Faculty and Staff

• All
• APRN
• AR Saves
• Child Neurology
• Epilepsy
• General Neurology
• Headache
• Movement Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuro-Immunology
• Neuro-Oncology
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Neurocritical Care
• Neurohospitalist
• Neuromuscular Disease
• Research Group
• VA
• Vascular Neurology (Stroke)

Rohit Dhall, M.D., MSPH, CPE

Professor and Department Chair

Website: Clinical Bio

Vice Chair for Clinical Research

R. Lee Archer, M.D.

Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Kapil Arya, M.D.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Rucha Bahekar, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jhablall Balmakund, M.D.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Centers for Children – Lowell, AR

Tonya Balmakund, M.D.

Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Centers for Children, Lowell, AR

Aditya Vikram Boddu, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Hope Bone, APRN

Aliza Brown, Ph.D., FAHA

Associate Professor

Website: Personal Bio

Joseph G. Chacko, M.D.

Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Website: Clinical Bio

Professor

Dale M. Carter, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Ashley E. Casteel, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Wilma Castro, M.D.

Associate Professor

John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital

Anthony Davis, M.D., FAAN

Associate Professor

Richard Frye, M.D., Ph.D.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Humaira Khan, M.D.

Director of Neurology Residency Program

Assistant Professor

Sukanthi Kovvuru, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Harshad Ladha, M.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Scott Lucchese, M.D.

Division Chief of Outpatient Neurology

Website: Clinical Bio

Associate Professor

Morgan McDonald, APRN

Anne Mwenda, DNP, APRN

Krishna Nalleballe, M.D.

Associate Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Lucas Nalley, APRN

Sarkis Nazarian, M.D.

Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Jennifer Olivier, APRN

Sanjeeva Onteddu, M.D.

Medical Director of Stroke Program & Director of AR Saves Program, Division Chief of Hospital Neurology

Website: Clinical Bio

Associate Professor

Timothy O. Paslay, APRN

Anu Policherla, APRN

Jenifer Rooney, APRN

Taneicie Sabb, APRN

Christy Salaam, APRN

Debopam Samanta, M.D.

Associate Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Erika Santos-Horta, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Gregory Sharp, M.D.

Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Bashir Shihabuddin, M.D.

Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Rachel Sloan, APRN

Karthika Veerapaneni, M.D.

Associate Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Tuhin Virmani, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Division Chief of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Website: Clinical Bio

Vice Chair of Education

William D. Walters, M.D., MPH

Instructor

Website: Clinical Bio

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Hillary Williams, M.D.

Director of Neurology Clerkship

Website: Clinical Bio

Assistant Professor

Virginia Willis, M.D.

Associate Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Deonna Wissler, APRN

Sisira Yadala, M.D.

Director, Division of Epilepsy and Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division Chief of Electrodiagnosis Neurology

Website: Clinical Bio

Associate Professor

Taqi Zafar, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Salman Zahoor, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Website: Clinical Bio

Retired/Emeritus Faculty

Professor Emeritus

• Sami Harik, M.D. (Former Chairman)
• Gerald A. Dienel, Ph.D.
  Read about Dr. Dienel’s continuing research efforts.

Retired Professors

• Dennis D. Lucy, M.D. (Former Chairman)
• Steve Metzer, M.D.