Carlayne E. Jackson, M.D., FAAN

Professor, Neurology and Otolaryngology, Assistant Dean for Ambulatory Services, Chief Medical Officer, UT Medicine, School of Medicine

Recipient of the 2012 Presidential Clinical Excellence Award

Congratulations to some of our faculty in the Department of Neurology for making the list of San Antonio's Best Doctors 2011. Faculty members from our department that made this list are Robin Brey, MD, John Carter, MD, Jose Cavazos, MD, Robert Hart, MD, Carlayne Jackson, MD, Michael Merren, MD and Charles Szabo, MD. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication. We are proud to have you on our team.

Congratulations to Dr. Robin Brey, Dr. Robert Hart and Dr. Carlayne Jackson for being added to the 2010 Texas Super Doctors list. Click on the image to the left in order to view an electronic copy of this Texas Monthly Magazine to see all doctors' given the special title of "The State's Best Doctors". Inside physicians also tell us which specialist they would choose.

John E. Carter, M.D.

Professor

Recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Professors:

Distinguished Teaching Professor is an honorific title awarded by the Chancellor, the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or the Executive Chancellor for Health Affairs of The University of Texas System. It is given to recognize faculty who have made significant contributions to education. UT Health Science Center at San Antonio faculty with this title are members of the Academy of Master Teachers. They were selected for Academy membership through peer review of their excellence as teachers and their achievements in the scholarship of teaching and learning. ~ Karen B. Troendle, DDS, MPH / President, Academy of Master Teachers

Merrill Carolin, M.D.

Professor/ Clinical Neurology

Expertise: Dr. Carolin is the Director of Education for the Department of Neurology. She is a leader in the department for educational activites and has been the Residency Program Director for the past 20 years.

Donald Robin, PH.D.

Professor/ Neurology

Expertise: Dr. Robin's expertise is in the area of motor control and motor disorders with a focus on speech motor control. He is the Chief of the Human Performance Division at the Research Imaging Institute and has expanded his research into such areas as chronic pain following TBI and using imaging to predict outcome measures in patients with neurological disease. His work is funded by grants from the NIH.

Charles Akos Szabo, M.D.

Professor/ Clinical Neurology

Expertise: Dr. Szabo's clinical work is focused on caring for people with epilepsy. He has played a leading role in building the Division of Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery Program at the Health Science Center. His research strives to characterize a natural model of photosensitive epilepsy in the baboon.

Promotion and Tenure:

Promotion and tenure are granted to award academic excellence in the areas of teaching, research and service. Every member of the Faculty Promotions, Tenure and Appointments Committee (known as PTAC) is dedicated to assuring that the reviews are done in the best way possible. Each faculty who has been promoted and/or awarded tenure has passed through a rigorous process of evaluation. ~ I-Tien Yeh, MD / Chair, PTAC

Octavian Lie, M.D., PhD

Assistant Professor

Specialty: Epilepsy

Dr. Lie received his medical degree from the Iuliu Hatieganu University in Romania and his PhD in Genetics at the University of Nebraska. He completed his internship in internal medicine at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland and neurology residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. In June 2011, he will complete his fellowship in Epilespsy at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. He is board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Lie's position will provide inpatient and outpatient epilepsy services as part of the So. TX Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. He will also serve as an attending physician on the VA Ward Service. Dr. Lie's role will include education of medical students, residents and fellows.

Russell Pella, PhD

Assistant Professor

Specialty: Neuropsychologist

Dr. Russell Pella holds a PhD in Medical Psychology/Neurology from Louisiana State University with a minor in Behavioral Neurology. He completed his clinical neuropsychology internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and recently completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the So. TX Veteran's Health Care System. Dr. Pella's primary role will be as part of the multidisciplinary staff of the So. TX Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (STCEC). Dr. Pella will also provide neuropsychological testing to patients with dementias, traumatic brain injury, and cognitive disorders seen by neurology faculty. He is also very interested in developing a career in research with a particular interest in research design and statistical analyses.

Rebecca Romero, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Specialty: Multiple Sclerosis

Dr. Romero is a graduate of our own UTHSCSA, School of Medicine. She also completed an internal medicine internship and neurology residency training at UTHSCSA. Following her neurology residency, Dr. Romero served as a clincial instructor in the Department for a period of one year. During this time, she was one of the hardest working and most productive members of the faculty. Dr. Romero recently completed a two-year fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis/Clinical Neuroimmuniology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Romero's activities include the development of a Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Program with clinics at the MARC and attending duties on the combined Neurology Ward/Consult Service at University Hospital. She is also committed to the development of a reserach program in multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology. Dr. Romero will also be involved with the education of medical student, residents and fellows.