Meet the People of ZVAMC Labs
The research team at ZVAMC Neuroscience and Biomechanics Labs is comprised of world-class faculty specializing in neurology and biomedical engineering. Learn more about ZVAMC Labs director, Dr. Brian Stemper, collaborative faculty, and staff, below.
ZVAMC Faculty
The faculty of ZVAMC Labs spearhead investigations into the neuroscience of head and neck injury, as well as the restoration of nervous system function after injury, defect and disease.
Brian D. Stemper, PhD
Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurosurgery
Matthew D. Budde, PhD
Associate Professor
Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD
Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Neuroscience; Founding Director, Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS)
Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP
The Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Chair in Neurosurgery; Professor; Vice Chair of Research; Co-director, Neurotrauma Research Center; Director, Brain Injury Research Program
Antje Kroner-Milsch, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Frank A. Pintar, PhD
Founding Chair, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Professor, Neurosurgery
Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery; Physiology
Karthik Somasundaram, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Jordan Williams, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurosurgery
Narayan Yoganandan, PhD
Professor & Chair of Biomechanics, Department of Neurosurgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
Key Administrative Personnel
Administrative Personnel at the Zablocki VA Medical Center Laboratories are instrumental in ensuring the successful management of research projects, personnel, students and facilities.
