Specialist care for vertigo, balance, and complex neurology.

A clinician-scientist focused on the vestibular system.

Dr. Ian Purcell is a clinical neurologist with an additional focus in otoneurology and headache management. He completed the combined MD/PhD program in Neuroscience at the University of Texas Medical Branch, with six years of NASA-funded research in vestibular neurophysiology.

A lifelong aviator and active researcher, Dr. Purcell continues to train and certify with the FAA in fixed-wing aircraft and complex rotorcraft—including turbine jet-engine helicopters such as the Hughes 369HS. From an aerospace medicine perspective, this firsthand cockpit immersion enables him to deeply understand the multi-axis forces and sensory mismatches pilots experience, diagnose vertiginous complaints in aviators, and prescribe focused, flight-specific vestibular rehabilitation protocols that restore spatial orientation and safely return flight crews to the air.