After Graduation

Since its beginning in 1961, our program has now graduated over 500 neurology residents. About half of our graduating residents go into academic medicine and the other half into private practice. Recent graduates have full-time faculty positions locally or at other distinguished institutions including Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and Cornell University. Individuals associated with the department have gone on to take important roles in clinical neurology, including the Chair of Departments of Neurology and Dean of medical schools.

Case Graduates: Chairs and Deans
Name	Position	Institution
Jack Conomy, MD	Chair, Neurology	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Michael Cohen, MD	Chair, Neurology	University of Buffalo
James Corbett, MD	Chair, Neurology	University of Mississippi
Simon Horenstein, MD	Chair, Neurology	St. Louis University
Ken Johnson, MD	Chair, Neurology	University of Maryland
Richard Johnson, MD	Chair, Neurology	Johns Hopkins University
Henry Kaminski, MD	Chair, Neurology	St. Louis University
	Chair, Neurology	George Washington University
Joseph Martin, MD	Chair, Neurology Dean	Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School
Jack Selhorst, MD	Chair, Neurology	St. Louis University
William Sibley, MD	Chair, Neurology	University of Arizona
Joe van der Muelen, MD	Chair, Neurology Dean and VP	University of Southern California University of Southern California
Joe van den Noort, MD	Chair, Neurology Dean	University of California, Irvine University of Southern California

Almost all our Neurology residents select to do additional fellowship training after graduation. A few will go directly into academic or private practice. Our graduates do fellowships in a diverse variety of sub-specialties. Some of our graduates stay at Case Western Reserve University / UH Cleveland Medical Center for their fellowships while others are accepted at the most competitive and highly ranked fellowship programs in the country. Below is a listing of graduates over the last 10 years, their fellowship areas and institutions where they did their fellowship.

Class of 2023
Name	Specialty	Institution
Wesley Budd, MD	Epilepsy	Johns Hopkins
Alex Chen, MD	Neurocritical Care	Hostra University
Sean Duke, MD	Vascular Neurology	Washington University
Mark Figgie, Jr, MD	MS/Neuroimmunology	Montefiore Einstein
Veena Kumar, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Dean Liou, MD	Movement Disorders	University California, San Diego
Dasul Jin, MD	Vascular Neurology	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Muruj Jumah, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Abdalmalik Bin Khunayfir, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Katrina Nayak, MD	Headache	Johns Hopkins
Hemani Ticku, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
David Wang, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Anthony Zampino, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Class of 2022
Name	Specialty	Institution
Abdullah Khalid Alamoudi, MD	Neurocritical Care	University of Miami
Eman Alnosair, MD	Neurocritical Care	University of Texas
Gaurav Chenji, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Patrick Fagan, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Rami Ibrahim, MD	Hospitalists Neurology	Ohio State University
Alissa Kasunich, MD	Movement Disorders	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Saroj Kunnakkat, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Patsorn Laikijrung, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Madhura Layfield, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	Mt. Sinai, NY
Stephen Layfield, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG)	Mt. Sinai, NY
Alexander Lewis, MD	Neurocritical Care	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Thapat Wannarong, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	Duke University

Class of 2021
Name	Specialty	Institution
Robert Adams, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Nicholas Brennecke, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Henry Chang, MD	Neurocritical Care	Johns Hopkins
Junling Dong, DO	Neurocritical Care	Washington University
Kelsey Duncan, MD	Vascular Neurology	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Ali Abbas Fadhil, MD	Vascular Neurology	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Raed Gasemaltayeb, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Salam Nasralla, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Kaitlin Palmer, MD	Headache	Private Practice, Pennsylvania
Omar Subei, MD	Epilepsy	Duke University
Kevin Williams, MD	Epilepsy	Darthmouth-Hitchock
Saad Yazdani, MD	Neurocritical Care	Stanford University

