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Faculty

Faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery have expertise in various subspecialties including general neurosurgery, neurosurgical oncology, vascular neurosurgery, neurotrama, spine neurosurgery, and functional neurosurgery for movement disorders, seizures and chronic pain.
Our neurosurgeons perform research, multiple clinical trials and are the leaders for simple and complex surgeries not available at other centers in Arkansas.

Primary Faculty

J.D. Day, M.D.
J.D. Day, M.D.
Professor
Chairman
Full Bio
Gregory Albert
Gregory Albert, M.D., MPH
Professor
Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Full Bio
Noojan Kazemi
Noojan Kazemi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Full Bio
Eylem Ocal
Eylem Öcal, M.D., FAANS
Associate Professor
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Full Bio
T. Glenn Pait, M.D., FACS, FAANS
T. Glenn Pait, M.D., FACS, FAANS
Professor
Director, T. Glenn Pait Spine Clinic
Full Bio
Viktoras Palys, MD
Viktoras Palys, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Surgical Director, Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Full Bio
Erika Petersen
Erika Petersen, M.D.
Professor
Director, Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery
Full Bio
Analiz Rodriguez
Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Neurosurgical Oncology
Full Bio
Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D.
Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D.
Professor
Tomoko Tanaka, M.D.
Tomoko Tanaka, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Full Bio
M. Gazi Yasargil, M.D.
M. Gazi Yasargil, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
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Phillip Porcelli, D.O.
Phillip Porcelli, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery Section Chief, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Faculty with Secondary Appointments in Neurosurgery

David Bumpass
David B. Bumpass, M.D.
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Full Bio
Joseph Chacko
Joseph G. Chacko, M.D.
Professor
Ophthalmology
Full Bio
Jennifer Gess
Jennifer L. Gess, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
Full Bio
Jennifer Kleiner
Jennifer S. Kleiner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
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Richard McCarthy
Richard E. McCarthy, M.D.
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Full Bio
Samuel Overley
Samuel C. Overley, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Full Bio
Vishank Shah
Vishank A. Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurology
Full Bio
Mhd Zaghlouleh
Muhammad E. Zaghlouleh, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurology
Full Bio
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