As neurologists, our physicians are highly trained to treat disorders of the nervous system, which include diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. Some of the more common problems that neurologists diagnose and treat are strokes, epilepsy (seizures), headaches, dementias (Alzheimer's disease), multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and various forms of pain. Neurologists may serve as consultants to other physicians and may provide long-term care to patients with chronic neurological disorders.

Our medical staff includes the following physicians:

Ingrid Abols, MD Rajiv Aggarwal, MD Janiece Aldinger, MD Irfan Altafullah, MD Elias P. Bazakos, MD Gary Birnbaum, MD Ivan Brodsky, MD Jonathan C. Calkwood, MD Xiaoming Dong, MD, MSc Gail Francis, MD Dariusz W. Gawronski, MD Masood Ghazali, MD Jessica Heiring, MD Charles Horowitz, MD Jack Hubbard, MD, PhD Bruce Idelkope, MD Allan Ingenito, MD

Bruce Mack, MD Moeen Masood, MD Thomas Murphy, MD Bruce Norback, MD Sotirios Parashos, MD Richard Peterson, MD Daniel Randa, MD Joanne Rogin, MD Randall Schapiro, MD Leland Scott, MD, PhD Sarah Spink, MD Steven Stein, MD Frederick Strobl, MD John Trusheim, MD Yelena Usmanova, MD David Webster, MD Alexander Zubkov, MD, PhD Felix Zwiebel, MD

Donald Chadwick, MD Armantina Espinosa, MD

Allan Ingenito, MD John MacDonald, MD

Patricia Aletky, PhD, LP

Steven Morgan, PhD, LP

Doctors Listed Alphabetically by Specialty To view doctors by location, click here.

Specialty

Adult Neurologists - Drs. Abols to Heiring

Adult Neurologists - Drs. Horowitz to Randa

Adult Neurologists - Drs. Rogin to Zwiebel

Pediatric Neurologists

Neuropsychology - Psychology

Ingrid Abols, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Burnsville, MN
• St. Gabriel's Hospital - Little Falls, MN
• Allina Medical Clinic - Faribault, MN

• Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville, MN
• St. Gabriel's Hospital - Little Falls, MN
• District One Hospital - Faribault, MN
• Fairview University Medical Center - Minneapolis, MN

• Bachelors - University of Minnesota, 1971
  
• Medical School - Lariboisier St. Louis Medical Center, Paris, France, 1977
  
• Residency - University of Minnesota
  
• Board Certified - Neurology, 1989
  
• Board Certified - Electrodiagnositc Medicine, 1992
• Fellowship - Neuroanatomy, UCSF School of Medicine, 1979
  
• Clinical Assistant Professor - Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, 1989-2001
• Assistant Professor of Neurology - in Residence - Department of Neurology, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1986-1989
• Fellowship - Research, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1986
• Residency - University of Minnesota, 1984
• Clinical Assistant - Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London, 1983
• Neurology House Officer - National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen's Square, London, 1983
• Electromyography Clinical Assistant - National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen's Square, London, 1982
• Neurology House Officer - Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England, 1982
• Fellowship - Research, Department of Anatomy, UCSF School of Medicine, 1979

• American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Myasthenia Gravis Foundation - Medical Advisory Board
• American Academy of Neurology
• Muscular Dystrophy Association - Clinical Director, 1990-1993

• EEG
• EMG
• Botox
• Dystonia
• Neuromuscular Disorders

• French

Rajiv Aggarwal, M.D.

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Burnsville, MN
• Allina Medical Clinic - Mora, MN
• Burnett Medical Center - Grantsburg, WI

• Kanabec Hospital - Mora, MN
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Minneapolis, MN
• Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville, MN

• Medical School - Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India 1993
• Internship/Residency - Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India 1994
• Residency - Internal Medicine - Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 1995
• Residency-Henry Ford, Detroit & Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI July 96-July 99
• Board Certified - Neurology, 2002

• American Academy of Neurology

• Dizziness
• Headache
• Strokes

• Hindi, Punjabi

Janiece Aldinger, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Edina, MN
• Douglas County Hospital - Alexandria, MN

• Fairview Southdale Hospital - Edina, MN
• Douglas County Hospital - Alexandria, MN

• Bachelors - University of New York - Buffalo, 1986
• Medical School - University of New York - Buffalo, 1992
• Internship/Residency - Internal Medicine - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, 1993
• Residency - Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, 1996
• Board Certified - Neurology, 1997

