The effort to provide patients with world-class care begins with a team analysis by The Waddell Center for MS experts in MS neurology. These specialists collaborate to develop treatment options that leverage the synergy of a multidisciplinary effort.

Multiple Sclerosis/Neuro-immunology

Maria Melanson, MD

Brendan Kelley, MD, MS

Aaron Johnson, PhD
Dr. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati, where he manages the animal research program in the field of multiple sclerosis. He has developed several mouse models that are designed to help scientists understand the mechanisms of T-cell-mediated pathology of the central nervous system. Dr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota in Duluth. He did his doctoral training in immunology and his post-doctoral training in neuro-immunology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He performed a fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Gwen Johnson, MN, NP
Ms. Johnson is the Waddell Center's nurse practitioner. She earned her certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Ohio State University and her master's degree from the University of Cincinnati. Before assuming her current position, Ms. Johnson worked as a nurse practitioner with the UC Department of Neurology's Residency Program and with University Internal Medicine Associates and Montgomery Internal Medicine.

Kimberly DiPilla, BA
Ms. DiPilla is the program coordinator for the Waddell Center. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, with a curriculum concentration in English literature and journalism. She previously worked at Cincinnati's Drake Center as the system administrator for HealthStream and as an education department assistant.