Our Providers
Penn State Neurology consists of highly skilled academic physicians, clinical researchers, physician assistants, a nurse practitioner, and clinical support staff all dedicated to providing the highest quality of care through a coordinated team effort.
Behavioral & Cognitive
| Physician | Staff Assistant |
| Paul Eslinger, PhD | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Claire Flaherty-Craig, PhD | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
Nurses:
- Sonya Diggs, LPN
Epilepsy
| Physician | Nurse | Staff Assistant |
| Cathy McNew, MS, CRNP | Tish Baird, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
| Jayant Acharya, M.D., D.M. | Tish Baird, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
| Vinita Acharya, M.D. | Tish Baird, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
| Frank Gilliam, M.D., M.P.H. | Tish Baird, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
General Neurology
| Physician | Nurse | Staff Assistant |
| Stephen Ross, M.D. | Tish Baird, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Terra Hussar, M.D. | Tish Baird, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
| Rashmi Agarwal, CRNP | Amy Hutmaker | Yoko Spayde |
| Nicole Boyer, CRNP | Amy Hutmaker | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Diana Consoli, PA-C | Amy Hutmaker | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Amanda Renninger, PA-C | Amy Hutmaker | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
Headache Consultations
| Physician | Nurse | Staff Assistant |
| Stephen Ross, M.D. | Tish Baird, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Rashmi Agarwal, CRNP | Amy Hutmaker, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
| Nicole Boyer, CRNP | Amy Hutmaker, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Diana Consoli, PA-C | Amy Hutmaker, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Amanda Renninger, PA-C | Amy Hutmaker, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
Movement Disorder
| Physician | Nurse | Staff Assistant |
| Thyagarajan Subramanian, M.D. | Donna Stuppy Ford, LPN | Donna Stuppy Ford, LPN |
| Xuemei Huang, M.D., Ph.D | Amy Hutmaker, LPN | Raghda Clayiff |
| Elisabeth Lucassen, M.D. | Sonya Diggs, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
Multiple Sclerosis
| Physician | Nurse | Staff Assistant |
| Richard Tenser, M.D. | Sonya Diggs, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Gary A. Thomas, M.D. | Sonya Diggs, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
| Elisabeth Lucassen, M.D. | Sonya Diggs, LPN | Evelyn Vanasdalan |
Neuromuscular
| Physician | Nurse | Staff Assistant |
| Aiesha Ahmed, M.D. | Brynn Welch, LPN | Kathy Conner |
| Milind Kothari, D.O | Brynn Welch, LPN | Renee Choyce |
| Zachary Simmons, M.D. | Brynn Welch, LPN | Kathy Conner |
| Max Lowden, M.D. | Brynn Welch, LPN | Yoko Spayde |
| Matthew Wicklund, M.D. | Brynn Welch, LPN | Kathy Conner |
| Sankar Bandyopadhyay, M.D. | Brynn Welch, LPN | Kathy Conner |
NeuroRehabilitation
| Physician | Staff Assistant |
| David Good, M.D. (Department Chair) |
Nurses:
| Academic Office Manager:
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Stroke
| Physician | Staff Assistant |
| Kerstin Bettermann, M.D., Ph.D. | Dolores Bell |
| David Good, M.D. (Department Chair) | Dolores Bell |
| Raymond Reichwein, M.D. | Dolores Bell |
| Muhammad Ibrahimi, M.D. | Dolores Bell |
| Laura Mueller, CRNP | Yoko Spayde |
Nurses:
- Donna Swords, LPN