Our Doctors

Our neurologists and neurosurgeons on among the region's leading physicians in the neurosciences. Our highly experienced teams provide you with cutting-edge neurologic treatments, along with a commitment to patient care, safety and standardized precision.

Our multidisciplinary approach combines the expertise of leaders in neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, rehabilitative medicine and many other specializations to provide exceptional care for patients. This is coupled with our doctors' passion and drive to better understand and treat common and rare neurologic conditions.

Leaders in Neurosciences Research and Treatment

At Wake Forest Baptist Health, we are helping to shape the future of neurological treatment for patients. Our physicians are actively involved in research to discover and create the best patient outcomes.

Our Doctors by Specialty Area

Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Jane G. Boggs, MD	Neurology
Annette Grefe, MD	Neurology
Chon Lee, MD	Neurology
Cormac A. O'Donovan, MD	Neurology
Gautam S. Popli, MD	Neurology
Maria C. Sam, MD	Neurology
Mary Silvia, MD	Neurology
Myriam Sollman, PhD	Neuropsychology
Daniel E. Couture, MD	Pediatric Neurosurgrey

General Neurology
Vanessa Baute, MD	Neurology
John G. Malone, MD	Neurology
Clark W. Pinyan, MD	Neurology
Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH	Neurology

Movement Disorders Center
Allison Brashear, MD	Neurology
Ihtsham Haq, MD	Neurology
Mustafa Saad Siddiqui, MD	Neurology
Francis O. Walker, MD	Neuromuscular Conditions
Myriam Sollman, PhD	Neuropsychology
Adrian W. Laxton, MD	Neurosurgery
Stephen B. Tatter, MD, PhD	Neurosurgery
James Kimball, MD	Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
Stephen Kramer, MD	Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

Multiple Sclerosis
Emily Pharr, MD	Neurology

Neuromuscular Conditions
Nikhil Balakrishnan, MBBS	Neurology
Vanessa Baute, MD	Neurology
James B. Caress, MD	Neurology
Michael Stephen Cartwright, MD	Neurology
John G. Malone, MD	Neurology
Clark W. Pinyan, MD	Neurology

Neuro-oncology
Glenn J. Lesser, MD	Hematology and Oncology
Stephen B. Tatter, MD, PhD	Neurosurgery
Michael D. Chan, MD	Radiation Oncology
Edward G. Shaw, MD	Radiation Oncology

Neurocritical Care
Aarti Sarwal, MBBS	Neurology
Kristi L. Tucker, MD	Neurology

Neurorehabilitation
Hongtao Michael Guo, MD, PhD	Neurology
James Alexis MacDonald Jr, MD	Neurology
Charulata Badlani, MD	Neurorehabilitation
Amit H. Patel, MD	Neurorehabilitation

Pediatric Neurology
Annette Grefe, MD	Neurology
Raymond S. Kandt, MD	Neurology
Chon Lee, MD	Neurology
Gautam S. Popli, MD	Neurology
Mary T. Silvia, MD	Neurology

Pediatric Neurosurgery
Daniel E. Couture, MD	Neurosurgery
Alexander K. Powers, MD	Neurosurgery

Physical Medicine
Hongtao Michael Guo, MD, PhD	Neurology

Primary Stroke Center
Martinson Kweku Arnan, MD	Neurology
Cheryl D. Bushnell, MD	Neurology
David S. Lefkowitz, MD	Neurology
Patrick S. Reynolds, MD	Neurology
Charles H. Tegeler IV, MD	Neurology
Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH	Neurology
Rashid M. Janjua, MD	Neurosurgery
John A. Wilson, MD	Neurosurgery

Sleep Center
Sandhya Kumar, MD	Neurology
Cormac A. O'Donovan, MD	Neurology
Maria C. Sam, MD	Neurology
Karl Henrik Karlson Jr, MD	Pediatrics
A. Gray Bullard, MD	Pulmonary
Alexander Ong Sy, MD	Pulmonary

The Spine Center
Charles L. Branch Jr, MD	Neurosurgery
Daniel E. Couture, MD	Neurosurgery
Wesley Hsu, MD	Neurosurgery
Alexander K. Powers, MD	Neurosurgery
Thomas Allen Sweasey, MD	Neurosurgery
John A. Wilson, MD	Neurosurgery
Amit H. Patel, MD	Neurology
Hongtao Michael Guo, MD	Neurology
John Peter Birkedal, MD	Orthopaedics
Tadhg James O'Gara, MD	Orthopaedics
Ishaq Syed, MD	Orthopaedics
John Frino, MD	Pediatric Orthopaedics