Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Message from the Chair
We prepare the next generation of doctors and allied health professionals to advance healthcare through the practice of evidence-based medicine while fostering patient safety and the principles of quality improvement.
Our areas of faculty expertise include Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and basic Neuroscience studies.
Our department has a strong focus on educating clinicians and scientists in undergraduate medical education (M.D.) through clerkships for the Schmidt College of Medicine, as well as, graduate medical education (GME) through our Neurology residency and Psychiatry residency programs.
Michael R. Dobbs, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Professor of Clinical Neurosciences
FairfaxWood Endowed Chair of Clinical Neurosciences
Department of Clinical Neurosciences Faculty
Ethan B. Kass, D.O., M.B.A.
Interim Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Psychiatry Residency Program
Boca Raton Campus
Ashley Beattie, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Associate Program Director (APD) in Psychiatry
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Clinical Neurosciences
Rejo P. Cherian, M.D
Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Clinical Neurosciences
Michael R. Dobbs, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Chair of the Clinical Neurosciences Department | Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs | Professor of Clinical Neurosciences | FairfaxWood Endowed Chair of Clinical Neurosciences
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Emergency Medicine
Neil H. Edison, M.D.
Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor
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Clinical Neurosciences
Marni K. Gleiber, M.D
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Clinical Neurosciences
Stuart J. Goldman, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
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Clinical Neurosciences
Peter J. Holland, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry | Research Professor, I-HEALTH | Medical Director, Clinical Research Unit
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Clinical Neurosciences
Boca Raton Campus | Building One Room 232
Constance Katsafanas, D.O.
Associate Professor of Neurology Program Director of the Neurology Residency Program
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Clinical Neurosciences
Rajappa S. Kenchappa, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurosciences
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Clinical Neurosciences
Michael S. La Sala, D.O., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Associate Program Director (APD) in Psychiatry
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Clinical Neurosciences
Amy W. Laitinen, M.D.
Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor of Neurology | Interim Assistant Residency Program Director for the Neurology Residency Program
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Clinical Neurosciences
Boca Raton Campus
Corinne Lasmezas, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor and Director of David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
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Clinical Neurosciences
Neil M. Masangkay, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Neurology
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Clinical Neurosciences
Andrew Newberg, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Medical Supervisor of MRI Facility
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Clinical Neurosciences
Rainald Schmidt-Kastner, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neuroscience
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Clinical Neurosciences
Boca Raton Campus | Office Building One Room 225
Debra R. Weiss, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Clinical Neurosciences