Neurosurgery Research Faculty
Our Research Team
Professor of Neurosurgery, Department Chair
- Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
- Specialties: Neurosurgical Oncology, Skull Base, Pituitary, Tumors, Focused Ultrasound
Professor of Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Physiology
- Co-Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
Professor of Neurosurgery and Pharmacology
- Co-Director of Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG)
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering at College Park
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy
Assitant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
Assitant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Neurosurgery
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
- Specialties: Biostatistics
Additional TTRG Team Members Include:
- Nikhil Pandey, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
- Adarsha Malla | MD/PhD Candidate
- Pranjali Kanvinde | PhD Candidate
- Emylee McFarland | Lab Research Supervisor
- Shruti Vig | Graduate Assistant
Professor
- Principal Investigator of Simard Research Lab
- Specialties: Cerebrovascular, Skull Base
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Additional Simard Research Lab Team Members Include:
- Penghua Yang, PhD | Research Associate
- Natalya Tsymbalyuk | Research Specialist
- Svetlana Ivanova | Research Assistant
- Mohamed Alaadein Reyad El Saadani | Postdoctoral Fellow
- Mitchell Moyer | MD/PhD Candidate
- Bosung Shim | PhD Candidate
Xiaofeng Jia, BM, MS, MD, PhD, FCCM
Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, and Anatomy Neurobiology
- Director of the Translational Neuroengineering and Neuroscience Lab
- Director of Stem Cell Research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Additional Jia Lab Team Members Include:
- Jian Du, PhD | Research Associate
- Xiao Liu, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
- Zihui Wang, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
- Subash Marasini, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Principal Investigator of Ksendzovsky Lab
- Specialties: Functional, Epilepsy, Tumors
Team Members:
- Muzna Bachani | Lab Research Supervisor
- Jemima Olu-Owotade | Research Fellow
- Mitchell Moyer | MD/PhD Candidate
- Ujwal Boddeti | Medical Student
- Darrian McAfee | Medical Student
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
- Principal Investigator of Parker Lab
- Specialties: Pediatric, Cranial, Epilepsy
Additional Parker Lab Team Members Include:
- Marianna Baybis | Lab Manager
- Thach-Vu Nguyen | Research Assistant
Collaborators
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Anatomy Neurobiology
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group Faculty Member
Associate Professor of Pathology and Neurosurgery
- Translational Therapeutics Research Group (TTRG) Faculty Member
- Secondary Appointments: Molecular Medicine Program; Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
- Chair of Fischell Department of Bioengineering, at A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland College Park