Neurosurgeons
If you would like to contact us but are unsure of who to contact, please call our general number (434) 924-2203 (Local) or 1-800-362-2203 (Toll free) and our staff will help you.
Ashok R. Asthagiri, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery Vice-Chair
Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology
Director, Skull Base Surgery
Clinical Interests: Brain and spinal cord tumors, Meningioma, Schwannoma, Tumors of the Skull Base, peripheral nerve tumors, VHL (von Hippel-Lindau), NF2 (Schwannomatosis, NF2)
Clinical Team: Cassie Freed-Pastor, NP, Nancy Staton, RN
Phone: (434) 243-2757 , (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Vicki Aylor
Andrew Carlson, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery
Associate Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Clinical Practice: Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid Artery Disease, Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, TIA/Mini Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Vascular Malformations, Aorta Disease, Microvascular Clipping, Neurovascular Surgery, Endovascular Embolization, Stroke, Cerebral Angiography, Endovascular Coiling, Cavernoma, Carotid Stenting with Angioplasty, Brain Aneurysms, Skull Base, Spreading Depolarization
Vascular Team: Gavin MacCleery, PA, Kali Cavanaugh, RN
Phone: (434) 924-2735, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Nell Harlow-Brooks
Michael Catalino, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests: Spine, Brain, pituitary, and anterior skull base tumors
Clinical Team: Karen Lohr Clark, NP, Dawn Shaver, RN (pituitary)
Phone: (434) 924-1642, (800) 362-2203
Email: Administrative Assistant Katlin Mayo
W. Jeffrey Elias, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology
Interim Chairman of Neurosurgery
Peripheral Nerve division director
Functional Neurosurgery division director
Clinical Interests: Movement disorders, epilepsy surgery, spasticity, and peripheral nerve injuries
Clinical Team: Shelly Rush-Evans, NP, Kathy Maynard, RN
Phone: (434) 924-0451, (800) 362-2203, Focused Ultrasound trials (434)-243-1435
Administrative Assistant Karen Osteen
Paul Grabb, M.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery 
Clinical Interests: Pediatric: Brain and spine tumors, Brain vascular malformations, Cervical spine trauma and instability, Chiari malformations, Epilepsy, Head injury, Hydrocephalus, Moyamoya syndrome, Spina bifida
Clinical Team: Amanda Hendrix, NP, Rebecca Grisdale, RN
Phone: (434) 243-5749, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Katlin Mayo
Ryan T. Kellogg, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Medical Director, Neurointerventional Service
Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship
Clinical Practice: Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid Artery Disease, Brain Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, TIA/Mini Stroke, Brain Tumor Diagnosis, Ischemic Stroke, Vascular Malformations, Aorta Disease, Microvascular Clipping, Neurovascular Surgery, Endovascular Embolization, Stroke, Cerebral Angiography, Endovascular Coiling, Fistulogram, Cavernoma, Carotid Stenting with Angioplasty, Brain Aneurysms (Cerebral Aneurysms), Benign Brain Tumor, Brain Aneurysm Treatments
Vascular Team: Susan Rannigan, NP, Kali Cavanaugh, RN
Phone: (434) 924-2735, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Ashley Rush
Elisa Kucia, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Primary Location: Novant Health UVA Culpeper Medical Center
Clinical Practice: Acute and chronic back and neck pain, cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, myelopathy, nerve root injury (including pinched nerve), radiculopathy, sciatica, spinal fracture, spinal tumors, spinal instability, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, brain tumors and general neurosurgery
Phone: (540) 321-3120
Hong Joo Moon, MD, PhD
Clinical Instructor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests: Complex Spine, Scoliosis, Deformity
Clinical Team: Lisa Foster, PA, Brandon Eves, RN
Phone: (434) 924-1642, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Nell Harlow-Brooks
Shayan Moosa, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Program Director, Neurosurgical Residency Training
Neurosurgery Outpatient Medical Director
Clinical Interests: Movement disorders, epilepsy surgery, spasticity, and peripheral nerve injuries
Clinical Team: Shelly Rush-Evans, NP, Kathy Maynard, RN
Phone: (434) 924-0451, (800) 362-2203, Focused Ultrasound trials (434)-243-1435
Administrative Assistant Karen Osteen
Melike Mut Askun, MD/PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests: Brain Tumors
Clinical Team: Cassie Freed-Pastor, NP, Anne Schueneman, RN
Phone: (434) 243-2757 , (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Vicki Aylor
Juan Sardi, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Program Director, Neurosurgical Residency Training
Clinical Interests: Complex Spine, Scoliosis, Deformity
Clinical Team: Gavin MacCleery, PA, Paige DeLange, RN
Phone: (434) 924-1642, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Katlin Mayo
Jason Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery, Radiation Oncology, and Neuroscience
UVa Gamma Knife Center Director
Riverside-UVa Gamma Knife Co-Director
Clinical Interests: Sterotactic and functional neurosurgery, Radiosurgery(intracranial and spinal), Brain Tumors, Spinal Surgery
Clinical Team: Selene Evans, NP, Charlene Exline, NP, Greg Patterson, RN, Anita Carswell, RN
Phone: (434) 924-8129, (866) 244-4040
Administrative Assistant Megan Stephenson
Justin Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Harrison Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, UVA Spine Center
Chief, Spine Division
Director, Spine Fellowship Program
Clinical Interests: Back Pain, Cervical Disc Herniation, Degenerative Disk Disease, Lumbar Spondylotic Disease, Lumbar Stenosis, Neck Pain, Neck Sprain and Strain, Degenerative Scoliosis and Cervical Deformity, Vertebral Compression Fractures, Sagittal Imbalance, Lumbar Flat back
Clinical Team: Amanda Carter, NP, Kaylyn Breese, RN
Phone: (434) 243-6339
Administrative Assistant Stephanie Baird
Heather Spader, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Program Director, Neurosurgical Residency Training
Division Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests: Pediatric: Brain and spine tumors, Brain vascular malformations, Cervical spine trauma and instability, Chiari malformations, Epilepsy, Head injury, Hydrocephalus, Moyamoya syndrome, Spina bifida
Clinical Team: Amanda Hendrix, NP, Rebecca Grisdale, RN
Phone: (434) 243-5749, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Katlin Mayo
Chun-Po Yen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Interests: Minimally Invasive Spine, Tumor, Spinal Radiosurgery
Clinical Team: Evan Turnbull, PA, Nikki Hatch, RN
Phone: (434) 297-7462, (800) 362-2203
Administrative Assistant Katlin Mayo