Ekokobe Fonkem, DO
Ekokobe Fonkem, DO, is the director of neuro-oncology and an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Fonkem’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology.
Dr. Fonkem earned his medical degree from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University in Athens. He completed his neurology residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and a fellowship in neuro-oncology at Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Fonkem’s research interests include brain tumor biomarkers in blood and saliva, new drug treatments for brain cancer, vulnerable populations with brain cancer, global oncology, and quality-of-life challenges in people with brain tumors.
For more information or to request an appointment with Dr. Fonkem, please call (602) 406-6262.
Jennifer Robblee, MD
Jennifer Robblee, MD, is a neurologist in the Jan and Tom Lewis Migraine Treatment Program and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Robblee’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of migraine and other headache disorders. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Headache Society, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and the International Headache Society. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
Dr. Robblee earned both her Master of Science degree in quality improvement and patient safety and her medical degree from the University of Toronto in Canada, where she also completed her neurology residency. She completed a headache fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dr. Robblee’s research interests include headache medicine.
For more information or to request an appointment with Dr. Robblee, please call (602) 406-6262.
David Wang, DO
David Wang, DO, is a neurologist in the Stroke Program and a professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with a subspecialty certification in vascular neurology.
Dr. Wang’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and other neurovascular disorders. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Stroke Association, a member of the National Stroke Association, and the deputy and managing editor of the Chinese Stroke Association’s Stroke & Vascular Neurology journal.
Dr. Wang earned his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center – Creighton University Joint Neurology Residency Program in Omaha and a fellowship in cerebrovascular diseases at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo.
Dr. Wang has been an investigator in more than 50 clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of stroke.
For more information or to request an appointment with Dr. Wang, please call (602) 406-6262.
Susan Herman, MD
Susan Herman, MD, is the director of the Epilepsy Program and a professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified in neurology and the subspecialties of epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Herman’s expertise includes the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. She is a national leader in electroencephalography (EEG) technology and interpretation, including video-EEG monitoring for epilepsy, continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill patients, and high-density EEG and source localization. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and the American Epilepsy Society.
Dr. Herman earned her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her neurology residency and a fellowship in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and neuroepidemiology at The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Herman’s clinical research focuses on epilepsy and EEG. She has served as a local principal investigator for multiple clinical trials of new epilepsy treatments, and she has also studied the treatment of subclinical seizures in children with cerebral malaria and the development of epilepsy in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. She is currently a co-principal investigator of the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System, a network where families, community members, clinicians, researchers, and healthcare leaders can collaborate to improve care and outcomes for people with epilepsy.
For more information or to request an appointment with Dr. Herman, please call (602) 406-6262.
