Jessica Brown, PA-C

Dr. Abhay Varma is faculty in neurosurgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his residency in India and fellowships in brain tumor surgery and spine surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto, and the Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in managing adult brain tumors, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation, adult spinal and spine tumors, and peripheral nerve disorders, including children with brachial plexus injuries (neonatal brachial plexopathy). His surgical practice offers microsurgery and endoscopic surgery. He also offers brain mapping and awake craniotomies for patients with brain tumors in eloquent areas, like the motor strip, the speech areas, and perisylvian tumors. Dr. Varma accepts new patients in downtown Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Murrells Inlet.

Dr. Kirsten Meenan is a fellowship-trained laryngologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. Her expertise lies in the management of airway and breathing disorders, such as tracheal, subglottic, and posterior glottic scarring or narrowing. Dr. Meenan is also highly trained in the management of voice conditions, such as vocal fold paralysis, vocal fold polyps and cysts, early voice box cancers, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, and spasmodic dysphonia. She performs laryngeal reinnervation surgery when indicated for vocal fold paralysis and selective laryngeal adductor denervation-reinnervation (SLED-R) surgery for spasmodic dysphonia, the latter pioneered by her mentor at UCLA. Dr. Meenan also treats swallowing disorders such as Zenker’s diverticulum and is trained in transnasal esophagoscopy. Dr. Meenan received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Maryland. Her laryngology fellowship was completed at University of California, Los Angeles. She is a board-certified otolaryngologist and member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

Lindsey Cox, M.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated magna cum laude with her Doctor of Medicine from The Ohio State University where she was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed urology residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Michigan. Dr. Cox is an active member of the American Urological Association; the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction; and the Society of Academic Urologists. Dr. Cox is Board Certified in both Urology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Cox's clinical interests include complex incontinence and voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, pelvic organ prolapse, and urologic reconstruction. Her research interests include the study of neurogenic bladder, urodynamics, and male and female voiding dysfunction, and urinary tract infection. She is the author and editor of multiple peer-reviewed scientific articles, review articles, and book chapters. She has presented her research at national and international meetings. She is the program director for the Urology residency program at the Medical University of South Carolina and has an interest in graduate medical education, surgical training, and the study of effective teaching and mentoring.