Class of 2020
Name	Specialty	Institution
Saleh Alhasan, MD	Multiple sclerosis	Yale University
Faisal Almayman, MD	Vascular Neurology Endovascular Neurosurgery	University of Buffalo University of Buffalo
Yazid Alrajeh, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Daniel Benson, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Dennis Chuang, MD	Vascular Neurology	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Allyson Connor, MD	Movement Disorders	University of Minnesota
Pitcha Chompoopong, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Neel Fotedar, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Naveen George, DO	Headache	Darthmouth-Hitchock
James Liao, MD, PhD	Movement Disorders	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Mankaran Sawhney, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Alexander Wang, MD	Movement Disorders	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Fajun Wang, MD	Neurocritical Care	University of Pittsburgh

Class of 2019
Name	Specialty	Institution
Abdullah Alqahtani, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Yazeed Alolayan, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University of Miami
Sushma Chennubhotla, MD	Headache	Sanford University
Daniel Feldman, MD	Headache	Johns Hopkins University
Michael Hansen, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Lee Neilson, MD	Movement Disorders	Oregon Health Science & University
John Pham, MD	NeuroCritical Care	Emory University
Nataliya Pyatka, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Ashley Rogers, MD	NeuroCritical Care	Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Aaron Shaver, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Danielle Weiss, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Michael Yang, MD	Headache	Darthmouth Medical Center

Class of 2018
Name	Specialty	Institution
Modhi Alkhaldi, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Faisal Alsallom, MD	Epilepsy	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Mossaed Alyahya, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Matthew Banks, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Theodore Bowen, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Nikita Dedhia, MD	Vascular Neurology	Ohio State University
Trisha Dickey, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Gabrielle Horstman, MD, Ph.D.	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Sindhu Richards, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Anum Riaz, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Macym Rizvi, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Han Wang, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Jonathan Zande, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Class of 2017
Name	Specialty	Institution
Rana Abusoufeh, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology	Louisiana State University
Ayham Alkachroum, MD	Neurocritical care	Columbia University
Bayan Almarwani, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Omar Alsinaidi, MD	Movement Disorders	Mt. Sinai, NY
Hatim Attar, MD	Vascular Neurology	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Alireza Bozorgi, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Yogesh Gujrati, MD	Vascular Neurology Endovascular Neurosurgery	Michigan State Michigan State
Vishakhadatta Kumaraswamy, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Yasir Saleem, MD	Vascular Neurology	Emory University
Junaid Siddiqui, MD	Academic Staff Position	University of Missouri
Mahmoud Shaqfeh, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Thananan Thammongkolchai, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Class of 2016
Name	Specialty	Institution
Haifa Al-Abri, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Mohammad Alrajeh, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Christopher Geiger, DO	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Deepak Gupta, MD	Movement Disorders	Columbia University
Dominic Hickey, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Namir Khandker, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University of Pittsburgh
Ashish Kulhari, MD	Vascular Neurology + Neurocritical care + Endovascular Neurology	JFK Medical Center, Seton Hall University
Supriya Mahajan, MD	Behavioral Neurology	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Shivam Mittal, MD	Movement Disorders	Mayo Clinic
Tanaporn Rasameesoraj, MD	Movement Disorders	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Alok Sachdeva, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Nuttawan Vongveeranonchai, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Class of 2015
Name	Specialty	Institution
Oladi S. Bentho, MD	NeuroCritical Care	Johns Hopkins
Bryan J. Bonder, MD	Internal Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Diep Bui, MD	Epilepsy	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Jonah Grossman, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University of Cincinnati
Guadalupe Fernandez, MD	Epilepsy (staff)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Kunal Kumar, MD	Neurocritical care and Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology	Wilson Memorial Hospital/Upstate Medical University
Saba N. Saeed, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Komal Sawlani, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	Massachusetts General Hospital
Andy L. Smith, MD	Multiple Sclerosis	Cleveland Clinic Foundation Mellon Center
Sikawat Thanaviratananich, MD	Epilepsy	Baylor University
Manaf Zawahreh, MD	Sleep Medicine	Duke University

