Rachelle Doody is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Doody is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Pseudobulbar Affect, and Memory Loss.

Tacara Soones is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Soones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Low Blood Pressure.

Recent advances have made the discovery of genetic susceptibility loci for complex human phenotypes a reality, including nervous system disorders. The critical next step will be to definitively identify the responsible genes and understand their functions in both health and disease. Our research integrates genetic investigation in human subjects and model organisms, with the goal of understanding brain function and aging, and improving the treatment of neurologic disease. We focus on Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, two incurable neurodegenerative disorders and experimental paradigms for the age-dependent failure of brain cognitive and motor control in humans. Human Genetics: The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative disease is the culmination of a multi-tiered pathogenic cascade that evolves over decades; understanding how genetic variants impact this causal chain is essential. Although 2 percent of the population over age 65 are clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the defining pathology of disease (alpha-synuclein Lewy bodies) is discovered in 20 percent of brains from population-based autopsy studies. We are, therefore, investigating the impact of genomic variation on directly measured Lewy pathology, neuronal loss in the midbrain substantia nigra, and progressive motor impairment, leveraging human subject cohorts with detailed clinical and pathological data. In complementary investigations, we are deploying biosensor devices to improve detection of Parkinson's-related motor impairment, including the development of quantitative biometric phenotypes for genetic analyses of disease subtypes. We are also performing whole exome sequencing of individuals with familial Parkinson's disease and related disorders, and exploring potential links between inherited pediatric lysosomal and late-onset, adult neurodegenerative diseases. Drosophila Genetics: Despite the promise of current human genetic methods, such as genome-wide association studies and next generation sequencing, they often fail to definitively identify disease susceptibility genes and variants. We are, therefore, taking advantage of the rapid and powerful genetics available in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in order to accelerate the validation of responsible genes and an understanding of their functions in the nervous system, including for disease pathogenesis. Expression of human amyloid-beta, Tau, or alpha-synuclein proteins in the fly nervous system recapitulates many core features of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. We are testing candidate human susceptibility genes for functional genetic interactions in these fly models of neurodegeneration. Implicated molecular pathways are probed in greater depth, using both Drosophila and human genetic approaches. Current areas of interest include endolysosomal sorting, RNA metabolism/splicing, neuronal cell adhesion, and synaptic mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Dr. Shulman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia.

Paul Schulz is a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Schulz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Schulz is currently accepting new patients.

Nida Ali is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ali is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Dementia, Vascular Dementia, West Nile Virus Infection, and Muscle Atrophy. Dr. Ali is currently accepting new patients.

Salim Virani is a primary care provider, practicing in Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Virani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

William Nguyen is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Colitis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Tomi Ashaye is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ashaye is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Susac Syndrome, and Memory Loss. Dr. Ashaye is currently accepting new patients.

Syed Anwar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Anwar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Lung Metastases, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Anwar is currently accepting new patients.

Harvey Dayton is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Dayton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Hyperlipidemia Type 3, Dementia, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Dayton is currently accepting new patients.

Tianxu Xia is a Psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Xia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Conversion Disorder.

James Ferrendelli is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ferrendelli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Memory Loss, Cerebellar Degeneration, and Seizures.

Rashmi Jaitly, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Rashmi Jaitly specializes in Geriatric Medicine and works at Baylor Geriatrics. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-3967. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Jaitly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Vascular Dementia, Necrosis, and Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers.

Gustavo Roman is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Roman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Roman is currently accepting new patients.

Stanley Appel is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Appel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. Dr. Appel is currently accepting new patients.

Jung-hoon Kim is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease (NIID), Vascular Dementia, and Chronic Cough. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Kunik is a Psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kunik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Alzheimer's Disease.

Joseph Jankovic is a Neurologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Jankovic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Benign Essential Blepharospasm, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Torticollis, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Jankovic is currently accepting new patients.

Melissa Yu, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Melissa Yu specializes in Neurology (Brain and Spine) and works at BCM Neurology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2273. Dr. Yu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Alzheimer's Disease, and Cerebellar Degeneration.

Michael Buxbaum is in Houston, Texas. Dr. Buxbaum is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dementia. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension. Dr. Buxbaum is currently accepting new patients.