Manager
Jennifer Eggum, BS
(303) 724-0350
Finance & Budget Specialists

Scott LeBeau, MS
Marissa Lane, BS
Ricardo Mancillas, BA
Scott Peterson, BA
Jonnathan Quijada, BS
Nathan Suwarnasarn, BBA

(303) 724-2197
Grants Professionals

Anabel Adler, BA
Trevor Sooy, MBA
Kelly Rago, MPH, CRA

(303) 724-6294
(303) 724-6096
(303) 724-6294
Program Managers
Brianna Blume, MS
Lex Duque Sanchez, BS
Ying Liu, MD 
303-724-6386
303-724-0866
303-724-8288
Project ManagersEric Engebretson, BS
Deja Leadley, BS
(303) 724-4172
(303) 724-0576
Recruitment SpecialistsRecruitment Specialists(303) 724-4644
Regulatory Program Manager
Regulatory Affairs Coordinator
Monica Murray, MPH
Ranya Hanish, BS
(303) 724-4172
(303) 724-3879

Neurology (SOM)

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Research Complex II

12700 East 19th Avenue

5018

Aurora, CO 80045


303-724-4328

 

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