About Us

Dr. William Highlander, MD, graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1992.  He is a Diplomate, American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.  Dr. Highlander completed Internal Medicine residency in 1993, Neurovascular Ultrasound residency from Wake Forest University in 1994, Neurology & Sleep Medicine residency in 1996.  Dr. Highlander is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and Sleep Medicine. He currently works as a Neurologist & Sleep Specialist in Virginia.  

Dr. Highlander is the Medical Director for NEUCOA.

David Day, PA-C is a Physician Assistant with over 23 years of clinical experience in family medicine, urgent care, emergent/trauma care, orthopedics, surgery, military operational medicine, military occupational medicine, military plans, operations and medical intelligence.  David started his healthcare career as a Hospital Corpsman (Fleet Marine Force) in the United States Navy (USN).  While in the military he was selected for the Navy Medical Service Corps In-Service Procurement Program, Physician Assistant (IPAP) in 1999.  He went on to complete his Bachelor of Science and Master of Physician Assistant Studies Degrees from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. During his 26 years of service in the military, LCDR Day completed both operational and shore duty assignments, including multiple combat deployments to US Central Command with the United States Marine Corps, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) carrier strike group and Naval Special Warfare SEAL Team/Joint Special Operations units. Mr. Day retired from the U.S. Navy in 2017. David received his initial TMS training at Wave Neuroscience (Brain Treatment Center) in 2015 and began accepting patients at NEUCOA in October 2019 as the co-owner & managing partner. 

He is a member of the Clinical TMS Society.

Martin Dierks is a retired United States Navy (USN) Chief Hospital Corpsman, rEMT/CPR/First-aid/TCCC Instructor.  Martin retired after 20 years of service in November of 2019.  During his service in the military, Mr. Dierks completed both operational and shore duty assignments, including multiple combat deployments as a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) corpsman and Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) with the United States Marine Corps and Naval Special Warfare SEAL Team/Joint Special Operations units. Martin has clinical experience in Internal medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology, military medicine (primary care), urgent care, emergent/trauma care, orthopedics, military operational medicine, military occupational medicine, military plans, operations and medical intelligence.   Martin received his TMS training at Wave Neuroscience (Brain Treatment Center) in 2019 and began working at NEUCOA in December 2019.

Haleigh received her Bachelor of Science from Longwood University. 

She is the daughter of a US Navy Veteran SEAL.

She received her training TMS with Wave Neuroscience (Brain Treatment Center) and began working at NEUCOA in June 2023 as a Neurotechnician.