Acute Injury Core

Preclinical and clinical exploration of mechanisms as well as pathophysiology and management of physiological and clinical manifestations of all forms of brain injury, including traumatic, vascular, anoxic, and others. This core’s focus is on acute changes and development of further interventions to better optimize neuroprotection and minimize extent of injury.

	Researcher/Clinician Name	Title	Department	Specialties
	Michael Jaffee, MD, FAAN, FANA	Chair of Neurology, Professor, and BRAIN Center Director	Department of Neurology	Traumatic brain injury, concussion, sleep disorders
	Jose Abisambra, PhD	Associate Professor Of Neuroscience And CTRND, Deputy Director of the BRAIN Center, Assistant Dean For Health Care Excellence, Community And Belonging	Department of Neuroscience	Molecular mechanisms linking tau and ER dysfunction with neurodegeneration
	Pouya A Ameli, MD	Assistant Professor Of Neurology And Neurosurgery, Division Of Neurocritical Care; Faculty Director, Medi-Futures/Medi-Gators Shadowing & Mentorship Programs; Asst Director Neurology Clerkship	Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery	Neurocritical care, genetics of stroke outcome
	Russell Bauer, PhD, ABPP	Professor Emeritus	Department of Clinical & Health Psychology	Clinical neuropsychology, traumatic brain injury
	Gabriel Bonnell, MD	Assistant Professor	Department of Neurology	Acute management of ischemic stroke
	Katharina Busl, MD	James E. Rooks, Jr., Professor In Neurology, Professor Of Neurosurgery, Associate Chair of Clinical Operations in Neurology, Chief of the Division Of Neurocritical Care	Department of Neurology	Acute ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, characterization of systemic complications in neurocritical illness
	James R Clugston, MD, MS, FAMSSM, CAQSM	Clinical Associate Professor and Sports Medicine Fellowship Director	Department of Community Health and Family Medicine	Sport-related concussion, sports medicine
	Steven DeKosky, MD	Professor & Deputy Director of the McKnight Brain Institute	Department of Neurology	Alzheimer’s disease and dementia associated with traumatic brain injury
	Brian Hoh, MD, MBA	Chair, James and Brigitte Marino Family Professor	Department of Neurosurgery	Neurosurgery, acute ischemic stroke, aneurysm clipping
	Carolina Maciel, MD, MSCR	Associate Professor Of Neurology And Neurosurgery	Department of Neurology	Cognitive function after cardiac arrest/recovery, neurocritical care, traumatic brain injury
	Gregory J A Murad, MD	Clinical Associate Professor and Residency Program Director	Department of Neurosurgery	Neurosurgery, metastatic brain tumor
	Stephen E Nadeau, MD	Professor	Department of Neurology	Application of parallel distributed processing theory to understand the neural basis of cognitive function and its breakdown with brain injury, rehabilitation strategies
	Michael A Pizzi, DO, PhD	Associate Professor	Department of Neurology	Mechanisms of blood brain barrier breakdown after acute neurologic injuries
	Christopher Robinson, DO, MS	Associate Professor	Department of Neurology	Increased intracranial pressure, stroke, traumatic brain injury
	Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhD, MSCR, FAHA	Assistant Professor	Department of Neurology	Advanced MRI and stroke, blood biomarkers and stroke, protective and preventive measures of cerebrovascular disorders, stroke recovery
	Lakeisha Williams, PhD	Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies	Department of Biomedical Engineering	Traumatic brain injury, soft tissue mechanics, bio-inspired design & materials characterization
	John B Williamson, PhD	Associate Professor	Department of Clinical and Health Psychology	Interacting effects of neurological injury and chronic stress on the brain
	Christina A Wilson, MD, PhD	Interim Chief, Vascular Neurology Division; Associate Chair Of Education; Neurology Residency Program Director	Department of Neurology	Vascular neurology, acute ischemic stroke, aneurysm, stroke risk factors and prevention
	Zhihui Yang, PhD	Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director of NNBR	Department of Emergency Medicine	Tauopathies, traumatic brain injury
	Jason Zaremski, MD	Chief Of Sports Medicine Division, Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Medical Director of the High School Outreach Program	Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation	Sports-related concussions, regenerative therapeutics, throwing-related injuries