Epilepsy Program Team Members

Amir H. Faraji, MD, PhD, FAANS, FCNS

Co-director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program 
Neurosurgeon
Location: Texas Medical Center
Expertise includes the treatment of brain and spinal tumors, neuromodulation for movement disorders and epilepsy, spinal cord stimulation, laser ablation, radiosurgery, and peripheral nerve surgery.
713.441.3784

Todd W. Trask, MD

Co-director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
Neurosurgeon
Location: Texas Medical Center
Expertise includes the treatment of brain and spinal tumors, microsurgery of cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, and stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia. 
713.441.3800

Damiano G. Barone, MD, PhD, FRCS

Neurosurgeon
Location: Texas Medical Center
Expertise in robotic stereoencephalography, deep brain stimulation and laser ablation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, and expertise in movement disorders, neuropathic pain, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity and reconstruction for brachial plexus, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve.
713.441.3800

Brandy Ma, MD, MPH

Neurologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Clinical interest includes epilepsy, new-onset seizures, surgical resections, laser ablations, and neuromodulation using responsive neurostimulation, deep brain stimulation, and vagal nerve stimulation.
713.441.3970

Rohit S. Kuruvilla, MD

Neurologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Expertise in the evaluation and management of patients with new-onset seizures and medically refractory epilepsy, including surgical resections, laser ablations, and neuromodulation using responsive neurostimulation, deep brain stimulation, and vagal nerve stimulation.
713.441.3780

Orlando Diaz, MD

Neuroradiologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Expert in advanced techniques in diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vascular diseases. 
713.441.1085

Steve H. Fung, MD,

Medical Director, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility
Neuroradiologist
Location:Texas Medical Center

Suzanne Powell, MD

Neuropathologist
Location: Texas Medical Center

Mario Dulay, PhD

Neuropsychologist
Location: Texas Medical Center
Conducts neuropsychological assessments on adults with stroke, tumor, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias, psychiatric disorders and movement disorders.
713.441.4105

Jenny Lai, MD

Neurorehabilitation
Location: Texas Medical Center
Clinical interests include neurologic rehabilitation for stroke, multiple sclerosis, and brain injury survivors as well as spasticity management with Botox and Baclofen pumps.
713.441.5789

Teresa D. Kaldis, MD 

Neurorehabilitation
Location: Texas Medical Center
Clinical interest is primarily hospital based care for patients with neurologic and orthopedic diagnosis, special interest in multiple sclerosis, polio, Parkinson’s disease and neuromuscular disorders.  
713.441.5189

Christof Karmonik, PhD

Scientific Director and Imaging Scientist 
Translational Imaging Center
Location: Texas Medical Center
713.441.7979