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
| Position | Name |
| Chair | Kenneth L. Tyler, MD |
| Executive Vice Chair | Victoria S. Pelak, MD |
| Vice Chair - Basic Research | ​​Jeffrey L. Bennett, MD, PhD |
| Vice Chair - Clinical Research | ​Enrique Alvarez, MD, PhD |
| Vice Chair - Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå | ​Douglas E. Ney, MD |
| Vice Chair - Inpatient Services | William J. Jones, MD |
| Vice Chair - Outpatient Services Associate Director | Samantha K. Holden, MD, MS Anna A. Shah, MD |
| Vice Chair - Quality Improvement | Jennifer R. Simpson, MD |
Director - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Nicole R. Gonzales, MD |
Director - Outpatient Patient Safety and Experience | Anna Shah, MD |
Director - Medical Student Training | Aaron M. Carlson, MD |
Director-Residency Training | Douglas E. Ney, MD |
| Directors - Wellness | Katherine Alpogianis, PA-C Abigail Anderson, MD |
| Location | Name |
| Children's Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå | Kevin C. Ess, MD, PhD |
| Denver Health Medical Center | Patrick J. Bosque, MD |
| Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Interim) | Tyler M. Miller, MD |
| University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Hospital | Kenneth L. Tyler, MD |
| Position | Name | Phone |
Vice Chair and Director of Finance & Administration | Alexander Stein, MS, MBA | (303) 724-6346 |
| ​Business Services Program Directors | Joseph Daniels, MPH, MBA Angela Kirkpatrick, MBA | (303) 724-7928 (303) 724-7928 |
| Business Services Principal Professional | Melody Dawn, BS | |
| Chair's Sr. Executive Assistant | Diane Strong, MBA | (303) 724-4327 |
| Clinical Financial Analyst | Mary O'Connell | (303) 724-6253 |
| Faculty Affairs Coordinator | Michelle Stocker, MPH | (303) 724-7421 |
| Faculty Promotions Coordinator | Sonya Simmons, BS | (303) 724-9020 |
| Finance Managers | Candace Ellman, MA Kristie Fields | (303) 724-2194 (303) 724-8225 |
| Gift Fund Manager | Michelle Stocker, MPH | (303) 724-7421 |
| Grants Managers | Anabel Adler, BA | (303) 724-4172 |
| Human Resources Sr. Professionals | Kerri Gillett, MBA Julianne Harder, BS | (303) 724-0367 (303) 724-3871 |
| ​IT Manager IT Sr. Professional | David Vu, BS Yuozas "Joe" Kripas, BS Michael Hutchinson | (303) 724-8656 ​(303) 724-8656 ​(303) 724-8656 |
| Operations Coordinator | Allie Bravo, BS | (303) 724-5932 |
| Subspeciality | Name | Contact |
| Behavioral Neurology [Drs. Arciniegas, Bakeman, Bettcher, Carlisle, Farley, Holden & McConnell] | Deanna Ragsdale | Phone: (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 Center | Nicole Leith, MS -Program Manager | Phone: (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 | Phone: (720) 848-8529
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| Neuro-Immunology/Multiple Sclerosis [Drs. Alvarez, Corboy, Gross, Kammeyer, Piquet, Schreiner, Shah & Wolf] | Christy Cain, BFA | Phone: (303) 724-2187 Fax: (303) 724-0985 |
| Neuro-Muscular [Drs. Dixon, Foster, Fridman, Kennedy, Quan, Ragole & Sreenivasan] | Jacob Bockhorst, BA -Program Manager | Phone: (303) 724-2188 Fax: (303) 724-2202 |
| Neuro-Oncology [Drs. Damek & Ney] | Jerri Lusk | Phone: (303) 724-2184 Fax: (303) 724-2213 |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology [Drs. Bennett & Pelak] | Jerri Lusk | Phone: (303) 724-2184 Fax: (303) 724-2213 |
