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Neurology & Neurotherapeutics

Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Alumni - Residents

Class of 2018-2019

Rahul Abhyankar, M.D.

Rahul Abhyankar, M.D.

  • (former Chief Resident)
  • Post-residency: at UTSW Neuromuscular Fellowship
Wilmot Bonnet, M.D.

Wilmot Bonnet, M.D.

  • (former Chief Resident)
  • Post-residency: at UTSW Pediatric Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Luis Rendo Cantu, M.D.

Luis Rendo Cantu, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at Private practice in Spokane, Washington
Ryan Cheung, D.O.

Ryan Cheung, D.O.

  • (former Chief Resident)
  • Post-residency: at UTSW Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Brittney Pryor Craig, M.D.

Brittney Pryor Craig, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at UTSW Pediatric Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Darrah Haffner, M.D.

Darrah Haffner, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at Fetal-Neonatal Fellowship at Washington University
Kate Heaton, M.D.

Kate Heaton, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at UTSW Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Travis Ho, D.O.

Travis Ho, D.O.

  • Post-residency: at UTSW Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
Alka Khera, M.D.

Alka Khera, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at UTSW Behavioral Neurology Fellowship
Niyatee Samudra, M.D.

Niyatee Samudra, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at Epilepsy Fellowship at Vanderbilt
Lauren Tardo, M.D.

Lauren Tardo, M.D.

  • (former Chief Resident)
  • Post-residency: at : UTSW Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship
Robert Weir, M.D.

Robert Weir, M.D.

  • Post-residency:
Tresa Zacharias, M.D.

Tresa Zacharias, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at Sleep Neurology Fellowship at Northwestern University
Yinan (Nannan) Zhang, M.D.

Yinan (Nannan) Zhang, M.D.

  • Post-residency: at Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital

CLASS OF 2017-2018
Kristen Arredondo, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship		 Samra Vazirian, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuromuscular Fellow at UCLA
Kyle Blackburn, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Autoimmune Neurology Fellowship		 Khalil Husari, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellow at Johns Hopkins University
Melanie Truong, D.O.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellow at University of Iowa		 Joel Campbell, M.D.
Post-residency: Private Practice at Dallas
Michelle Devine, M.D
Post-residency: Autoimmune Neurology Fellow at Mayo Clinic		 Kimberly Goodspeed, M.D.
Post-residency: Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern
Brian Hitt, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-residency: Behavioral Neurology Fellowship		 Michelle Machie, M.D.
Post-residency: Fetal-Neonatal Neurology Fellowship
Peter Sguigna, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuroimmunology, neuro-otology, and neuro-ophthalmology Fellowship		 Mathew Stokes, M.D.
Post-residency: Headache Medicine Fellowship

 

CLASS OF 2016-2017
Elizabeth Chambers, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Alex Doyle, M.D.
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellowship at UT Southwestern
Meagen Salinas, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Katherine Labiner, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at UT Southwestern
Jacob Buhrow, M.D., M.P.H. Nancy George, M.D.
Lisa Golden, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Lindsay Horton, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuroimmunology Fellow at University of Colorado Denver
Andrew Hurd, M.D.
Post-residency: Headache Medicine Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Paul Litvak, M.D.
Post-residency: Vascular Neurology Fellow at Baylor College of Medicine Houston
Afsaneh Shirani, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuroimmunology Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis		  

 

CLASS OF 2015-2016
Niravkumar Barot, M.B.B.S
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellow at Thomas Jefferson University		 Shaida Khan, D.O.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
Divyanshu Dubey, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuroimmunology Fellow at Mayo Clinic Rochester		 Deepali Eksambe, M.D
Post-residency: Private Practice at India
Matthew Blake Freeman, M.D.
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellowship		 Myrtle Jeroudi, M.D.
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow at Houston
Lu Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellow at Boston		 Ram Narayan, M.B.B.S.
Post-residency: Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship
Eric Remster, M.D.
Post-residency: Headache Medicine Fellowship		 Erica Rivas, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuroimmunology Fellow at University of Southern California

 

CLASS OF 2014-2015
Ugonma Nnenna Chukwueke, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Neuro-Oncology Fellow at Dana Farber Cancer Institute		 Isaac Marin-Valencia, M.D.
Post-residency: Instructor of Molecular Genetics at Rockefeller University Hospital
Meredith Bryarly, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship, Autonomic Disorders Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Daniel Gossett, M.D.
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellow at University of Colorado School of Medicine
Jennifer Thomas, M.D.
Post-residency: Instructor of Pediatric Neurology at UT Southwestern		 Aashoo Pande Mentreddi, M.D.
Post-residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship at UT Southwestern
William Renthal, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-residency: Headache Medicine Fellow at Harvard Medical School		 Oliver Richard Sum-Ping, M.D.
Post-residency: Sleep Medicine Fellow at Stanford Medical School
Yuan Xing, M.D.
Post-residency: Movement Disorders Fellow at UC-San Diego		  

 

CLASS OF 2013-2014
Chirantan Banerjee, M.D.
Post-residency: Vascular and Stroke Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Hai Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellowship at New York University
Lauren Dengle, M.D.
Post-residency: Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern		 Simon Kayyal, M.D.
Post-residency: Faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Andrea Lowden, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Epilepsy Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Bardia Nourbakhsh, M.D.
Post-residency: MS Fellowship (AAN/American Brain Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship) at UC San Francisco
Sima Parikh, M.D.
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at Yale University		 Julio Cesar Rojas-Martinez, M.D., Ph.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Behavioral Neurology Fellowship at UC San Francisco
Vibhash Dinesh Sharma, M.D.
Post-residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship at Emory University		 Kartavya Sharma, M.D.
(former Chief Resident)
Post-residency: Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University
Francy Shu, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuromuscular Fellowship at UC Los Angeles		  

 

CLASS OF 2012-2013
Asra Akbar, M.D.
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Marisara Dieppa, M.D.
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at UT Southwestern
Justin Jordan, M.D.
Post-residency: Neuro-oncology Fellowship at Mass. General/Harvard/Dana Farber Cancer Center		 Hamid Kadiwala, M.D.
Post-residency: Epilepsy Fellowship at UT Southwestern
Svjetlana Miocinovic, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-residency: Movement Disorders Fellowship at UT Southwestern		 Jorge Munoz, M.D.
Post-residency: Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at UT Southwestern
Digvijaya Navalkele, M.D.
Post-residency: Vascular Neurology Fellowship at UT Houston		 Andrew Nik, M.D.
Post-residency: Vascular and Stroke Fellowship at UT Southwestern