• Minnesota Medical Association
• Hennepin County Medical Society
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Stroke Association

• Headache
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Stroke

• Reading, travel, bicycling, church activities and spending time with my young daughter

Irfan Altafullah, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Golden Valley, MN
• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Maple Grove, MN

• North Memorial Medical Center - Robbinsdale, MN

• Bachelor's - St Francis de Sales College, Nagpur, India, 1975
• Medical School - University of Nagpur, Nagpur, India, 1980
• Internship/Residency - Government Medical College Hospital, Nagpur, India
• Hennepin County Medical Center
• Residency - University of Minnesota, 1988
• Fellowship - Brain Research Institute, UCLA, 1982-1984
• Board Certified - Neurology, 1991
• Board Certified - Clinical Neurophysiology, 1997

• Minnesota Medical Association
• Hennepin County Medical Society
• American Academy of Neurology

• Stroke
• Multiple Sclerosis

• Computers, photography and travel

Elias P. Bazakos, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Coon Rapids, MN
• Ridgeview Medical Center - Waconia, MN

• Mercy Hospital - Coon Rapids, MN
• Unity Hospital - Fridley, MN

• Batchelor of Science in Chemistry - University of Minnesota, 1999
• Medical School - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2003
• Internship - Internal Medicine - St. Jospeh Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, 2004
• Residency - Neurology - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007
• Fellowship - Clinical Neurophysiology - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2008
• Board Certified - Adult Neurology

• American Academy of Neurology

• Epilepsy
• Clinical Neurophysiology

• Greek, moderately fluent
• German, some

• Professional Soccer Referee
• Oboist
• Singing
• Traditional Greek Dancing

Gail Francis, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Coon Rapids, MN
• Alexandria Clinic - Alexandria, MN
• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Maple Grove, MN

• Mercy Hospital - Coon Rapids, MN

• Medical School - University of West Indies - London University School of Medicine
• Internship/Residency - Spanish Town General, Kingston Public Hospital, Jamaica, 1980
• Residency - Nassau County Medical Center (SUNY), 1986
• Fellowship - Neurosurgery - Long Island Jewish Hospital, 1983
• Fellowship - Neuroimmunology and M.S., Brigham & Women's Hospital - Harvard
• Fellowship - Neuro-AIDS - University of Minnesota
• Board Certified - Neurology

• American Medical Association

Gary Birnbaum, M.D.
Adult Neurology - Multiple Sclerosis

Clinic Locations

• Director, MS Treatment and Research Center, Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Golden Valley, MN

• Fairview University Medical Center - Minneapolis, MN
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Minneapolis, MN
• Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville, MN

• Bachelor's - Hobart College, Geneva, NY, 1960
• Medical School - Johns Hopkins University, 1964
• Internship/Residency - New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical College
• Board Certified - Neurology
• National Institute of Health Fellowship in Neuro-Immunology

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Medical Academy
• American Neurological Association
• Multiple Sclerosis Society of Minnesota Board Member

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Fishing, scuba diving and reading

• German

Dr. Birnbaum is a consultant for and receives consulting fees and research grant support from: Teva Neuroscience, Biogen Idec, EMD Serono, Berlex, and Genentech.

Ivan Brodsky, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Golden Valley, MN
• Osceola Medical Center - Osceola, WI
• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Maple Grove, MN

• North Memorial Medical Center - Robbinsdale, MN
• Osceola Medical Center - Osceola, WI

• Medical School - University of Manitoba, 1967
• Internship - Los Angeles General Hospital - Los Angeles, CA
• Residency - University of Minnesota
• Board Certified - Neurology, 1975

• Hennepin County Medical Society
• Minnesota State Medical Society
• Minnesota Society of Neurological Sciences
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
• American Society of Neurorehabilitation
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (Canada)
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (London, England)

• Critical Care
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Rehabilitation

• Travel, antique collecting, and community involvement

Jonathan C. Calkwood, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• The Schapiro Center for Multiple Sclerosis at the Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology – Golden Valley, MN
• Brainerd Medical Center - Brainerd, MN

Hospital Privileges

• University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview - Minneapolis, MN
• Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville, MN

• Bachelors – University of Alberta, Edmonton, 1982
• Medical School – University of Texas, Houston 1987
• Internship – Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix 1988
• Residency – Neurology – Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, 1991
• Fellowship – Neuro-Ophthalmology, Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans and University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, 1992
• Board Certified – Neurology, 1997

