Faculty

Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MSC
Vice Chair
Chief, Neurocritical Care
Neurology and Program in Trauma
nbadjatia@som.umaryland.edu

Wendy Chang, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Neurology
Chair, Critical Care
Director of Neurocritical Care at Cap Region Health
wchang1@som.umaryland.edu
@EM_NCC

Nicholas Morris, MD
Associate Professor
Fellowship Director
Neurology and Program in Trauma
nicholas.morris@som.umaryland.edu
@namorrismd

Melissa Motta, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Clerkship Director
Neurology and Program in Trauma
mmotta@umm.edu
@melissamotta

Gunjan Parikh, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology and Program in Trauma
gparikh@som.umaryland.edu
@DrGunjanParikh

Melissa Pergakis, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Fellowship Director
Neurology and Program in Trauma
mpergakis@som.umaryland.edu

Jamie Podell, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology and Program in Trauma
jpodell@som.umaryland.edu
@jepodell

Bilal Butt, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology and Program in Trauma
bilal.butt@som.umaryland.edu

Prajwal Ciryam, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neurology and Program in Trauma
pciryam@som.umaryland.edu

Samuel Galvagno, DO, PhD
Professor
Executive Vice Chair and Interim Chair 
Department of Anesthesiology

Vadivelu Sivaraman, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology