There are more than 40 faculty members involved in the teaching of residents/fellows within the two departments of neurology, appointed to other departments, appointed to other hospitals, in private practice, and retired. The clinicians in both academic and private practice are closely involved with the education of the residents/fellows and serve as advisors.

Professor and Chairman

L. John Greenfield, M.D.
Chair of Neurology, UConn Health
Academic Chair, Hartford Hospital
Specialty: Epilepsy

Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program Directors

Amanda L. Hernandez, M.D., Ph.D.
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program Director, UConn Health
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Specialty: Neuromuscular Disease

Kevin Felice, D.O.
Site Director, Hospital for Special Care
Specialty: Neurology/Clinical Neurophysiology/Neuromuscular Medicine

Teaching Faculty

Gyula Acsadi, M.D., Ph.D.
Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology
Connecticut Children's
Specialty: Pediatric Neurology/Neuromuscular Medicine

Annie Daniel, M.D.
Director, Neuromuscular Program
Hartford Hospital

Joseph F. O'Keefe, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UConn Health

William J. Pesce, D.O.
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Hospital for Special Care

Charles Whitaker, M.D.
Neuromuscular Neurologist
Director, Muscular Dystrophy Clinic for Children
Specialty: Neurology, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine

Qian Wu, M.D.
Director, Neuromuscular Pathology Curriculum
Muscle Pathology Laboratory
UConn Health
Specialty: Pathology, Neuropathology