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Warren Boling, MD, FRCSC
Surgical Director
Epilepsy Center
Dr. Boling is a neurosurgeon who specializes in surgery for epilepsy. He completed advanced training at the University of Kentucky, the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University, and the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is board certified in neurosurgery and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. In addition to epilepsy surgery, he has special interests in brain mapping and functional imaging.
Adriana Palade, MD
Director, EEG/Epilepsy Laboratory
Adult Epilepsy
Dr. Palade is director of the EEG/Epilepsy laboratory, and a neurologist with advanced training in the medical treatment and diagnostic evaluation of patients with epilepsy. She completed advanced training in Allegheny General Hospital and Duke University. She is board certified in Neurology.
John Brick, MD
Chair, Department of Neurology
Adult Epilepsy
John Brick, MD is a neurologist and chair of Neurology at WVU. He received his medical degree from WVU and his specialty training from WVU and the Mayo Clinic. His special interests include epilepsy, headache, cerebrovascular disease/stroke. Dr. Brick is board certified in neurology and EEG.
Jeffrey Carpenter, MD
Section Chief of Neurointerventional Radiology, Director of MRI
Dr. Carpenter is a neuroradiologist. He is board-certified in diagnostic radiology, and has special interest in neuroradiology. He received his medical degree from WVU and his specialty training from the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Carpenter is an expert in the use of endovascular techniques for the obliteration of aneurysms and embolization of tumors.
Marc W. Haut, PhD
Neuropsychology Director
Dr. Haut, PhD, ABPP, CN, is the Director, Neuropsychological Services in the department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry. He is also a member of the department of Neurology faculty.
He received his degree from the University of North Dakota, and completed his specialty training at the University of Missouri and West Virginia University
Dr. Haut is board Certified in psychology and clinical neuropsychology. His areas of special interest include neuropsychological testing, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
Gary D. Marano, MD
Neuroradiology
Gary Marano, MD, associate professor of radiology, neurology, and neurosurgery, and director of the section of nuclear medicine and PET. Dr. Marano also serves as medical director of the Center for Advanced Imaging's neuroradiology section.
Marano completed his medical training in 1976 at WVU, where he also completed his residency in neurology two years later. From 1978 to 1981, Dr. Marano was a resident in diagnostic radiology; in 1980, he served as chief resident. He completed a master's in chemical engineering at WVU while also doing medical research.
Maria Moran, PhD
Neuropsychology
Maria Moran, PhD is a neuropsychologist for the WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. She received her medical degree from Finch University of Health Sciences and The Chicago Medical School. Her specialty training is from WVU. Her special interests include neuropsychology and epilepsy.
Aina Puce, PhD
Director of Neuroimaging, Center for Advanced Imaging
Dr. Puce, PhD, is a professor in the department of radiology and director of neuro imaging research. She completed her graduate training at the University of Melbourne,
Australia, and a fellowship at Yale University Medical School.
Ansaar Rai, MD
Neuroradiology
Dr. Rai is a neuroradiologist at WVU. His special interests include stroke intervention and imaging. He received his medical degree from Agha Khan University in Pakistan and his specialty training from WVU. His areas of special interest include stroke intervention and imaging, endovascular and percutaneous treatment of head and neck pathology.
Alejandro Torres-Trejo, MD
Adult Epilepsy, Neuro-oncology
Alejandro Torres-Trejo, MD, is an expert in neurological complications of cancer and its treatment, and epilepsy. He is the only neuro-oncologist in West Virginia.
Dr. Torres-Trejo earned his medical degree from the National Polytechnic Institute, Higher School of Medicine in Mexico. He completed specialty training in neurology at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of California, Los Angles. He also completed a fellowship in epilepsy at West Virginia University.
Tracy Weimer, MD, PhD
Adult Epilepsy, Neurphysiology
Tracy Weimer, MD, PhD, is a neurologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating people with chronic headaches and related disorders of the brain.
Dr. Weimer completed her medical degree at Marshall University and received advanced training in neurology and internal medicine at WVU. She earned her PhD in pharmacology and toxicology and completed two fellowships at WVU.
Pediatric Epilepsy Staff
Shubhangi Chitnis, MD
Pediatric Epilepsy
Shubhangi Chitnis, MD is a pediatric neurologist who specializes in caring for a broad range of neurological disorders in pediatric patients, including: Epilepsy and seizure disorders, Parkinson’s disease, Neuropathy, headache management and movement disorders.
Dr. Chitnis received her medical degree from Miraj Medical College in India and completed advanced training at the Texas Tech Health Science Center and Wake Forest University.
Maggie Jaynes, MD
Pediatric Epilepsy
Maggie Jaynes, MD, is the section chief of pediatric neurology at WVU. She received her medical degree and her specialty training from West Virginia University. She is board Certified in neurology and child neurology. Dr. Jaynes areaa of special interests include Pediatrics and attention deficit disorder.
Epilepsy Care Coordinator
Daunice Lohr, RN
Daunice Lohr, RN is the Center’s nurse epilepsy coordinator, she works directly with the physician director of the Epilepsy Care Unit in development and coordination of the program. This includes the outpatient clinics in pediatric and adult neurology, seizure surgery program and inpatient extended video EEG monitoring.
In addition, she manages seizure record for patient charts, the seizure database, develops patient teaching resources, initiates the Ketogenic Diet Program and the Vagus Nerve Stimulator Program.
Ms. Lohr will also help to put you in contact with Dr. Boling or other members of the medical staff of the Epilepsy Center.
