Dr. Kathleen Shannon

Aaron Struck is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Struck is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

Laura Buyan-Dent, MD, PhD, is a UW Health neurologist. She’s also an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and director of the Movement Disorders and Parkinson’s Program.Dr. Buyan-Dent diagnoses and treats conditions affecting the brain, nerves and nervous system. She cares for patients with conditions such as tremors, dystonia (involuntary muscle contractions), ataxia (loss of muscle control affecting balance, coordination and movement) and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, a genetic disorder affecting the brain.Taking time to get to know patients, Dr. Buyan-Dent identifies their interests, activities and goals. She recommends treatments such as medical and physical therapies for balance and coordination, injection therapies for muscle spasms and surgical procedures.Dr. Buyan-Dent directs specialty movement disorder clinics where she provides therapies tailored to certain conditions and symptoms. Her subspecialty interests include helping performing artists with nerve and movement disorders that affect their performance. She also helps treat and prevent performance-related overuse injuries.Dr. Buyan-Dent’s research interests include Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders.In her free time, Dr. Buyan-Dent enjoys spending time with her family, playing the harp and spending time with her pets.Many of my patients have life-altering diseases. It’s a privilege to help them improve their lives and live life to the fullest — we’re in this together. Dr. Buyan is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Essential Tremor, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Buyan is board certified in Neurology.

Ankush Bhatia, MD, is a UW Health neuro-oncologist and an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Neurology. He cares for children and adults with cancers of the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system.Dr. Bhatia specializes in treating primary CNS tumors (gliomas) that start in the brain and spinal cord, and secondary tumors that have spread from other parts of the body. He treats a variety of cancers and tumors, including gliomas, astrocytomas, pituitary tumors, spinal cord tumors, lymphomas and meningiomas.Dr. Bhatia has advanced expertise in neurological complications such as chemotherapy-related nerve disorders, as well as paraneoplastic disorders — rare conditions caused by an immune response to a cancerous growth called a neoplasm.He understands the complexity of brain tumors and the importance of helping patients navigate through treatments, including neurosurgery, chemotherapy and neuroradiology.Dr. Bhatia is involved in brain cancer research and clinical trials to find a cure and bring the most innovative treatments to UW Health patients.In his free time, Dr. Bhatia and his wife love the outdoors and enjoy hiking, biking or running with their son.It’s such a privilege to take care of patients at one of the most vulnerable times in their life. It involves putting all these pieces together to develop a plan to move them forward for their best outcome. Dr. Bhatia is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Brain Tumor, Glioma, Astrocytoma, and Oligodendroglioma. Dr. Bhatia is board certified in Neurology.