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Neurological Rehabilitation and Recovery Fellowship Faculty Team

  • AM Barrett, MD

    AM Barrett, MD , UMass Memorial Chair in Neurology

    Professor

    Programs: Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Neurology, Neurological Rehabilitation and Recovery

    Category: Neurology

    Chair, Department of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School
    Chair, Departmen tof Neurology at UMass Memorial Health
    Director, Neurological Rehabilitation and Recovery
    Director, Alzheimer and Cognitive Neurology 

    Academic Profile                    Physician Profile

    Education:
    - fellowship training in Cognitive Neurology and Memory Disorders, at the University of Florida College of Medicine
    - fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry UCNS certification, at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Neurological Institute at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
    - residency training at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Neurological Institute at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
    - medical school, New York University School of Medicine, NY,

  • Andrew Galica, MD

    Andrew Galica, MD

    Assistant Professor

    Programs: Neurological Rehabilitation and Recovery

    Academic Profile                    Physician Profile

    Education:
    - fellowship training in Neurological Rehabilitation and Recovery at UMass Chan Medical School
    - residency training in neurology at UMass Chan Medical School
    - medical degree from UMass Chan Medical School

  • Kevin Houston, OD, MSc.

    Kevin Houston, OD, MSc.

    Associate Professor

    Programs: Neurological Rehabilitation and Recovery

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
     - Harvard Clinician Scientist Development Program (K-12) in Vision Rehabilitation and Engineering Research
     - Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Schepens Eye Research Institute
     - Master of Science degree in Visual Science from New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA.
     - Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. 

  • Pegah Afra, MD

    Pegah Afra, MD

    Professor

    Programs: Epilepsy Center

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD)
    - residency training in neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Madison, WI)
    - medical school, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University (University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary), and an Internship in Internal Medicine: SIU School of Medicine (Springfield, IL)

  • Idanis Berrios Morales, MD

    Idanis Berrios Morales, MD , Director, Neuroimmunology Fellowship

    Assistant Professor

    Programs: Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Center

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training in Neuroimmunology at UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
    - residency training at UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
    - medical school, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Rio Piedras, PR

  • Raphael Carandang MD

    Raphael Carandang MD , Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program

    Associate Professor

    Programs: Neurocritical Care Center, Stroke and Vascular Neurology

    Category: Neurology

    Academic Profile                    Physician Profile

    Education:
    - fellowship training in vascular neurology at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH, and in Neurocritical Care at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital / Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA.
    - residency training in Neurology at Boston University Medical School/ Boston Medical Center, Boston MA. Internship in Internal Medicine at New York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital, NY.
    - residency training in Internal Medicine at Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan, MM, Philippines
    - medical school, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines

  • Felicia Chu, MD

    Felicia Chu, MD , Director, Epilepsy Center

    Assistant Professor

    Programs: Epilepsy Center

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training
    - residency training
    - medical schoolBrown University, Warren Alpert Medical School

  • Kate Daniello, MD

    Kate Daniello, MD , Director, Residency Program

    Associate Professor

    Programs: Neuromuscular Disease

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training, at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women Hospitals, Harvard Medical School
    - residency training, at Boston Medical Center, Boston University
    - medical school, Boston University, School of Medicine

  • Anindita Deb, MD

    Anindita Deb, MD , Co-Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

    Associate Professor

    Programs: Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center

    Category: Neurology,Neurological Surgery

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    Education:
    - fellowship training in Movement Disorders at Boston University School of Medicine/BUMC
    - residency training at Boston University School of Medicine/BUMC
    - medical school, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY,

  • Wiley Hall, MD

    Wiley Hall, MD , Director of Neurocritical Care / Co-Director 2 Lakeside / Neurotrauma ICU

    Assistant Professor

    Programs: Neurocritical Care Center, Telestroke Service

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training in neurocritical care at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
    - residency training at MCP Hahnemann in Philadelphia, what is now Drexel School of Medicine.
    - medical school, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

  • Caronlina Ionete, MD, PhD

    Caronlina Ionete, MD, PhD , Director, Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Center

    Professor

    Programs: Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Center

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training in Neuroimmunology at UMass Chan Medical School
    - residency training in American Neurology at UNMC/Creighton University Medical Center
    - medical school, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

  • Brian Silver, MD, FRCPC, FAHA, FAAN, FANA

    Brian Silver, MD, FRCPC, FAHA, FAAN, FANA , Endowed Chair in Neuroscience Research, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations

    Professor

    Programs: Stroke and Vascular Neurology

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, University of Western Ontario
    - residency training in neurology at UMass Chan Medical School
    - medical degree from McGill University in Montreal Canada

  • Kara Smith, MD

    Kara Smith, MD , Co-Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

    Associate Professor

    Programs: Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center

    Category: Neurology

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    Education:
    - fellowship training in movement disorders at the University of Pennsylvania
    - residency training in neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard University
    - medical school, Tufts University, Medford, MA

  • Ari Wilkenfeld, MD, PhD

    Ari Wilkenfeld, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Programs: General Neurology, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center

    Category: Neurology

    Academic Profile                    Physician Profile

    Education:
    - fellowship training in VA Boston Healthcare System
    - residency training at Boston Medical Center
    - medical school, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Fellows and Alumni:


July 2023 - June 2024
Ashley Bradylyons, MD, is the current 2023 fellow. She trained in Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School for medical school and her residency program. 

July 2021 - June 2022
Andrew Galica, MD, graduating fellow in June 2022. He was trained in Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School, and currently supports patients in the Neurology Clinic for severe brain trauma. Galica, MD,