Front row: Drs. Goetz and Verhagen Back row: Drs. Goldman, Kompoliti, Shannon, Danehy and Comella

The Director and His Team

Christopher Goetz, MD, is director of the movement disorders program at Rush. Dr. Goetz is one of the nation's leading experts on movement disorders, having published more than 160 papers in the field.

Dr. Goetz leads one of the world's largest group of experts dedicated to movement disorders. Each member of the group focuses on a specific area of interest, whether it be women's health issues, surgical approaches to disease or how disease affects patients while they are sleeping.

Physicians

• Cynthia L. Comella, MD
• Christopher G. Goetz, MD
• Jennifer Goldman, MD
• Katie Kompoliti, MD
• Kathleen M. Shannon, MD
• Leo Verhagen, MD, PhD

Nurses

• Jean A. Jaglin, RN
• Kimberly A. Janko, BSN, RN
• Lucy Blasucci, RN

Physician Assistant

• Peggie A. Smith, PA-C

Fellows

• Brandon Barton, MD
• S. Elizabeth Zauber, MD

Neuropsychologist

• Bryan Bernard, PhD 
• Glenn T. Stebbins, Ph.D.

Statistics Faculty

• Sue Leurgans, PhD
• Joanne Wuu, ScM
• Wenqing Fan, MS

Administrative, Clinic and Support Staff

• Teresa A. Chmura, BS
• Bernadette Gillard
• Mario Lopez
• Cathy Negrete
• Alyce Negron
• Marilynn Payton
• Tracy Waliczek