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.
Neurosurgery Chairman Dr. Charles Branch, Jr. is an international expert in minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical and lumbar disc disease, and spinal stabilization. He has been a pioneer in the development of minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion techniques that are taught to neurosurgeons worldwide. His early career interests in brain tumors led to the development of the Stereotactic Radiosurgery program at Wake Forest Baptist Health in 1990. In 1999, he was instrumental in bringing the only Gamma Knife in the state of North Carolina at the time to Wake Forest Baptist Health. He is also a co-founder of the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery- Spine, Neurosurgical Focus, and Journal of Spinal Disorders, and is the former Editor in Chief of The Spine Journal.
Neurology Chairman Dr. Allison Brashear has been the principal investigator in many multi-center trials in the treatment of cervical dystonia and spasticity with botulinum toxin. She is the chair of the American Academy of Neurology Spasticity/Dystonia Advisory Board and has directed national courses designed to teach the technique of botulinum toxin treatment.
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 |
| Heidi Munger Clary, MD | Neurology |
| Cormac A. O'Donovan, MD | Neurology |
| Gautam S. Popli, MBBS | Neurology |
| Maria C. Sam, MD | Neurology |
| Mary Silvia, MD | Neurology |
| Matthew Wong, MD | Neurology |
| Myriam Sollman, PhD | Neuropsychology |
| Daniel E. Couture, MD | Pediatric Neurosurgery |
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| Comprehensive Stroke Center |
| 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 |
| Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD | Neurosurgery |
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| General Neurology |
| Vanessa Baute, MD | Neurology |
| John G. Malone, MD | Neurology |
| Clark W. Pinyan, MD | Neurology |
| Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH | Neurology |
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| 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 |
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| Multiple Sclerosis |
| Emily Pharr, MD | Neurology |
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| 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 |
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| Neuro-oncology |
| Adrian W. Laxton, MD | Neurosurgery |
| Glenn J. Lesser, MD | Hematology and Oncology |
| Stephen B. Tatter, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery |
| Michael D. Chan, MD | Radiation Oncology |
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| Neurocritical Care |
| Aarti Sarwal, MBBS | Neurology |
| Kristi L. Tucker, MD | Neurology |
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| Neurorehabilitation |
| Hongtao Michael Guo, MD, PhD | Neurology |
| James Alexis MacDonald Jr, MD | Neurology |
| Charulata Badlani, MD | Neurorehabilitation |
| Amit H. Patel, MD | Neurorehabilitation |
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| Pediatric Neurology |
| Annette Grefe, MD | Neurology |
| Chon Lee, MD | Neurology |
| Gautam S. Popli, MBBS | Neurology |
| Mary T. Silvia, MD | Neurology |
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| Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| Daniel E. Couture, MD | Neurosurgery |
| Alexander K. Powers, MD | Neurosurgery |
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| Physical Medicine |
| Hongtao Michael Guo, MD, PhD | Neurology |
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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 |
| Arjun B. Chatterjee, MD | Pulmonary |
| Andrew Namen, MD | Pulmonary |
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| 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 |