Christopher Todd Anderson, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wi

Board Certifications:

• Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, subspecialty certification in clinical neurophysiology
• Diplomat, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, added competency in epilepsy monitoring

Education:

• MD, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Residency in Neurology, Neurological Institute of NY, Columbia University, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
• Fellowship in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Dr. Anderson serves as assistant director for the neurophysiology fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has also published many articles and abstracts, and regularly participates in invited lectures and presentations. His research interests include devices for epilepsy, epilepsy surgery and magnetoencephalography.

Hrayr P. Attarian, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Neurology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Director, Sleep Fellowship Program

Board Certifications:

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Neurology
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Sleep Medicine
• American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology: Clinical Neurophysiology
• American Board of Sleep Medicine: Sleep Medicine

Education:

• MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
• Residency in Neurology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
• Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Strong Epilepsy Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN

Dr. Attarian is a recognized expert in sleep disorders. He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers in the area of sleep disturbances. He has written 3 neurology-related books and several book chapters. He is a knowledgeable lecturer who has been invited to present more than 50 lectures. Dr. Attarian's presentations have been described as straightforward and practical.

Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Neurosurgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
• Medical Director, Autopsy Services and Decedent Care Services, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
• Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Pathology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Specialty Certifications:

• Anatomic Pathology
• Neuropathology

Education:

• MD/PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Chief Resident in Anatomic Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Fellowship in Neuropathology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Fellowship in Surgical Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Baccon has received several teaching and research awards including the H.T. Enterline Fellowship Award, Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, for diagnostic skills, commitment to teaching and scholarly activity. She is an invited lecturer on such topics as Digital Imaging in Neuropathology, and The Role of Pathologists' Assistants. Dr. Baccon has co-authored many peer-reviewed articles for publications such as Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Nature Clinical Practice Neurology. She is a featured Neuropathologist in the documentary film "Planning For Hope: Living With Frontal Temporal Disease."

Maria Baldwin, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• Attending Physician, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology and Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Advanced Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology

Education:

• MD, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dr. Baldwin is also an ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. She has given numerous lectures, grand rounds, and seminars in epilepsy and EEG. She is an excellent board review lecturer who pinpoints high-yield information in a concise, yet dynamic way.

Celia H. Chang, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Acting Chief of the Division of Child Neurology, UC Davis, Davis, CA
• Associate Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Neurology, UC Davis, Davis, CA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Education:

• MD, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA
• Residency in Neurology, University of California at Davis East Bay Neurology Program, Martinez, CA
• Residencies in Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in affiliation with USC, Los Angeles, CA
• University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Dr. Chang is an experienced lecturer in neurology and child neurology. Dr. Chang's excellent board review lectures are considered organized and clear. She has written articles for scholarly journals such as Current Treatment Options in Neurology and Applied Neurology.

Praveen Dayalu, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Movement Disorders Fellowship Director, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education:

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
• Residency in Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Dayalu has authored three chapters for MedLink Neurology. He also serves on the Resident Education committee for the University of Michigan Department of Neurology. He presents neurology lectures that are both easy to understand and high-yield.

Brent Fogel, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
• Director, Ataxia and Neurogenetics Biobank Program, Los Angeles, CA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education:

• MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Residency in Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
• Fellowship in Neurogenetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Fogel has authored 14 clinical and research articles, 5 reviews, and 3 book chapters on clinical neurogenetics and neurodegenerative/neurodevelopmental disease. He leads an active research program in the genetics of spinocerebellar ataxia and autism and has received several awards for his work. He frequently lectures on clinical neurogenetics and his presentations are consistently praised as both easy to understand and high-yield.

Naoum Issa, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Managing Partner, Medical Resource Group, Chicago, IL

Education:

• PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Fellowship, Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Dr. Issa has co-authored several journal articles for publications such as the Journal of Neuroscience and the Journal of Neurophysiology. He also serves as a reviewer for several different scholarly medical journals. Dr. Issa has directed the medical neurobiology course for first year medical students at the Pritzker School of Medicine, where he has also received the L.D.H. Wood Pre-Clerkship Teaching Award.

Jack Krasuski, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Oak Brook, IL

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education:

• MD, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians yearly on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little understood topics.

Rimas Lukas, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Co-director, Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Director, Neurology Section of Clinical Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Medical Student Course, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Director Neuro-Oncology Elective
• Director, Neurology Sub-internship

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education:

• MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Chief Resident of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Neuro-oncology and Translational Neuroscience Fellowships, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Dr. Lukas has contributed to the texts The Brain and Host Defense. Neuroimmune Biology Vol. 9, 2010: Immunologic Privilege and the Brain, Elsevier, and Youmans Textbook of Neurological Surgery, 6th edition, section II: General Neurosurgery, chapter 46, AIDS, 2011, and Emerging Cancer Therapeutics (Vol. 2, Issue 1): Renal Cancer, chapter on Management of Central Nervous System Metastases as well as several scholarly journal articles on the treatment of central nervous system tumors. He is also a medical reviewer for EBSCO Publishing. He provides exceptionally organized, high-yield board review lectures.

Matthew McCoyd, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
• Assistant Neurology Residency Program Director, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education:

• MD, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
• Chief Resident in Neurology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Dr. McCoyd completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at University of Chicago before becoming a faculty member at Loyola, where he is also the assistant neurology residency program director. He is known as an exceptional speaker who presents outstanding, high-yield lectures.

Jeffrey W. Nichols, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
• Private Practice, Ophthalmic Specialists Group LLC, Homewood, IL

Board Certifications:

• Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

Education:

• MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
• Residency in Ophthalmology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology Service, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL

Dr. Nichols is an active lecturer on neuro-ophthalmology locally, nationally, and internationally. He is known to provide excellent, high-yield information for board review lectures. Dr. Nichols has been awarded "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" at both the University of Chicago and Stroger Hospital.

Darshan Shah, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Instructor in Neurology, NorthShore University HealthSystem/ University of Chicago, Evanston and Highland Park, IL
• Attending Neurologist, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston and Highland Park, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology
• American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM)

Education:

• MD, Ross University Medical School, Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Dr. Shah is an experienced board preparation lecturer. He is an exceptional speaker who presents organized, high-yield lectures.

Fernando Testai, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Attending Physician, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education:

• MD, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Medicine, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
• PhD, UBA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Fellowship in Vascular Neurology, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago

Dr. Testai has authored nearly 30 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, as well as several book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer for Faculty of 1000 Medicine. Dr. Testai was recently honored with the Alpha-Omega-Alpha UIC chapter Clinical Teaching Award.