Department of Neurology Faculty

Lisa R. Merlin, MD, FAAN, FANA

Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair for Education
Departments of Neurology, Physiology, and Pharmacology
Director, the Clinical Neurosciences Pathway

• lisa.merlin@downstate.edu
• (718) 270-3957

Katherine A. Mortati, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Epilepsy Center

• katherine.mortati@downstate.edu

Luba Nakhutina, PhD

Adult Neuropsychologist
Neurology
Division of Epilepsy

Susanna O'Kula, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Neurology
Epilepsy

• Susanna.okula@downstate.edu
• (718) 270-2883

Nikolaos Papamitsakis, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology
Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Department of Neurology

• Nikolaos.Papamitsakis@downstate.edu
• (718) 270-1259

Steven Pavlakis, MD

Professor of Neurology
Chief Pediatric Neurology

• Steven.pavlakis@downstate.edu
• (718) 270-2042

Jonathan Perk, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Neurology Residency Program Director

Alexandra Reznikov, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Neurology
Epilepsy Center

• alexandra.reznikov@downstate.edu

Daphne Robakis, MD

Assistant Professor
Neurology
Movement Disorders

• daphne.robakis@downstate.edu

Richard Rubenstein, PhD

Professor & Director
Neurology
Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases & CNS Biomarker Discovery

• richard.rubenstein@downstate.edu
• (718) 270-2019

Shennan Aibel Weiss, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Division
Physiology and Pharmacology

• shennan.weiss@downstate.edu
• (718) 270-2959

Bonnie Wong, MD

Assistant Professor
Neurology
Division of Epilepsy