Class of 2014
Name	Specialty	Institution
Kelly Andrzejewski, DO, PhD	Experimental Therapeutics	University of Rochester
Sylvia Eisele, MD	Neuro-Oncology	Massachusetts General Hospital
Betsy Garratt, DO	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Prerna Malla, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	Massachusetts General Hospital
Deepak Gulati, MD	Vascular Neurology	University of Pittsburgh
Diana Abdul Rahman, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
David Schmerler, DO	Movement Disorders	University of Cincinnati
Murad Talahma, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Joseph Zachariah, DO	NeuroCritical Care	Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Class of 2013
Name	Specialty	Institution
Rachel Colman, MD	Headache	Mount Sinai, NY, NY
Carmela Gonzales, MD	Sleep Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Prachi Mehndiratta, MD	Vascular Neurology	University of Virginia
Benjamin Miller, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Anitha Rao-Frisch, MD	Behavioral Neurology	University of California, San Francisco
Reiner See, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD	Movement Disorders	Emory University
Tanzila Shams, MD	Vascular Neurology	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Yonatan Spolter, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Pichet Termsarasab, MD	Movement Disorders	Mount Sinai, NY, NY

Class of 2012
Name	Specialty	Institution
Hassan Albataineh, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (IOM)	Duke University
Adel Aziz, MD	Private Practice	Reno, Nevada
Fareeha Ashraf, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG) Sleep Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Raed Azzam, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	Vanderbilt University
Neha Dangayach, MD	NeuroCritical Care	Columbia University, NY, NY
Hesham Masoud, MD	Vascular Neurology Interventional Neurology	Boston University Boston University
Srivadee Oravivattanakul, MD	Movement Disorders	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ezequiel Piccione, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine Peripheral Nerve	University Hospitals Case Medical Center Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MD
Karim Salame, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Alessandro Serra, MD, PhD	Multiple Sclerosis	Cleveland Clinic Foundation Mellon Center

Class of 2011
Name	Specialty	Institution
Numthip Chitravas, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Dan-Andrei Dimitriu, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Phillip Justice, DO	Neuromuscular Medicine	Vanderbilt
Hariprasad Kunhi Veedu, MD	Academic Practice	Cleveland MetroGeneral Hospital
Tony Masri, MD	Sleep Medicine	Stanford University, CA
Sonal Mehta, MD	Vascular Neurology Interventional Neurology	St. Louis University St. Louis University
Afshin Mohammadi, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
George Naasan, MD	Behavioral Neurology	University of California, San Francisco
Bassel Raad, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Krikor Tufenkjian, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG) Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center Lahey Clinic, Boston, MA

Class of 2010
Name	Specialty	Institution
Angela Hardwick, MD	Behavioral Neurology	University of Florida (Gainesville)
Kenneth Imerman, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	Barrow Institute, Phoenix, AZ
Richard Jung, MD	Vascular Neurology Interventional Neurology	University Hospitals Case Medical Center University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Kristina Karanec, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Roger Oghlakian, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Ingrid Park, MD	Multiple Sclerosis	University of Toronto
Kristen Smith, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Class of 2009
Name	Specialty	Institution
Devon Conway, MD	Multiple Sclerosis	Cleveland Clinic Foundation Mellon Center
Catherine Griffin, MD	Sleep Medicine	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Christian Grommes, MD	Neuro-Oncology	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Christopher Horn, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Ranjeeta Mani, MD	Sleep Medicine	Wayne State
Araya Puwanant, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine Experimental Therapeutics	University of Rochester University of Rochester
Nishant Ranawat, MD	Vascular Neurology	University of Pittsburgh

Class of 2008
Name	Specialty	Institution
Steven Arbogast, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Rishi Batra, MD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Bernitsas, Evanthia, MD	Multiple Sclerosis	Baylor University
Michael Chilungu, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG/EMG) Sleep Medicine	University of Rochester University of Rochester
Meziane A. Guerch, MD	NeuroCritical Care	University of Chicago
James Jordan, MD	Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Laurie McWilliams	Neuro Critical Care	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Douglas Miles, MD, PhD	Neuromuscular Medicine	University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Tobias Walbert, MD	Neuro-Oncology	MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX