Clinical Faculty

Neurosurgery Team

Name & TitleSpecial Interests
Brian HohBrian L. Hoh, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Chair of Neurosurgery

Aneurysms

AVMs
Cerebrovascular Disease
Stroke
Moyamoya Disease
Jason Blatt MDJason E. Blatt, MD
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Headshot of Dr. Nohra ChalouhiNohra Chalouhi, MD
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Chief of Cerebrovascular Surgery
Aneurysms
Strokes
AVMs
Carotid disease
Moyamoya
Endovascular surgery
Cerebrovascular surgery
Spine surgery
Mathew Decker headshotMatthew Decker, MD, MPH
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Spine surgery
Kelly Foote MDKelly D. Foote, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation
Brain Tumor Surgery
Radiosurgery
Dr. FriedmanWilliam A. Friedman, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Neuro-oncology
Brain Tumor Surgery
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Radiosurgery
Ashley P. Ghiaseddin, MD
Neuro-Oncologist
Associate Professor
Glioblastoma
Lymphona
Quality Assurance
Lance Governale MDLance Governale, MD
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Patric HanPatrick Han, MD
Neurosurgeon
Medical Director, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Endovascular Surgery
Spinal Surgery
Neuro-Oncology
Brain Tumor Surgery
Justin Hilliard, MDJustin D. Hilliard, MD
Assistant Professor
Movement Disorders
Deep Brain Stimulation
Spine Surgery
Brain Tumor
Daniel Hoh, MDDaniel Hoh, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor

Minimally Invasive
and Complex Spine Surgery
Patrick Jacob MDR. Patrick Jacob, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Complex Spine Surgery - including all types of spinal instrumentation
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Dr. KhannaRohit K. Khanna, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
General Adult Neurosurgery
KrafftPaul Krafft, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Neurotrauma
Traumatic Brain Injury
Spinal Cord and Column Injury
Complex Spine Surgery
Brain Tumor Surgery
Stroke
Matthew Koch CroppedMatthew Koch, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Assistant Professor
Cerebrovascular Surgery
Endovascular Surgery
Skull Base Surgery
Moyamoya
Stroke
Brain tumors
Spine Tumors
Gregory Murad MD, FAANSGregory J.A. Murad, MD, FAANS
Neurosurgeon
Professor
Residency Program Director
General Adult Neurosurgery
Brain Tumor Surgery
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Surgery
Dr. Maryam RahmanMaryam Rahman, MD, MS
Neurosurgeon
Associate Professor
Gliomas
Brain and Skull Base Tumors
Brain Tumor Surgery
Serendipity RinonosSerendipity Zapanta Rinonos, MD, PhD Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests:
Epigenetics of malignant glioma and development of targeted molecular therapies

Clinical Interests:
Primary brain tumors, malignant glioma, glioblastoma
Steven Roper , MD ProfessorSteven N. Roper, MD
Neurosurgeon
Professor

Epilepsy Surgery

Surgery for Pituitary Tumors
Epilepsy Research
Sriharan Siva Siva Sriharan, MBBCh(Hons), MSc, FRCS(C), FAANS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Spinal Neurosurgery
TafelIan Tafel, MD
Neurosurgeon, UF Health Neurosurgery - Halifax Health
Complex Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Spinal Cord Tumors
Spinal Deformity
Elizabeth Vitarbo
Elizabeth Vitarbo, MDNeurotrauma