Cottage Health - Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute

Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute Physicians

Thomas Jones, MD - Medical Director

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Education: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgery and Neurosurgery
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic

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Justin V. Abraham, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Thomas Jefferson University (PA)
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University (PA)
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

Dela Amoussou, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Northwestern University Medical School Illinois
Internship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)
Fellowship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (California)

Pedro S. Buarque de Macedo, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Internship: The George Washington University
Residency: Georgetown University

Linda Chen, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore)
Internship: Mercy Medical Center
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore)
Fellowship: Greater LA Veteran Affairs Administration USC

Richard Chung, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Education: Harvard University Medical School
Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency: Children's Hospital - Boston
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

Genevieve H. Cruz, MD

Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Education: University of Texas Health Sciences Center Houston
Internship: University of California Irvine - Medical School
Residency: University of California Irvine - Medical School

Charles Curatalo, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: University of California School of Medicine (Davis)
Internship: Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Philip Delio, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine (District of Columbia)
Internship: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Residency: Stanford University Hospital
Fellowship: Stanford University Hospital

Sushrut Dharmadhikari, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College
Internship: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Rootstown)
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital (Jackson Health)
Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hospital (Jackson Health)
Fellowship: St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

Paul M. Gadient, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: University of Louisville Medical Center Kentucky
Internship: Boston University School of Medicine (Massachusetts)
Residency: University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington
Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hospital (Jackson Health)

Michael G. Gibbs, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center (California)

Christine S. Hessler, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Fellowship: UCSF School of Medicine
Residency: UCSF
Fellowship: UCSF

Rebecca L. Holt, MD

Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Education: Duke University Medical Center
Internship: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital (California)
Residency: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital (California)
Residency: Stanford University Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital (California)

Mellad M. Khoshnood, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Internship: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Residency: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Residency: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Fellowship: Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

Georgia Korbakis, MD

Specialty: Neurocritical Care
Education: Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine Illinois
Internship: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center (LA)

Mimi S. Lee, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: American University of the Caribbean Saint-Martin
Residency: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (Jackson)
Fellowship: University of Southern California

Charles Y. Liu, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Education: Yale School of Medicine (Registrar)
Education: Keck School of Medicine USC
Residency: LAC USC
Fellowship: University of Southern California

N. N. Moayeri, MD, BS, MS

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Education: Stanford University Medical Center California
Internship: LAC - USC
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital Boston

Peter T. Nguyen, MD, PhD

Specialty: Neurocritical Care
Education: Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine
Internship: University of California Medical Center (Irvine)
Residency: UCLA Medical Center (California)
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center (California)

Akinwunmi Oni-Orisan, Neurological Surgery

Akinwunmi Oni-Orisan, MD

Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Education: Wayne State University School of Medicine Michigan
Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Sciences Center (Houston)

Stephanie J. Rothman, DO

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Western University of Health Sciences
Internships: Phoenix Good Samaritan Medical Center (Arizona)
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Madison
Fellowship: University of Southern California School of Medicine (Los Angeles)

Jeffry C. Ruff, DO

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Midwestern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)

Hisham R. Salahuddin

Specialty: Neurosurgery
Education: Ziauddin University
Residency: University of Toledo, College of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
Fellowship: University of Toledo Medical Center

Mananya Satayaprasert

Specialty: Neurology
Education: Chulalongkorn University
Internships: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Maryland)
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital Clinics
Fellowship: Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland)

Muhammad Asif Taqi, MD

Specialty: Neurovascular
Education: Dow Medical College
Internship: Univ. of Tennessee College of Medicine
Residency: Univ. of Tennessee College of Medicine
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Robert Taylor, MD

Specialty: Vascular Neurology
Education: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York)
Internship: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (Philadelphia)
Residency: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (Philadelphia)
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (Philadelphia)
Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)

Brian Walcott, MD

Specialty: Neurosurgery
Education: Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: UC San Francisco - Program
Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center (Los Angeles)

Hsien Young, MD

Specialty: Neurology
Education: University of Washington Hospital
Internship: VA Hospital - Boise
Residency: Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center
Fellowship: Los Angeles County & USC Medical Center

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