The 20 Best Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

After graduating from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1990, Dr. Sohrab spent time in Spinal Cord Injury Centers of Iran, in multiple capacities, organizing care and educating different levels of practitioners in providing care for veterans of war. He then spent a few years of general practice, in different parts of Iran, dedicated to providing medical care and organizing Public Health Services, in rural areas. Dr. Sohrab has been practicing, and teaching, general Neurology at the University of Michigan, since 2012. Dr. Sohrab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Vertigo, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Trigeminal Neuralgia.

After completing his chief residency at the University of Virginia, Dr. Sagher accepted a position on the neurosurgical faculty at the University of Michigan. He became Chief of Neurosurgery at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital, a position he held until 1996. He then completed a fellowship in Pain and Functional Neurosurgery at the Oregon Health Sciences University, and took over as the Director of Neuromodulation at the University of Michigan. As the primary functional neurosurgeon at the University of Michigan, Dr. Sagher takes care of such problems as epilepsy, pain, Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders. Dr. Sagher is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). He has served on the Executive Council on the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pain, which he chaired from 2003 to 2005. Special Interests: The treatment of epilepsy, pain, movement disorders, and brain tumors in functionally important regions. Dr. Sagher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 37 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Meningioma, Seizures, Awake Craniotomy, and Microvascular Decompression. Dr. Sagher is board certified in Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Cornett obtained a BA with honors in literature from Vanderbilt University in 2007, then worked at a law office in Nashville, Tennessee for several years. While reading through pages and pages of claimant medical records as an administrative and research assistant on disability and COBRA claims, she became interested in medicine. She returned to school from 2009-2010 during which time she completed an accelerated Post-Baccalaureate Premedical program including prerequisite courses and labs in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. After completing her Post-Bac program, she worked as a lab assistant in Cincinnati Children’s Hospital assisting in research on neonatal pulmonary development for a year prior to starting medical school at University of Michigan in 2011. She was recipient of a Dean’s Merit Scholarship through University of Michigan Medical School and was chosen by her colleagues to deliver a commencement address at their graduation ceremony in 2015. She completed her intern year in Internal Medicine then subsequent three years in Neurology at this institution, and served as one of two Chief Residents for her Neurology class. Dr. Cornett is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Migraine, and Conversion Disorder. Dr. Cornett is board certified in Neurology.

Charles Schultz is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Schultz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine. Dr. Schultz is board certified in Neurology.

Douglas J. Gelb, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Neurology in the University of Michigan Medical School. He is considered a national leader in neurologic education, and is part of a small group of investigators who have conducted research in the field. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in physics from Harvard College in 1977, Dr. Gelb completed his doctorate (1982) and medical degree (1984) at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He joined the U-M faculty after completing his neurology residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 1988. In 1992, Dr. Gelb became director of the third-year medical student neurology clerkship, and developed a syllabus that eventually evolved into a textbook. It is required or recommended by many neurology clerkships across the country, and it has been translated into two languages. In 2004, Dr. Gelb became director of a new second-year medical school course on diseases of the nervous system. In addition to his textbook, Dr. Gelb has developed a variety of educational materials, including a computer tutorial to teach the principles of neurologic localization. He has written examination questions and served on test-writing committees for the National Board of Medical Examiners Step 2 Examination and the NBME subject examination in neurology, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Resident Inservice Training Examination, and Continuum, a widely-used resource for continuing medical education produced by the AAN. He also has served as an examiner for the Oral Examination of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) on numerous occasions. Dr. Gelb is frequently honored by neurology residents, who have awarded him the Status Pedagogicus Award on four separate occasions. He has received numerous other awards for his teaching, including the Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching from the U-M, and the Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award from the American Neurological Association. He is a former chair of the national Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors, and of the American Academy of Neurology's A.B. Baker Section on Neurological Education. Dr. Gelb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Trigeminal Neuralgia, Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, and Seizures.

David Altshuler is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Altshuler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pituitary Tumor, Rathke Cleft Cyst, Craniopharyngioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery.

Paul Hoff is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tonsillitis, Salivary Duct Stones, Glossectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hoff is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Annie Shea, MD is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Michigan Medical School.Dr. Shea completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience. She received her medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and went on to complete her residency in Neurology and fellowship in Headache Medicine at the University of Michigan. Dr. Shea treats patients with a variety of headache and facial pain disorders and enjoys working with residents and medical students in the headache and general neurology clinics. Dr. Shea is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Migraine, Migraine with Brainstem Aura, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and Familial Hemiplegic Migraine. Dr. Shea is board certified in Neurology.

"Although he has lived in many places across the United States throughout childhood, Dr. Kevin Chen was born in the ""old"" Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan. Dr. Chen completed his undergraduate degree (Neuroscience and Anthropology) at Johns Hopkins University, and his medical training at Duke University. This was followed by residency (Neurosurgery) at the University of Michigan and fellowship (Stereotactic/Functional Neurosurgery) at Stanford University.His clinical interests center on treating dysfunctional neural circuits, and using neuromodulation to help symptoms of movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, etc.). Similarly, he has interest in neuromodulation using spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of certain chronic pain syndromes (e.g., complex regional pain syndrome, diabetic neuropathy, etc.), or use of intrathecal drug delivery (e.g., spasticity). He also has expertise in the surgical treatments of epilepsy, including vagal nerve stimulators, stereoelectroencephalography, responsive neurostimulators, deep brain stimulation for epilepsy, laser interstitial thermal therapy, and temporal lobectomy. During fellowship training, he also received training in the use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound, an incision-less approach for the treatment of movement disorders.Dr. Chen is an avid rock climber, and also enjoys swimming and snowboarding. He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and daughter.". Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Chen is board certified in Neurological Surgery.

Melissa Pynnonen is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Pynnonen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia. She is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nasal Polyps, Sinusitis, Low Nasal Bridge, Myringotomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Pynnonen is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.