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  • David F. Apple, Jr., M.D. – Medical Director Emeritus at Sheherd Center
    David F. Apple, Jr., M.D.
    Medical Director Emeritus
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  • Nazia Bandukwala, D.O., Consulting Urologist at Shepherd Center
    Nazia Bandukwala, D.O.
    Consulting Urologist
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  • Angela Beninga, D.O., chief medical informatics officer at Shepherd Center
    Angela Beninga, D.O.
    Chief Medical Informatics Officer
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • Dr. Brock Bowman, Associate Medical Director at Shepherd Center
    Brock K. Bowman, M.D.
    Associate Medical Director
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  • Wes Chay, M.D., Physiatrist at Shepherd Center
    Wes Chay, M.D.
    Program Director, Graduate Medical Education
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • John Cochran, M.D., FCAP, Consulting Pathologist
    John Cochran, M.D., FCAP
    Consulting Pathologist
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  • Jesse Couk, M.D., Shepherd Center
    Jesse Couk, M.D.
    Medical Director of Infectious Diseases Service
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  • Dr. Andrew Dennison at Shepherd Center
    Andrew Cullen Dennison, M.D.
    Medical Director, Acquired Brain Injury Program
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  • Dr. Keith Dockery, Medical Director at Shepherd Center
    Keith Dockery, M.D.
    Medical Director, Otorhinolaryngology
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  • Dr. Payal Fadia at Shepherd Center
    Payal Fadia, M.D.
    Medical Director, Post-Acute Brain Injury Services
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  • Roger H. Frankel, M.D., FAANS, consulting neurosurgeon at Shepherd Center
    Roger Frankel, M.D., FAANS
    Consulting Neurosurgeon
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  • Dr. Bryce Gillespie at Shepherd Center
    Bryce T. Gillespie, M.D.
    Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon
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  • Dr. Russell Gore of Shepherd Center
    Russell Gore, M.D.
    Medical Director, Vestibular Neurology
    Director, SHARE Military Initiative
    Director, Complex Concussion Clinic
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  • Gary R. Gropper, M.D., Shepherd Center
    Gary R. Gropper, M.D.
    Consulting Neurosurgeon
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  • Dr. Aiwane A. Iboaya, outpatient physician at Shepherd Center’s Multi-Specialty Clinic
    Aiwane A. Iboaya, D.O.
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • Ashley Johnson, M.D., Physiatrist at Shepherd Center
    Ashley Johnson, M.D.
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • Amy Kolarova, D.O., staff physiatrist at Shepherd Center
    Amy Kolarova, D.O.
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • Dr. Augustine Lee, M.D., Staff Physiatrist at Shepherd Center
    Augustine Lee, M.D.
    Clinical Researcher, Dean Stroud Spine and Pain Institute
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • Donald Peck Leslie, M.D. Medical Director Emeritus, Shepherd Center
    Donald Peck Leslie, M.D.
    Medical Director Emeritus
    Board of Directors/Foundation Trustee
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  • James G. Liadis, M.D., Physiatrist in the Shepherd Spine and Pain institute
    James Liadis, M.D
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • John Lin, M.D., Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program
    John Lin, M.D.
    Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury Program
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  • Dr. Sherrill Loring, multiple sclerosis doctor and neurologist at Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center
    Sherrill Loring, M.D.
    Neurologist, Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute
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  • Gregory C. Mitchell, M.D., Consulting Urologist at Shepherd Center
    Gregory Mitchell, M.D.
    Consulting Urologist
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  • Douglas Murray, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery at Shepherd Center
    Douglas Murray, M.D.
    Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon
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  • Herndon Murray, M.D. Medical Director of Orthopaedics  at Shepherd Center
    Herndon Murray, M.D.
    Medical Director, Orthopedics
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  • Allan Peljovich, M.D., M.P.H. Orthopaedic Surgery at Shepherd Center
    Allan Peljovich, M.D., M.P.H.
    Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon
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  • Jared Potter
    Jared Potter, M.D.
    Staff Physiatrist
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  • David Quintero, M.D., Medical Director of Critical Care Services
    David Quintero, M.D.
    Medical Director, Critical Care Services
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  • Gary C. Richter, M.D. Gastroenterology  at Shepherd Center
    Gary C. Richter, M.D.
    Consulting Gastroenterologist
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  • Jacqueline Rosenthal, M.D., Neurologist at Shepherd Center
    Jacqueline Rosenthal, M.D.
    Neurologist, Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute
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  • Matthew Sand, M.D. - Consulting Urologist at Shepherd Center
    Matthew Sand, M.D.
    Consulting Urologist
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  • Dr. Shaw at Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute
    Erik Shaw, D.O.
    Medical Director, Shepherd Spine and Pain Institute
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  • Dr. Ben W. Thrower, medical director of the Multiple Sclerosis Institute at Shepherd Center
    Ben W. Thrower, M.D.
    Medical Director, Andrew C. Carlos Multiple Sclerosis Institute
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  • John Tumeh, M.D., Consulting Psychiatrist at Shepherd Center
    John Tumeh, M.D.
    Consulting Psychiatrist
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  • Ford Vox, M.D., Shepherd Center
    Ford Vox, M.D.
    Medical Director, Disorders of Consciousness Program
    Chair, Medical Ethics Committee
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  • Philip Wexler, M.D., Medical Director of Pulmonology and Respiratory Services at Shepherd Center
    Philip Wexler, M.D.
    Medical Director, Pulmonology and Respiratory Therapy
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  • Michael Yochelson, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer at Shepherd Center
    Michael Yochelson, M.D., MBA
    Chief Medical Officer
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