MUSC Health Neurology at East Cooper Medical Pavilion

As an epileptologist, Dr. Edwards is a member of the South Carolina Neurological Association, the American Epilepsy Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. He has served on the scientific committee of several organizations, including the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and has been a board member and examiner for the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology and for ABRET. He recently served as president of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Dr. Edwards has won numerous awards for teaching, research, and patient advocacy.

Vanessa Hinson, M.D. Ph.D. is professor of neurology and director of the Movement Disorders Program at MUSC. She earned her medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Hamburg School of Medicine in Hamburg, Germany. After completing a research fellowship at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she trained in neurology in Muenster, Germany. She completed her residency at MUSC where she also served as chief resident. Following fellowship training in movement disorders at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, she joined MUSC's faculty. Dr. Hinson's special interests include the diagnosis and treatment of dystonia, botulinum toxin injections, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and other movement disorders.

Lilia C. Lovera, M.D. is an assistant professor of neurology in the Movement Disorders Division at the Medical University of South Carolina. After graduating with honors with a bachelor of science from the University of Miami, she earned her medical degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. She completed her residency training at Loyola University Medical Center, in Maywood, Illinois, where she served as chief resident in her last year. After residency, she completed her movement disorders fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Lovera's special interests include the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, dystonia, Huntington's disease, tremors, and ataxias, as well as other movement disorders. She can also perform chemodenervation with botulinum toxin injections and deep brain stimulation programming when indicated. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Mary Catherine Gill, DNP, is interested in the care of epilepsy patients. She is a graduate of both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at MUSC. She has been a board member of the South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy (SAFE) since it was founded in 2011. Mary Catherine is a member of the South Carolina Nurses Association and the American Epilepsy Society. Mary Catherine enjoys building relationships with patients to understand the whole person. She strives to work with patients and their caregivers to build a treatment plan considering all aspects of their life.

Federico Rodriguez-Porcel, M.D. is an assistant professor of neurology in the Movement Disorders and Behavioral Neurology Divisions at the Medical University of South Carolina. He obtained his medical degree from Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his internship, and neurology residency at Loyola University Medical Center, in Maywood, Illinois, where he served as chief resident in his last year. Subsequently, Dr. Rodriguez-Porcel completed separate fellowships in movement disorders and behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University of Cincinnati. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and board certified for Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, His areas of interest include cognitive aspects of movement disorders, biomarkers, and genetics of neurodegenerative conditions.

Zeke Campbell, M.D. is currently an assistant professor of neurology in the Epilepsy Division at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his medical degree, internship and neurology residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Subsequently, Dr. Campbell completed separate fellowships in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at the Medical University of South Carolina. As an epileptologist, Dr. Campbell helps to diagnose and treat patients with epilepsy. His particular areas of interest include clinical neurophysiology, drug treatment of epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, neurostimulation, and neuroimaging in epilepsy.

Kimberly Parker is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She recently graduated with her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also an APP fellow in Neurology interested in cognitive and headache disorders. Her career in nursing began when she graduated cum laude from Western Carolina University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. As a nurse, Kimberly practiced in various inpatient and. Outpatient settings, including the operating room, endoscopy, home health, and behavioral health. During her training in graduate school, she practiced in the community at a local free clinic and provided care to patients during home visits.

Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D. MS, is Associate Professor of Neurology and director of the EMG lab at MUSC. She earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed her neurology residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Ruzhansky then completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology, followed by further fellowship training in peripheral neuropathy at Columbia University-NY Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Ruzhansky joined MUSC's neurology division in August 2014. Her clinical interests include electrodiagnostic testing and diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders.