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UT Medicine Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

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Health Transformation Building

1601 Trinity Street, Bldg A, 7th Floor
Austin, TX 78712
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833-882-2737

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512-495-5680

About this clinic

The James J. and Miriam B. Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences diagnoses, treats and manages a wide range of conditions affecting the brain, spine, and nervous system in adult patients (18 years and older), including memory disorders, mood and anxiety conditions, multiple sclerosis, spinal and nerve conditions, trauma-related neurological and mild to moderate mental health issues, and reproductive mental health concerns. 

Our team provides a full range of treatments, including medication management, cognitive and behavioral therapies, memory and psychiatric evaluations, collaborative care and support services, physical, occupational, and cognitive rehabilitation therapies, and advanced neurological and interventional procedures when appropriate. We are dedicated to helping you maintain cognitive function, emotional well-being, and overall quality of life.

Subspecialties

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UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic
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UT Medicine Amplify Center
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UT Medicine Bipolar Disorder Center
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UT Medicine Comprehensive Memory Center
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UT Medicine Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center
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UT Medicine Spine and Nerve Center
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UT Medicine Trauma Recovery and Research Center
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UT Medicine Women's Reproductive Mental Health of Texas
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Our treatment approach

At UT Medicine, we take an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to your care. This means you will benefit from the expertise of multiple specialists across a variety of disciplines caring for you in one place — avoiding the need to schedule multiple appointments with providers at locations all over the city. 

UT Medicine is anchored by Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, where we collaborate with colleagues to apply leading-edge research, diagnostic and treatment techniques to the diagnosis and treatment of your condition. Advanced imaging and lab testing are also available on-site if needed.

Meet your care team

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Audrey Addaquay-Corey, APNP, PMHNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Alyssa Aguirre, MSW, LCSW-S

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Christina Alexander

Social Worker

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Jorge Almeida, M.D., Ph.D.

Physician

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Carol Alter, M.D.

Physician

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Christine Bartow, D.O.

Physician

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Jared F. Benge, Ph.D., ABPP

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UT Medicine Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

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Lloyd Berg, Ph.D., ABPP

Psychologist

UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic, UT Medicine Trauma Recovery and Research Center

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John A. Bertelson, M.D., FAAN

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Lisa Boyars, M.D.

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Barbara Chenoweth

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Karl Chiang, Ph.D.

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Josh Cisler, Ph.D.

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UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic, UT Medicine Trauma Recovery and Research Center

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Deon Davis

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UT Medicine Amplify Center

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Brian Donley, M.D., MPH

Physician

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Julie Farrington, M.D.

Physician

UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic, UT Medicine Trauma Recovery and Research Center

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Emmy Feeler, MSN, APRN

Nurse Practitioner

UT Medicine Amplify Center

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Greg Fonzo, Ph.D.

Psychologist

UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic, UT Medicine Trauma Recovery and Research Center

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Leorah Freeman

Physician

UT Medicine Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center

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Jared Fridley, M.D., FAANS

Physician

UT Medicine Spine and Nerve Center

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Jess Goldstein-Kral, Ph.D.

Social Worker

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Vijay Gorrepati, M.D.

Physician

UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic, UT Medicine Bipolar Disorder Center

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Claudia Greco

Social Worker

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Duriel Hardy, M.D.

Physician

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David Henderson

Nurse Practitioner

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Maj Henriksson, LCSW

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James Jackson Burns

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Megan Klein

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Priya Kumar-Kaparaboyna

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Lena Liu

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Esther Melamed, M.D., Ph.D.

Physician

UT Medicine Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center

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Ethan Meltzer, M.D.

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UT Medicine Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center

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Rachel Mis

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UT Medicine Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

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Greg Muller, Ph.D.

Psychologist

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Kari Nations

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Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D.

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D. Jeffrey Newport, M.D., M.S.

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David Paydarfar, M.D.

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Patrizia Perazzo, Ph.D.

Psychologist

UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic, UT Medicine Women's Reproductive Mental Health of Texas

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Hannah Powers

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Erin Richardson, MSN, RN

Nurse Practitioner

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Valerie Rosen, M.D.

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Robert Seilheimer

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Chelsey Sparks, DNP, AGACNP-BC

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Steve Steffensen, M.D.

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Amy Tao-Foster

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Navid Valizadeh, MB BCh, MRCPI

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Geoffrey Vasile, LMSW

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Jeni Wade, LCSW-S

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Subspecialties within the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

The Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences is made up of highly specialized clinicians experienced in treating a wide range of neurological and mental health conditions. Our clinicians bring expertise across different areas of brain, spine, and nervous system care to ensure your treatment is tailored to your needs. Learn more about subspecialties within the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences below.

Clinics
UT Medicine Psychiatry Clinic
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Clinics
UT Medicine Amplify Center
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Clinics
UT Medicine Bipolar Disorder Center
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Clinics
UT Medicine Comprehensive Memory Center
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Clinics
UT Medicine Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center
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Clinics
UT Medicine Spine and Nerve Center
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Clinics
UT Medicine Trauma Recovery and Research Center
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Clinics
UT Medicine Women's Reproductive Mental Health of Texas
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Conditions we treat

Adult Psychiatry Clinic 

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Agoraphobia
  • Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • Major depressive disorder (MDD)
  • Panic disorders
  • Selective mutism
  • Separation anxiety
  • Social phobia
  • Specific phobias

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders 

  • Body dysmorphic disorder
  • Hair-pulling, nail-picking
  • Hoarding disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Tics/Tourette's

Trauma/stress 

  • Acute stress
  • Adjustment
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 

Bipolar Disorder Center 

  • Bipolar disorder

Comprehensive Memory Center 

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Dementia
  • Frontal temporal dementia
  • Lewy body dementia
  • Memory concerns
  • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Mixed dementia
  • Posterior cortical atrophy
  • Primary progressive aphasia
  • Rare dementia subtypes
  • Vascular dementia

Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center  

  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Autoimmune encephalitis
  • Autoimmune neuropathy
  • Central nervous system vasculitis
  • Chronic lymphocytic inflammatory with pontine perivascular enhancement and response to steroids (CLIPPERS)
  • Inflammatory syndromes of the brainstem and cerebellum
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-mediated encephalomyelitis
  • Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
  • Neurosarcoidosis
  • Optic neuritis (ON)
  • Paraneoplastic syndromes
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
  • Small fiber neuropathy
  • Transverse myelitis (TM) 

Spine and Nerve Center 

  • Degenerative spine disease
  • Herniated discs
  • Low back pain
  • Neck pain
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sciatica
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal cord compression
  • Spinal fractures
  • Spinal infections
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spinal tumors
  • Vertebral compression fractures

Trauma Recovery and Research Center 

  • Acute stress disorder
  • Childhood sexual abuse trauma
  • Combat trauma
  • First responder trauma
  • Medical trauma
  • Motor vehicle accident trauma
  • Military sexual trauma
  • Natural disaster trauma
  • Physical assault trauma
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Subclinical PTSD 

Women’s Reproductive Mental Health of Texas 

  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Grief or trauma due to pregnancy or infant loss and infertility
  • Perinatal opiate dependency
  • Trauma-related disorders 

Procedures we perform

Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center  

  • Bone densitometry
  • Lumbar puncture
  • Neuropsychological testing
  • Neurourology and urogynecology assessment
  • Small fiber biopsy
  • Speech/language testing

 

Spine and Nerve Center 

  • Artificial disc replacement
  • Foraminotomy
  • Laminectomy
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Spinal decompression
  • Spinal fusion
  • Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty