Music Related Medical Problems

Music & Medicine Center Faculty and Staff

University Hospitals Neurological Institute’s Music & Medicine Center consists of more than 50 healthcare professionals, researchers and educators from 11 institutions in northeast Ohio, including:

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Case Western Reserve University
The Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Music School Settlement
Baldwin-Wallace University
Cleveland State University
Kent State University
Youngstown State University
The University of Akron
Oberlin College
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Participants and leadership include:

Executive board
International Advisory Board
Case Western Reserve University faculty
Faculty at partnering institutions

Executive Board

Michael De Georgia, MD, Director
Maxeen Stone & John Flower Professor of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Director, Neurocritical Care Center
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Jonathan Miller, MD
Director, Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery Center
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Todd Oakley, PhD
Professor of Cognitive Science
Chair, Department of Cognitive Science
Co-Director, Center for Culture and Cognition
Case Western Reserve University

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International Advisory Board

Stefan N. Willich, MD, MPH
Conductor, World Doctors Orchestra
Berlin, Germany

Robert Zatorre, PhD
Co-Director, International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research (BRAMS)
Professor, Dept. of Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill University

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Case Western Reserve University Faculty

Health care professionals, researchers and educators affiliated with University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and/or Case Western Reserve University commit their knowledge, dedication and expertise in support of UH Neurological Institute’s Music & Medicine Center.

Robert B. Daroff, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Neurology
Associate Dean for Development
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Heath Demaraee, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Case Western Reserve University

Joseph Fagan, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Case Western Reserve University

Anthony Furlan, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Atwood Gaines, PhD, MPH
Professor of Anthropology, Bioethics, Nursing and Psychiatry
Case Western Reserve University

Allison Gilmore, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Anthony Jack, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of Brain, Mind, and Consciousness Laboratory
Case Western Reserve University

Joseph LaManna, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Physiology & Biophysics, and Neurosciences
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Jonathan Lass, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor and Chair Emeritus, UH Eye Institute
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Arthur Lavin, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Alan Lerner, MD
Neurological Institute Memory and Cognition, Director
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cliff Megerian, MD
Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals
Professor of Otolaryngology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Nicole Maronian, MD
Chair of Department of Otolaryngology
Director, Laryngology and Voice Disorders Program
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Gail Murray, PhD, MEd
Director of Audiology Services
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Todd Oakley, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Culture and Cognition
Case Western Reserve University
Professor of Cognitive Science
Chair, Department of Cognitive Science

Yanna Popova, PhD
Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science
Case Western Reserve University

Robert Ronis, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Robert Schilz, DO, PhD
Director of Lung Transplantation and Advanced Lung Disease
Division of Pulmonary, Critical care, and Sleep Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Warren Selman, MD
Harvey Huntington Brown, Jr.,
Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery,
UH Cleveland Medical Center and
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Maroun Semaan, MD
Director of Neurotology Service
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor of Otolaryngology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Mark Turner, PhD
Institute Professor and Professor of Cognitive Science
Founding Director of Cognitive Science Network
Case Western Reserve University

Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Science
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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Partnering Faculty

The Music & Medicine Center partners with leaders, researchers and educators affiliated with a number of educational institutions in the greater Cleveland area, including:

Cleveland Institute of Music

The UH Neurological Institute Center for Music and Medicine partners with leaders, researchers and educators affiliated with a number of educational institutions in the greater Cleveland area.

Cleveland Institute of Music

Kathryn Brown
Head, Piano Department
Cleveland Institute of Music

Anita Pontremoli
Head, Collaborative Piano Department
Cleveland Institute of Music

Baldwin-Wallace University

Andrew Mickley, PhD
Professor and Chair Emeritus, Neurosciences Department
Professor of Psychology
Baldwin-Wallace University

June Hart Romeo, PhD, NP-C
Co-Director, Center for Wellness and Research in the Performing Arts
Baldwin-Wallace University

Cleveland State University

Cheryl Bracken, PhD
Professor of Mass Media and Communication
Cleveland State University

Andrew Slifkin, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Cleveland State University

Eric Ziolek, PhD
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Cleveland State University

Kent State University

Theodore Albrecht, PhD
Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Kent State University

Kazadi wa Mukuna, PhD
Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Kent State University

Oberlin College

Arnie Cox, PhD
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Oberlin College

Patricia deWinstanley, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Oberlin College

Erika Hoffman, PhD
Professor and Chair of Anthropology
Oberlin College

Tom Lopez, PhD
Associate Professor
Chair of the TIMARA Department
Director of the Contemporary Music Division
Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Charles Edward McGuire, PhD
Professor of Musicology
Oberlin Conservatory of Music