Principal Investigator
Robert J. Dempsey, MD
Chairman and Manucher J. Javid
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director Comprehensive Stroke Center
(608) 265-5967
dempsey@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Areas of Interest: cerebral ischemia, effect of vascular disease on cognition, cerebral vascular revascularization, and repair of the injured brain
Co-Investigator Azam S. Ahmed, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology
(608) 263-1410
azam.ahmed@neurosurgery.wisc.edu Areas of Interest: endovascular imaging, stroke intervention, and hemorrhagic stroke
Collaborator
David B. Niemann, MD
Associate Professor Neurological Surgery
Director
Endovascular Service
(608) 265-5967
niemann@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Areas of Interest: hyperacute stroke, stroke systems of care, and stroke rehab
Collaborator
Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz, MD
Professor (
CHS) Radiology and Neurological Surgery
Program Director,
Neuroendovascular Fellowship-
Endovascular
Neurosurgery/
Neurointerventional Surgery
(608) 263-4730
Baagaard-kienitz@uwhealth.org
Areas of Interest: Neuroendovascular/Neurointerventional treatments of stroke, cerebral aneurysm, AVM embolization, vascular malformation sclerotherapy, tumor embolization
Collaborator
Justin A. Sattin, MD
Associate Professor (
CHS) of Neurology
Medical Director Comprehensive Stroke Center
(608) 263-5448
sattin@neurology.wisc.edu Areas of Interest: endovascular imaging, stroke intervention, and hemorrhagic stroke
Collaborator
Edward "Luke" Bradbury, MD
Assistant Professor Neurology
(608) 263-5448
bradbury@neurology.wisc.edu Area of Interest: acute stroke imaging, primary and secondary prevention of strokes, strokes in younger populations
Collaborator
Mustafa K. Baskaya, MD
Professor Neurological Surgery
Director of Skull Base Program
(608) 263-1410
baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Areas of Interest: Neurogenesis and stem cells in cerebral ischemia, Ischemic pre-conditioning, Microsurgical anatomy and approaches to the Skull Base, Neuronatomy
Collaborator
Joshua E. Medow, MD
Associate Professor Neurological Surgery
Director
Neurocritical Care
(608) 263-1410
medow@neurosurgery.wisc.edu Areas of Interest: treatment of acute traumatic brain injury and cerebrovascular disease
Collaborator
Bermans J. Iskandar, MD
Professor Neurological Surgery
(608) 263-1410
Iskandar@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Area of interest: craniofacial repair, brachial plexus reconstruction, endoscopic surgery for tumors, congenital brain anomalies
Collaborator
Natalie C. Wheeler, MD, JD
Assistant Professor Neurology
(608) 262-8077
nwheeler@neurology.wisc.edu
Area of interest: Stroke and other cerebrovasular conditions, improvement and medicolegal and ethical issues in stroke care
Collaborator
Raghu Vemuganti, PhD
Professor Neurological Surgery
(608) 263-4055
Vemuganti@neurosurgery.wisc.edu Area of interest: Plasticity and Repair, Molecular Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Disease
Collaborator
Umadevi Wesley, PhD
Research Professor Neurological Surgery
(608) 262-7962 / (608) 263-1410
wesley@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Areas of interest: Molecular mechanisms of neurological tumors/stem cell differentiation, survival, migration, and angiogenesis
Clinical Research Unit:
Stephanie M. Wilbrand, PhD
RCC Program Manager - Administration
(608) 265-9248
wilbrand@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Stephanie Armstrong
Research Coordinator
(608) 262-6493
armstrong@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
Jenna Bock
Research Coordinator
(608) 261-1577
bock@neurosurgery.wisc.edu