Meet our Faculty & Staff
Jorge Asconape, MD
Professor
Fellowship Director, Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship:
Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology – Bowman Grey School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Certification:
Neurology, 1990 (ABPN)
Epilepsy, 2013 (ABPN)
Recertification:
Clinical Neurophysiology, 2002, 2011
Subspecialty Certification:
Clinical Neurophysiology, 1992 (ABPN)
Areas of Interest:
Epilepsy (children and adults), epilepsy surgery, electroencephalogram (EEG)
Amena Ahmed, DO
Assistant Professor
Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Rush Medical Center (2025-2026)
Certification: Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2025)
Area(s) of Interest: General Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Rukmaiah Bhupalam, MBBS
Assistant Professor
clinical neurophysiology and sleep medicine
Fellowship:
Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG, EMG/NCS, Evoked Potentials): July 1984-June 1985 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, US
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
Diplomat American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology: July 1986
Diplomat American Board of Electrodiagnosis and Electromyography: October 1987
Diplomat American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology: Board Certification, September 1988
Diplomat American Board of Sleep Medicine: Board Certification, April 1995
Diplomat American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with added qualificationsin Clinical Neurophysiology: March 1992
Recertification, August 2006.
Recertification: April 2019.
Diplomat American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with added qualifications in Sleep Medicine: November 2007,
Recertification, October 2018
Areas of Interest:
EEG,
EMG/Nerve Conduction Studies
Polysomnography, MSLT, MWT
Vagus Nerve Stimulator Programming and F/U,
Evoked Potentials,
Botox injection for indicated and approved Neurological Disorders (Spasmodic Torticollis,
Blepharospasms, Hemi facial Spasms, Spasticity, Migraine HA) etc.
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Gregory Gruener, MD
Professor
Fellowship:
Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy – University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL
Clinical Neurophysiology/EMG – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Peripheral Nerve, Mayo Clinic – Rochester, NY
Certification:
Neurology, 1985 (ABPN)
Clinical Neurophysiology, 1992
Subspecialty Certification:
Clinical Neurophysiology, 2002
Areas of Interest:
Clinical neurophysiology, neuromuscular disease, electromyography (EMG), botox administration
Eugene Schnitzler, MD
Professor
Medical Director, Pediatric Neurology
Certification:
American Board of Pediatrics, 1976
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Neurology with Special Competence in Child Neurology, 1983
Areas of Interest:
Autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), pediatric epilepsy, pediatric headache, development disorders, tourette syndrome
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Matthew McCoyd, MD
Associate Professor
Residency Program Director, Neurology
Fellowship:
Clinical Neurophysiology – University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Certification:
Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008 (ABPN)
Areas of Interest:
Neuromuscular disease, electromyography (EMG), multiple sclerosis