Center for Cervical Myelopathy
An initiative of the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience
Our Research
Patient Care
Founding Director of the Center for Cervical Myelopathy
Aditya Vedantam, MD, a trained neurosurgeon and clinical scientist, founded the Center for Cervical Myelopathy in 2022 with the goal of creating a community of patients, physicians, and scientists focused on advancing care and knowledge for cervical myelopathy. Dr. Vedantam has assembled a team uniquely suited to enhancing the understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease, developing novel approaches, and expanding targeted treatments that will augment the quality of clinical care for the management of cervical myelopathy in the United States and abroad.
Meet the Team
The team at the Center for Cervical Myelopathy consists of a dynamic group of collaborative physicians and researchers specializing in neurosurgery, biomedical engineering, imaging, functional assessment and clinical care.
Anjishnu Banerjee, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Timothy Boerger, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery
Matthew D. Budde, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Jordan Gliedt, DC
Associate Professor
Allison Hyngstrom, PT, PhD
Professor, Department Chair
Kevin M. Koch, PhD
Professor, Department of Radiology; Director, Center for Imaging Research (CIR); Division of Imaging Sciences
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
Kajana Satkunendrarajah, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery; Physiology
Brian D. Schmit, PhD
Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Hammes Family Chair
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
Contact Us
Administrative Offices for the Center for Cervical Myelopathy are located in the Hub for Collaborative Medicine on the 91ɫƵ's Milwaukee campus.
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
91ɫƵ Department of Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
General inquires regarding the Center for Cervical Myelopathy may be routed to Myelopoathy@91ɫƵ.edu