Padma Mahant, MD

Dr. Monica Rodriguez is an endocrinologist with the Pituitary Center at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Rodriguez’s expertise includes the treatment of hormonal imbalances related to pituitary tumors and disorders. Dr. Rodriguez earned her medical degree from Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago Christ Medical Center and her fellowship in endocrinology diabetes and metabolism at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Huiam Mubarak, MD, is a neurologist in the Multiple Sclerosis Program and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. She also serves as director of Barrow Global Neurology. She is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Mubarak’s expertise is in neuroimmunology. This includes the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the National Medical Association, and the Sudanese American Physicians Association. Dr. Mubarak earned her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and a master’s degree in biomedical science from Barry University Miami Shores. She completed her neurology residency at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, where she also completed fellowships in neuroimmunology and global neurology. Dr. Mubarak takes a special interest in health disparities in multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological disorders. As director of the Institute’s global neurology program, she aims to encourage more diversity and global collaboration in the field.

Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc, is the division chief of Neurocritical Care, medical director of the Neurointensive Care Unit, and a professor in the departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is a clinical neurointensivist. She is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in neurocritical care by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. Dr. Jha’s expertise includes clinical and translational research in neurotrauma and neurocritical care. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, the National Neurotrauma Society, the Neurocritical Care Society, the Society for Neuroscience, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Jha earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She also earned a Master of Science degree in clinical and translational research from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Dr. Jha completed her neurology residency, chief residency, and a fellowship in neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital through the Harvard Medical School Partners Program. Dr. Jha has received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other foundations to pursue her research. She uses a translational approach to evaluate and develop individualized targets against cerebral edema to improve outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI). She has multiple publications and national presentations in this field. She is also involved in collaborations with multicenter TBI consortia, such as TRACK TBI and GAIN (Genetic Associations in Neurotrauma), for her research. Dr. Jha serves on the editorial board of JAMA Neurology and is the critical care section editor for the journal Stroke.