| Neuro-Palliative Care [Dr. Vaughan] | Candace Ellman, MA | ​Phone: (303) 724-2194 Fax: (303) 724-2212 |
Research: VZV [Dr. Nagel] | Jerri Lusk | Phone: (303) 724-2184 Fax: (303) 724-2213 |
| Program | Name | Info |
| Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Division | Douglas E. Ney, MD | Vice Chair |
| Residency Program | Douglas E. Ney, MD | Director |
| Residency Program | Elizabeth Matthews, MD Matthew S. West, MD | Associate Directors |
| Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Director | Hannah Daniels, BS | (303) 724-6533 |
| Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Coordinator | Fabiana Estrella, BA | (303) 724-0316 |
| Fellowship Coordinators | Hannah Daniels, BS | (303) 724-6533 |
| Medical Student Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå & Grand Rounds Coordinator | Jonathan Rendon, BA | (303) 724-0324 |
| Residency Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Coordinator | Hannah Daniels, BS | (303) 724-6533 |
Training Verifications: Neurology-Verify@cuanschutz.edu
| Program | Name | Info |
| Advanced Practice Provider Neurology Fellowship | Victoria S. Pelak, MD Darcy O'Banion, DNP | Director Director |
| Samantha Holden, MD, MS Delia Bakeman, DO Tara Carlisle, MD, PhD | Director Assistant Director Assistant Director | |
| Epilepsy Fellowship | Nitish Harid, MD | Director |
| Headache Medicine Fellowship | Danielle Wilhour, MD | Director |
| Movement Disorder Fellowship | Trevor Hawkins, MD | Director |
| Neurohospitalist Fellowship | Brian Sauer, MD, PhD | Director |
| Neuroimmunology Fellowship | Robert H. Gross, MD Andrew Wolf, MD | Director Assistant Director |
| Neuroimmunology & Neurological Infections Fellowship | Daniel M. Pastula, MD, MHS Amanda Piquet, MD Lakshmi Chauhan, MD | Director Assistant Director Assistant Director |
| Neuromuscular Medicine / Clinical Pathology Fellowship | Dianna Quan, MD | Director Director |
| Neuro-Oncology Fellowship | Denise M. Damek, MD | Director |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship | Victoria S. Pelak, MD | Director |
| Neurovirology Research Fellowship | Maria A. Nagel, MD | Director |
Vascular Fellowship | Setareh Salehi Omran, MD Sharon N. Poisson, MD | Director Assistant Director |
Training Verifications: Neurology-Verify@cuanschutz.edu
| Program | Name | Info |
| Aaron M. Carlson, MD | Director | |
| Medical Student Training | Vera Fridman, MD | Associate Director |
| Medical Student Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Coordinator | Jonathan Rendon, BA | (303) 724-0324 |
| Program | Name | Info |
| Coordinator, Grand Rounds | Jonathan Rendon, BA | (303) 724-0324 |
| Position | Name | Phone |
| Director, Clinical Research Program | Haley Steinert, MS | (303) 724-4172 |
| Program Finance Manager | Jennifer Eggum, BS | (303) 724-0350 |
| Finance & Budget Specialists | Scott LeBeau, MS | (303) 724-2197 |
| Grants Professionals | Anabel Adler, BA | (303) 724-6294 (303) 724-6096 (303) 724-6294 |
| Program Managers | Brianna Blume, MS Lex Duque Sanchez, BS Ying Liu, MD John O'Shaughnessy, MS | 303-724-6386 303-724-0866 303-724-8288 303-724-7924 |
| Project Managers | Eric Engebretson, BS Deja Leadley, BS | (303) 724-4172 (303) 724-0576 |
| Recruitment Specialists | Recruitment Specialists | (303) 724-4644 |
| Regulatory & Study Start-Up Manager | Nicole Gendelman, MA | (303) 724-4172 |
| Regulatory Professional | Monica Murray, MPH | (303) 724-4172 |