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Joseph V. Campellone, M.D. is the Program Director for the Neurology residency program. Dr. Campellone is Associate Professor of Medicine/Neurology at University of Medicine and Dentistry, of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Campellone has been with Cooper University Hospital since 1996 and is Medical Director of the Neurophysiology Laboratory. He is board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is also board-certified in neuromuscular disease and electromyography by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr Campellone has authored numerous manuscripts, presented at national and local meetings and is a reviewer for several medical journals. A member of the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Campellone serves on several committees for the American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine and is on the Medical Advisory board of the Garden State Chapter of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation.
Dr. Campellone has a particular interest in myasthenia gravis, neuropathy and other neuromuscular disease as well as electrodiagnosis.
Mitra Assadi, M.D. After graduating from Pahlavi Medical School, Mitra Assadi, MD completed her Neurology training at Drexel University and subsequent training in Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Assadi is Associate Professor of Adult and Pediatric Neurology at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been attending Neurologist at Cooper University Hospital for over ten years.
Dr. Assadi is board-certified in Neurology and has been an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Assadi also holds subspecialty certification in Clinical Neurophysiology and Headache.
Dr. Assadi has a strong interest in neuro-genetic disorders and has collaborated with numerous internationally-renowned scientists in several research projects.
Thomas M. Bosley, M.D. specializes in Neuro -Ophthalmology and is previous Director of the Neurology Residency Program. Dr. Bosley is also a prior Division head of Neurology at Cooper and former Chief of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital, where he also served as Program Director for the residency there.
Although Dr. Bosley is currently Chief of Neuro-Ophthalmology at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he continues to be actively involved in the Neurology Residency Program at Cooper. He rounds with residents on the Neurology inpatient and consultation services several weeks each year and provides lectures to residents and students on a variety of topics.
Dr. Bosley has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has lectured globally. He has active research projects involving clinical and genetic aspects of neuro-ophthalmology, neurology, and ophthalmology.
Steven M. Bromley, M.D. completed his undergraduate training at the University of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from UMDNJ/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Dr. Bromley did his residency training at Columbia-Presbyterian in New York City, where he was Chief resident and then trained at Thomas Jefferson University as a Clinical Neurophysiology fellow.
Dr. Bromley is Board-certified in Neurology and holds appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology/Medicine, UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He has won several teaching awards and has served as Course Director of Neurology Clerkship, UMDNJ/RWJMS. He has presented at many local and regional courses and has authored or coauthored numerous journal articles and book chapters.
Dr. Bromley has a special interest in disorders of the special senses including taste and smell. He has participated in research projects on the subject and has published much on the topic.
In addition to his membership in many professional societies, Dr. Bromley is also very active in community outreach programs.
Evren Burakgazi, M.D. comes to Cooper from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center–MCV Campus, Richmond, VA, where she was Co-Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and an Assistant Professor of Neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, pre-surgical evaluation and intracranial epilepsy monitoring.
Her special interests are the role of hormones in epilepsy, cardiac aspects of status epilepticus and refractory epilepsy, pharmokinetics of antiepileptic drugs and their interactions with other drugs.
Dr. Burakgazi received her medical degree from Istanbul University School of Medicine, in Turkey. She completed her residency in Neurology at George Washington University School of Medicine where she was recognized as Resident of the Year, and her fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Dr. Burakgazi has been a principal investigator and subinvestigator in a number of external grants and a contributor to numerous journals and abstracts. She is also a member of several scientific honorary and professional societies: the American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical and Neurophysiology Society (ACNS). She also serves as a member of the AAN Antipileptic Drugs Efficacy and Safety Guideline Committee.
Melissa Carran, M.D. is a graduate of University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. She completed neurology residency then Fellowship in Epilepsy at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor of Neurology, and Epileptologist at UMDNJ/RWJMS and has over 10 years of experience as an attending Neurologist.
Dr. Carran is board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology. She has been an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the Recertification Committee.
Dr. Carran’s practice includes treating and managing epilepsy. This includes women’s health, developmental issues, and evaluations for epilepsy surgery. She is also participating in several studies of investigational treatments for epilepsy.
Andrea Casher, Psy.D. is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist. She has practiced for almost twenty years, evaluating iniduals with a wide variety of neurologically based cognitive disorders, including dementia, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, and epilepsy.
Dr. Casher maintains an active role training neuropsychologists in the New Jersey and Philadelphia area, and working with professional societies and patient advocacy groups. Her expertise is critical to the multi-discipline approach to several Cooper Neuroscience programs, including neurosurgical interventions in patients with epilepsy. Dr. Casher also participates in clinical research projects.
Thomas R. Mirsen, M.D. is Associate Professor of Medicine/Neurology at University of Medicine and Dentistry, of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been with Cooper University Hospital since 1990. Dr. Mirsen is fellowship trained in dementia and cerebrovascular disease and is Director of the inpatient stroke unit.
Dr. Mirsen has participated in several national and local stroke trials and is very active in facilitating the development of local and state-wide guidelines for the care of stroke patients.
Anca S. Popescu, M.D. completed medical school at University De Med Si Farm Carol Davila and after her internship at Coney Island Hospital, she completed Neurology residency training at Hahnemann University School of Medicine. She subsequently received fellowship training in pain management at Massachusetts General Hospital and was Assistant Professor of Neurology at Temple University Hospital before joining the Division of Neurology at Cooper. She is board-certified in Neurology and holds appointments in the Department of Medicine/Neurology and in the Department of Anesthesia. Dr. Popescu also holds sub-specialty certification in vascular neurology and in pain management. She has also received recognition Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Popescu sees general neurology and has a special interest in the management of pain syndromes associated with neurological conditions. She also works closely with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and helps care for patients with cancerrelated pain. She is actively involved in research and is principal investigator in several ongoing trials.
Mark Rader, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist who has been in active practice for twenty five years. He has been with Cooper University Hospital since 2005, where he conducts neuropsychological evaluations, sees patients for inidual psychotherapy, and is on the inpatient consultation service.
Currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Camden campus of the UMDNJ, he is actively involved in the training and supervision of pre and post doctoral students in neuropsychology and medical students. His experience includes inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with a special focus on the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries and emotional disorders arising from them. He has published and presented on many topics related to TBI and has also volunteered his time leading a mild TBI support group since 2001
Chunyang Tracy Wang, M.D., M.S. came to Cooper following completion of her Epilepsy Fellowship at University of California at San Diego, CA.
An attending physician in the Department of Internal Medicine, 2nd Hospital of Harbin Medical University, P.R. China, Dr. Wang went on to pursue master's degree in Pharmacology at University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO. Subsequently, she was doing extensive research at Marion Merrel Dow Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesus, University of Kansas Medical Center and the Department of Tumor Virology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Dr. Wang completed her Intern and Neurology Residency at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, where she was Chief Resident. She completed her fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Board certified in American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Wang was the receipient of numerous academic honors and awards. She has presented at many conferences and has been a contributor to numerous publications.
Dr. Wang has a special interest in EEG, EMG, evoked potentials and treating epilepsy patients. She also enjoys caring for a erse group of patients.