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Neuro-Sarcoid
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Migraine and ocular complications of migraine

• Family

Xiaoming Dong, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Golden Valley, MN
• Lakeview Medical Clinic, P.A. - Sauk Centre, MN
• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Maple Grove, MN
• Brainerd Medical Center - Brainerd, MN

• North Memorial Medical Center - Robbinsdale, MN
• St. Michael's Hospital and Nursing Home - Sauk Centre, MN

• Medical School - Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1984
• Graduate School (M.Sc., neuro-toxicology of acrylamide) - China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 1987
• Internship (medicine) - Regions Hospital, St. Paul, 2000
• Residency (neurology) - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2003
• Fellowship (electrophysiology) - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2004
• Fellowship (neuromuscular disease) - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 2005
• Staff physician and junior faculty (part-time) - Hennepin County Medical Center and University of Minnesota, 2005

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Medical Association

• Clinical Neurophysiology
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Rehabilitation

Chinese

Gail Francis, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Coon Rapids, MN
• Alexandria Clinic - Alexandria, MN
• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Maple Grove, MN

• Mercy Hospital - Coon Rapids, MN

• Medical School - University of West Indies - London University School of Medicine
• Internship/Residency - Spanish Town General, Kingston Public Hospital, Jamaica, 1980
• Residency - Nassau County Medical Center (SUNY), 1986
• Fellowship - Neurosurgery - Long Island Jewish Hospital, 1983
• Fellowship - Neuroimmunology and M.S., Brigham & Women's Hospital - Harvard
• Fellowship - Neuro-AIDS - University of Minnesota
• Board Certified - Neurology

• American Medical Association

Dariusz W. Gawronski, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Golden Valley, MN
• Ridgeview Medical Center, MN - Waconia, MN

• North Memorial Medical Center - Robbinsdale, MN

• Medical School – Warsaw Medical University, Poland, 1993
• Internship – Department of Medicine – Central Clinical Hospital of Warsaw Medical University, Poland, 1994
• Internship – Department of Medicine – Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1997
• Residency – Neurology – State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, 2000
• Fellowship – Neurorehabilitation – Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, New York, 2002
• Board Certified – Neurology
• Certified member of American Society of Neurorehabilitation

• American Academy of Neurology, since 1998
• American Society of Neurorehabilitation, since 1998

• Neurorehabilitation

• Spending time with my son, travel, history, reading, classical and rock music

• Polish

Masood Ghazali, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Coon Rapids, MN
• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Maple Grove, MN
• Riverwood Healthcare Center - Aitkin, MN
• Buffalo Clinic - Buffalo, MN

• Mercy Hospital - Coon Rapids, MN
• Unity Hospital - Fridley, MN

• Bachelor's - Little Flower College, Hyderabad, India, 1983
• Medical School - Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India, 1988
• Internship - South Central Hospital, Secunderabad, India, 1989
• Internship - St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, 1993
• Residency - Neurology - University of Minnesota, 1996
• Fellowship - Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology - University of Minnesota, 1998
• Board Certified - Neurology, 1998

• American Academy of Neurology
• American College of Physicians
• Movement Disorders Society
• American Epilepsy Society

• Epilepsy/Stroke/Headache/EEG/EMG

• Bicycling, swimming, reading

• Hindi and Urdu

Speakers' Bureau: Forrest, Pfizer, Abbott, Boehringer-Ingelheim.

Jessica Heiring, M.D.
Adult Neurology

Clinic Locations

• Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology - Golden Valley, MN
• Ridgeview Clinic - Westonka, MN
• St. Gabriel's Hospital - Little Falls, MN

• Fairview University Medical Center - Minneapolis, MN
• Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Minneapolis, MN
• Fairview Ridges Hospital - Burnsville, MN

• Bachelor's - Lawrence University, 1982
• Medical School - University of Minnesota, 1987
• Internship/Residency - Hennepin County Medical Center, 1988
• Residency - University of Minnesota, 1991
• Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease - University of Minnesota, 1992
• Board Certified - Neurology, 1993

• American Headache Society
• American Academy of Neurology
• Minnesota Society of Neurological Sciences

• Acupuncture
• Botox(R) Injections
• EMG
• Headache
• Memory Loss
• Trigger Point Injections